Lightening kills 2 oxen

Chilkur: Two oxen were killed when a lighting struck them near here on Sunday. The oxen belonged to Chotamia, a farmer of the village. Village sarpanch Swaroopa said the farmer incurred a loss of Rs one lakh due to the death of his oxen.

She said she would try to get some help from the government. She along with MPP Nakshatram, upa sarpanch Sudhakar Reddy and villagers contributed their share and collected Rs 10, 000 to help the poor farmer.