37-year-old man drowns while swimming in temple pond in Kundapur
Kundapur, Karnataka: A 37-year-old man drowned in a temple pond in Kalavara, Kundapur taluk on Sunday night when he went there for fishing along with his friends.
The victim has been identified as Harish Poojary, a resident of Kalavara Narikodlu.
Despite the rain, Poojary and three of his friends decided to indulge in some fishing near the temple pond in Kalavara. However, Poojary ventured into the water for a swim, but soon found himself unable to stay afloat and tragically drowned.
Upon realizing what had happened, Poojary's friends promptly alerted local residents and sought assistance from the Kundapur Rural Police and the fire brigade. Despite their combined efforts and a search that lasted until midnight, the darkness hindered their progress, yielding no results.
The following morning, an emergency response team led by Ishwar Malpe arrived at the scene and resumed the search for Poojary's body. Ultimately, they discovered his lifeless body near one of the banks of the pond.
Kundapur Rural Police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating the matter.
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Repolling underway at booth of Karimganj North assembly seat in Assam
Guwahati (PTI): Polling is underway on Saturday at a booth of Karimganj (North) assembly constituency in Assam’s Sribhumi district, where re-election was ordered following clashes between supporters of the BJP and the Congress two days ago, officials said.
The repolling in booth number 239 at Babyland High English School commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
“Repolling is going on smoothly, and the momentum is expected to pick up as the day progresses. Arrangements for free and fair polling have been ensured,” the official said.
The re-election was ordered following clashes between supporters of the BJP and the Congress.
"There were reports of some issues on April 9, the polling day for the Assam assembly elections, and hence, the repolling was ordered,” the official said.
The booth has a total of 599 voters.
There are 14 candidates in the fray in this Barak Valley constituency, with a triangular contest among BJP's Subrata Bhattacharjee, Congress' Jakaria Ahmed and Choudhury Hibbur Rasul Usama Mabrur of the AIUDF.
The overall polling percentage in the constituency was recorded at 86.15 on Thursday.
Elections to all 126 assembly constituencies in the state were held in a single phase on April 9, with an approximate voter turnout of 85.91 per cent.
The final voter turnout figures are yet to be declared by the Election Commission.
