Heavy rain across Udupi district: Holiday declared for many schools and colleges
Udupi: The Udupi Deputy Commissioner has authorized block education officers to declare holidays for schools and colleges across the district due to ongoing heavy rains. Dr. Vidyakumari, the Deputy Commissioner, stated that this decision was made in response to the persistent rain affecting the area.
Heavy rain is not continuous across all seven taluks of Udupi district and there has been a notable reduction in rainfall after 10 PM. Based on the current weather conditions, block education officers have been given the discretion to declare holidays as needed.
As a result, holidays have already been announced for 19 schools in Byndur Taluk. Similarly, Salihat School and MGM College in Hoode, Udupi, have also declared holidays.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
