Electrician electrocuted in Udupi
The Hindu
In a rain-related incident, a 25-year-old youth of Udyavara, Udupi district, was electrocuted due to a wet wall on Wednesday evening, the police said.The police gave the name of the victim as Mokshith
In a rain-related incident, a 25-year-old youth of Udyavara, Udupi district, was electrocuted due to a wet wall on Wednesday evening, the police said. The police gave the name of the victim as Mokshith Karkera, a resident of Kodavoor. An electrician by profession, Karkera had gone to Udyavara on duty, the police said. Meanwhile, the weather department has alerted fishermen not to venture out for fishing in sea till June 19 as strong wind with speeds of 40 kmph to 50 kmph is likely to hit the coastal areas till Saturday.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.