Prohibitory orders clamped in Udupi
The Hindu
It is to maintain law and order in view of the reopening of schools in the district from Monday
The Deputy Commissioner of Udupi M. Kurma Rao has clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 on a 200 mts radius of high schools in Udupi District from 6 am on February 14 to 6 pm on February 19.
It is to maintain law and order in view of reopening of schools in the district from Monday amid controversy over dress code in some education institutes.
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.