Top news of the day: Another killing in Punjab over alleged sacrilege attempt; bill to link Aadhaar with voter id to come up in Lok Sabha on December 20, and more
The Hindu
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A day after one person was beaten to death over an of the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, another incident of a man being killed by the angry mob occurred on December 19 in Kapurthala over an alleged attempt of desecration.
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.