2 students drown in reservoir

Two students of tenth standard drowned when they were swimming in a reservoir at Karvetinagar mandal, about 50 kMs from here today. Police here said the tragedy occurred when nearly 35 students, including girls from a private school in Tirupati, went to the Ammapalli reservoir located at Krishnapuram village for a picnic. The two bodies – Chandu and Kamala – were fished out and sent to Puttur government hospital for post-mortem, police added. UNI