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Five killed as Janmashtami chariot touches high-tension wires in Hyd

Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- At least five people were electrocuted to death and four others sustained injuries after they came in contact with live wires during a procession organised as part of Janmashtami... Read More


Forces destroy Maoist camp in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Aug. 19 -- Security forces have destroyed a Maoist camp in a forested hilly area in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh and recovered arms, ammunition, cash, and other materials from the spot i... Read More


K'taka govt suspends exhumation activities

Bengaluru, Aug. 19 -- The Karnataka government on Monday informed the state assembly that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala has decided to temporari... Read More


Three of a family electrocuted in Samastipur: Cops

Samastipur, Aug. 19 -- Three members of a family died of electrocution in Samastipur district of Bihar, police said on Monday. The deceased were identified as Arun Ram (40), his mother Shanti Devi (60... Read More


35-yr-old's body stuffed in drum, wife arrested

Jaipur, Aug. 19 -- A woman and her boyfriend were arrested on Monday for the murder of her 35-year-old husband, whose body was found stuffed in a blue drum in Khairthal-Tijara district on Sunday, poli... Read More


105-yr-old man eldest among digital literates

Kochi, Aug. 19 -- A 105-year-old former imam from Kerala's Ernakulam district is the eldest among over 2.1 million people who have been adjudged "digitally literate" as part of an ongoing campaign in ... Read More


Torrential rain leaves 8 dead in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Eight people have been killed due to incessant rains across Maharasthra, with two deaths reported in Mumbai, and six more across various districts of the state, with Nanded district... Read More


Newborn girl dies, two babies injured in assam

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- A newborn girl died and two other babies suffered injuries on Monday after allegedly falling from the bed in which they were kept at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of gov... Read More


Water at critical levels across Punjab dams

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Water levels at Bhakra Dam reservoir on Monday crossed 1664 feet, posing a challenge for the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and the Punjab government as the level is at lea... Read More


Incentives to be sent directly to employees in central job scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Wage incentives to first-time employees under the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, a central plan to spur jobs, will be credited directly to staffers' accounts and firms deregiste... Read More