Nellore villagers spot Unidentified Flying Objects, twice

People of Yelloku, a tiny village in Doravarisathram mandal of PSR Nellore district, are keeping their eyes on the sky. On June 24, some residents reportedly spotted unidentified flying objects (UFO) twice in the sky. Since then, everyone has become a bit of a skygazer.

“Initially we thought it was an aircraft. But we were taken aback when the object came close to the earth from the west and remained stationary for a while before gliding off towards the east at an unimaginable speed at about 7.30 pm,” Mr K. Mahesh and Mr B. Shalim, both residents of the village, said. Mr Shalim said he again spotted the object in the eastern sky at about 2 am.

Another villager, Mr Mahesh, even managed to click pictures of the UFO using his cellphone. Although the images are blurred, a bright circular light can be seen. Mr Mahesh said he noticed colourful lights as well.

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Steep hike in oil prices

In a surprise move, the Union government bypassed the Cabinet to raise the price of petrol by Rs 4 per litre and that of diesel by Rs 2 a litre with effect from Wednesday midnight. In the state, the hike was Rs 4.44 for petrol and Rs 2.17 for diesel.

The petroleum minister, Mr Murli Deora, told reporters that the hike was necessitated because of rising international crude oil prices which have doubled to $70 a barrel. Mr Deora only consulted party leadership and the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to decide on the hike. The decision was rushed through since the Parliament’s Budget session is to begin on Thursday and the government wanted to act before that. The weekly Cabinet meeting is scheduled for Thursday.

Mr Deora said the government will not raise the domestic LPG and kerosene prices though the public sector oil companies are losing Rs 92.96 per cylinder and Rs 15.26 per litre of kerosene respectively.

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