Two drown in waterbodies near Madurai
The Hindu
Search on for two youth who were swept away in Vaigai
Even as two bodies were recovered by Fire and Rescue Services personnel from waterbodies near Peraiyur on Sunday, search was on for two youth who were washed away in Vaigai near Paravai on Saturday.
Police said A. Mustafa of Virudhunagar, who was bathing in a wild stream near Saptur, was washed away at around 2.30 p.m. on Saturday.
Sitting MP and DMK ally IUML’s candidate K. Navas Kani registered a remarkable victory from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. While Mr. Navas Kani polled 5,09,664 votes, O. Panneerselvam, Independent candidate supported by the BJP, bagged 3,42,882 votes, AIADMK candidate Jayaperumal secured 99,780 votes and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate Dr. Chandra Prabha Jeyapaul bagged 97,672 votes. As many as 6,275 voters pressed NOTA button.
Hailed as the “hrudayavanta” (man with a kind heart), cardiologist C.N. Manjunath registered a resounding victory by beating the three-time MP, D.K. Suresh, and sending ripples across Bengaluru Rural seat, a bastion strongly controlled by Mr. Suresh and his brother Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.