Two brothers drown in sea
The Hindu
Two brothers, both students of engineering, drowned in the sea on Tuesday. Police said a family from Duraikudiyiruppu near Valliyoor went to Uvari to offer prayers at St. Antony’s Shrine in Uvari on T
Two brothers, both students of engineering, drowned in the sea on Tuesday. Police said a family from Duraikudiyiruppu near Valliyoor went to Uvari to offer prayers at St. Antony’s Shrine in Uvari on Tuesday in memory of their mother, Reni, who passed away 15 days ago following prolonged illness. After participating in the holy mass conducted in the noon in the church on the beach and tonsuring their heads, brothers A. Agnel Roy, 18, and A. Praveen Roy, 16, took a in the sea along with their father Arul, 58.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.