Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Administration in association with Zilla Panchayath on Sunday kicked off the 30 campaign of Door-to-Door visit by Block Level Officers (BLOs) for verification, authentication and other related revisions of electoral roll.

The campaign will also offer opportunity for the voters authenticate, add, delete, correct and revise their names in the electoral rolls during the Sept 1 to 30 campaign across the state.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Salvamani after inaugurating the campaign added that the administration has received several complaints regarding adding, authenticating and revising their names in the electoral rolls and asserted that this was the right opportunity for the people to benefit from the campaign and get their work done.

During the campaign the Block Level Officers will pay visit to homes and would offer assistance on all the electoral roll related queries and changes to be made.

Several officials of District Administration including Additional Deputy Commissioner M J Roopa, Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Ravichandra Nayak and others addressed the event and urged people and BLOs to work cooperatively during the campaign.

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.