<p>Hazaribag: Six students of Class-12 drowned on Tuesday in Lotwa Dam in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, where they had gone for a picnic “bunking” school, officials said.</p><p>The students were aged between 17 and 18 years, they said.</p><p>The incident occurred around 11 am in the dam, about 25 km from Hazaribag town.</p>.Kerala: Four students drown in Thrissur.<p>“Six bodies have been fished out... and sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College for post-mortem examination," SP Manoj Ratan Chothe told PTI.</p><p>The principal of the school claimed that the students left their homes in uniform on Tuesday morning, but did not attend classes, and instead, went to the dam.</p><p>“In all, 18 students of Class-12 were absent today,” he added.</p><p>Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled the death of the students.</p><p>“It is very sad and painful to know about the drowning of six children in Lotwa Dam of Hazaribagh district. I express my deepest condolences to the family members. May God give them the strength to bear this grief,” Radhakrishnan said on X.</p><p>In another post on X, Soren said: "May God grant peace to the souls of the children who died in the accident and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the grief in this difficult hour."</p><p>The deceased have been identified as Rajnish Pandey, Sumit Kumar, Mayank Singh, Praveen Gope, Ishan Singh and Shivsagar Singh.</p>
<p>Hazaribag: Six students of Class-12 drowned on Tuesday in Lotwa Dam in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, where they had gone for a picnic “bunking” school, officials said.</p><p>The students were aged between 17 and 18 years, they said.</p><p>The incident occurred around 11 am in the dam, about 25 km from Hazaribag town.</p>.Kerala: Four students drown in Thrissur.<p>“Six bodies have been fished out... and sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College for post-mortem examination," SP Manoj Ratan Chothe told PTI.</p><p>The principal of the school claimed that the students left their homes in uniform on Tuesday morning, but did not attend classes, and instead, went to the dam.</p><p>“In all, 18 students of Class-12 were absent today,” he added.</p><p>Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled the death of the students.</p><p>“It is very sad and painful to know about the drowning of six children in Lotwa Dam of Hazaribagh district. I express my deepest condolences to the family members. May God give them the strength to bear this grief,” Radhakrishnan said on X.</p><p>In another post on X, Soren said: "May God grant peace to the souls of the children who died in the accident and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the grief in this difficult hour."</p><p>The deceased have been identified as Rajnish Pandey, Sumit Kumar, Mayank Singh, Praveen Gope, Ishan Singh and Shivsagar Singh.</p>