Five more students return from Ukraine
The Hindu
Five more students hailing from Dakshina Kannada, who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, returned to their home district on Monday.
Dale Andriana Lewis from Mangaluru taluk arrived at the international airport here in the evening from Mumbai. Similarly, Loyd Antony Pereira, who also hails from Mangaluru taluk, flew in from Delhi.
Pruthviraj Bhat flew from New Delhi to Bengaluru and then reached his house near Bikarnakatte here on Monday evening. Sakshi Sudhakar flew from New Delhi to Mangaluru and then reached her house on New Bejai Road in the evening.
Preethi Poojary reached her house in Moodbidri taluk from Bengaluru.
Naimisha, a resident of Moodbidri taluk, has reached New Delhi. Sheikh Mohammed Thaha, a resident of the city, has reached the Romanian border.
Out of the total 18 students from Dakshina Kannada who were stranded, 17 have returned to India, the Dakshina Kannada district administration said.
Meanwhile, Udupi district resident Anifred Ridley D’Souza reached New Delhi from Budapest on Sunday. She flew to Bengaluru airport on Monday and is staying at her sister’s place in Bengaluru. Ankita Jagadish Poojary, who returned to Mumbai from Poland on March 3, reached her home town on Monday.
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.