Robber arrested, jewels recovered
The Hindu
TIRUNELVELIShankar Raja, 30, of Tiruvadaineri in Tirunelveli district was arrested on Sunday and eight sovereigns of gold jewels was recovered from him.The police said following a complaint from Ponna
TIRUNELVELI
Shankar Raja, 30, of Tiruvadaineri in Tirunelveli district was arrested on Sunday and eight sovereigns of gold jewels was recovered from him.
The police said following a complaint from Ponnammal, 70, of Aavaraikulam near Pazhavoor, Vijayanarayanam police registered a case. The woman boarded a bus to visit her native temple at Malaiadipudur. As she was waiting on road, Shankar Raja, who cam on a two-wheeler, offered to drop her at the temple and told her that he was passing through the spot.
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.