Spirit seizure: 3 Excise Inspectors transferred
The Hindu
1,435 litres of spirit, 2,000 litres of fake toddy, and ₹11.56 lakh were seized from a godown in Palakkad
The Excise Department swung into action by transferring three officers out of Palakkad following the seizure of a large quantity of spirit and fake toddy from Anakkappara near Vadakkanchery on Sunday.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.