Attempt to assault Kavoor temple priest at Markanja
Sullia: A priest of Kavoor Sri Mahavishnu Temple was allegedly attacked by a former priest of the temple on Sunday. A case has been registered at the Sullia Police Station in this regard.
Ramakrishna Mayya, the victim of the attempted assault stated that Subrahmanya Nellithaya, the former priest of Kavoor Sri Mahavishnu Temple was waiting for him near the temple arch on the morning of May 30. Mayya, the chief priest at the temple, had left his home at Thodikana early to take charge of the morning pooja. When Mayya’s two-wheeler neared the temple arch, Subrahmanya Nellithaya allegedly attempted to attack him with a rod. However, the weapon missed its mark and damaged the headlight of the two-wheeler. The accused allegedly fled the place on seeing a service bus moving towards Sullia from Markanja.
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The management committee has expressed disappointment towards the police who haven’t taken any actions despite receiving the complaint from Ramakrishna Mayya.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
