Cong-JDS alliance for LS poll: KPCC chief
Bengaluru, July 20: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that state Congress incharge KC Venugopal had already clarified on JDS -Congress alliance for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election in the state.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Friday, he said that discussions on seat sharing and alliance were not yet started. Dates for the Lok Sabha elections were not yet announced. Party high command would take a decision on alliance. But as of now, no one has opposed in Congress on making alliance with the JDS for the LS poll, he said.
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
