Girls found
The Hindu
The Indian Railway Protection Force in Udupi has rescued two teenaged girls from Kerala, who had decided to leave their family after they reportedly were pressured by their parents to discontinue thei
The Indian Railway Protection Force in Udupi has rescued two teenaged girls from Kerala, who had decided to leave their family after they reportedly were pressured by their parents to discontinue their education and get married.
Lulu Jasmin, 18, and Nafiya Sherin, 19, from Malappuram were handed over to their parents on Saturday, sources said.
They said that the Parappanangadi Police in Malappuram district in Kerala informed the Railway authorities on December 17 stating that two girls were missing and were likely to travel from Tirur Railway Station on the Mangala Lakshadweep Express. On receiving the information, RPF Inspector A.K. Yadav with other staff checked the train at Udupi Railway Station and found the girls in a sleeper coach.
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.