Two teenagers drown in Gadag after entering water filled pit
Gadag: Two teenage students drowned while swimming in a water filled pit in Gadag district on Saturday, February 28.
The students have been identified as Basavaraj Badiger and Parashuram Vadder, both aged 15 and studying in Class 9.
Both were studying at Mulgund High School and were residing at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pre-Matric Boys’ Hostel.
According to police, the boys, along with four other friends, went swimming after finishing school in the afternoon.
All six boys went swimming in the large pit which was dug up, and had water accumulated in it. While the four knew swimming, both Basavaraj and Parashuram did not know swimming.
Swimming experts and fire brigade personnel have launched a search operation to locate the students.
Police from Mulgund Police Station visited the spot and carried out a preliminary investigation, and a case has been registered in this regard.
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Mangaluru: Special trains to Chennai for Vishu festival
Mangaluru: To clear extra passenger rush during the Vishu festival, the Southern Railway has announced special train services between Mangaluru Central and Chennai Egmore.
According to an official release, Train No. 06126 Mangaluru Central-Chennai Egmore Special will depart Mangaluru Central at 4:00 pm on April 6 and 13, reaching Chennai Egmore at 10:30 a.m the next day.
In the return direction, Train No. 06125 Chennai Egmore-Mangaluru Central Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2:00 pm on April 7 and 14 and arrive at Mangaluru Central at 6:50 am the following day.
The train will have two AC two-tier, eight AC three-tier, six sleeper class, four general second class coaches, one Divyangjan-friendly coach, and one luggage-cum-brake van.
In a seperate announcement, the southern railway also announced special service between between Bengaluru Cantonment and Dr. MGR Chennai Central to manage the extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 06545 will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 08:05 am on Thursday, 9th April and is scheduled to reach Chennai Central at 3:00 pm on the same day. The return service, Train No. 06546, will leave Chennai Central at 4:45 pm on the same day and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 11:00 pm.
