Rugby tourney under way
The Hindu
MADURAIA two-day Rugby tournament commenced here at the Race Course Stadium here on Saturday. According to the organisers, 25 teams (both men and women) from different districts are participating in t
MADURAI
A two-day Rugby tournament commenced here at the Race Course Stadium here on Saturday. According to the organisers, 25 teams (both men and women) from different districts are participating in the tourney, which is being held in knock-out and league format.
The Tamil Nadu Rugby Football Union president V.V.R. Raj Satyan, who presided over the 21st annual general body meeting here, said that over the last seven years, the number of youth taking to Rugby had increased manifold. He appealed to the government to encourage the sport in such a manner that more number of aspirants even from remote locations may take to the game.
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.