Shimla, July 27 -- Two youths are feared drowned in the Beas-Sutlej Link Canal in Mandi district after one of them fell into the water and the other jumped in to save him. The incident occurred in the Balh area of Mandi district. The strong currents of the canal swept both individuals away.

Police said it was the anniversary of Harjeet, a resident of Lohar panchayat. On this occasion, his two friends, Ashish Gautam, a resident of Bilaspur, and Sudhir, a resident of Purana Bazar, Sundarnagar, had gathered to celebrate on the banks of the canal near Baggi Chowk. When the three were preparing to return after the party, Sudhir entered the canal and slipped. Ashish jumped in to rescue him, but both were swept away by the current and have been...