Mangaluru: The Lok Sabha elections enter their second phase today, with the first phase of voting currently underway in Karnataka.

Amidst the electoral buzz, voters in DK district are actively making their way to polling booths, signalling a promising turnout.

District Congress candidate Padmaraj R Pujari, accompanied by his family, exercised his voting rights at Capitanio 179 polling booth.

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Shivamogga: A 17-year-old student from Kamakshi Street in the city, Prem Kumar, died of drowning while swimming in River Tunga in Pillangiri village of the taluk recently.

Prem, who was studying in II PUC at DVS College, was visiting the temple in Pillangiri with his friends and got into the river for a swim, when he drowned in the waters of the river.

The youngster’s body has been sent to the mortuary of the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga to conduct a post-mortem examination.

Shivamogga Rural Police visited the spot and held an inspection.