DMK alliance wins in Ramanathapuram district
The Hindu
RAMANATHAPURAMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its alliance (Congress) candidates have registered a comfortable victory from all the four Assembly seats from Ramanathapuram district.The results, wh
RAMANATHAPURAM Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its alliance (Congress) candidates have registered a comfortable victory from all the four Assembly seats from Ramanathapuram district. The results, which were declared on Sunday, came in as a morale booster as the DMK fielded its candidate in Ramanathapuram segment after nearly 25 years.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.