Three school students dead after drowning in a lake while swimming
Tumkur: Three students who left their hostel for school on Wednesday morning died after drowning in a lake when they reportedly went for swimming in the afternoon. The incident was reported from Gubbikere Taluk in Tumkur District,
The deceased have been identified as Srinivas, a ninth grade student and a resident of Maruti Nagar in Bengaluru, Nandan an eighth grade student a resident of Gubbi Taluk and Darshan.
The three victims were boarding at a local SC/ST hostel and had left the hostel on Wednesday morning for school. They went to a local lake in the afternoon for swimming.
Local police and firefighters later pulled out the bodies of the students from the water.
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Hailstorm brings relief to Bengaluru from scorching summer
Bengaluru (PTI): Bringing much relief to the people battered by the scorching summer, heavy rains coupled with hailstorm lashed the city on Wednesday.
The thunderous downpour with stormy wind cooled the city, where the temperature had soared to 37 degree.
With the rains, the city, from being parched, witnessed waterlogging in just two hours.
There was waist-deep water in many areas in the city such as Richmond Town and Shanthinagar resembling a river.
The unexpected rain did not spare Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power, as water gushed inside the government offices from the lobby. The office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka was also flooded.
Since the downpour occurred in the evening, many office goers struggled to return home.
Uprooting of trees was reported in many parts of the city, including Malleswaram, Shanthinagar and Seshadripuram.
