Three COVID-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada
The Hindu
There were no new COVID-19 cases in Udupi district on Wednesday, while Dakshina Kannada reported three new cases.
Dakshina Kannada has 26 active cases and test positivity rate was at 0.16%.
Udupi has 36 active cases. As there was zero case in the district, TPR was also put at 0.0%.
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.