Sira, September 11: A youth died on the spot when lightning struck him at the Udusalamma temple near Dwaralu on national highway 48 on Tuesday evening.

The victim is identified as Naveen (26) of Togarugunte village. He has been to the temple along with his family members to have darshan of the God when the incident happened.  In order to take shelter from the rain, he stood under a tree along with other people. But the lightning struck an electric pole and Naveen died on the spot. His father who stood beside him also suffered burn injuries, it is said.

Tavarekere police registered a case.



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Amaravati, Jan 24 (PTI): YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy on Friday said he will be resigning from his parliament membership on January 25.

In a post on 'X', he said he is not joining any other party and also quitting politics.

"I am quitting politics. I am resigning from the Rajya Sabha membership tomorrow, ( January) 25th . I will not join any political party. I am not resigning hoping for any position, benefits, or money. This decision is completely my personal one. There was no pressure. No one influenced me," he said in the post.

Reddy is currently serving his second term as Rajya Sabha member from YSRCP from Andhra Pradesh.

He is one of the key figures in former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party in the state.