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Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

11:34 pm July 3, 2021

Golaghat: A tusk-less adult elephant was found dead in a wetland in Assam’s Golaghat district on Saturday, forest officials said. The elephant had fallen into the Sungihola waterbody under Khumtai outpost of the district on Friday morning and after being stuck there for a day, it died, they said. After a post-mortem was conducted, the […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

11:30 pm July 3, 2021

New Delhi: Rains accompanied by gusty winds hit some parts of the national capital on Saturday, bringing respite to Delhiites who have been reeling under searing temperatures for the past four days. The MeT department had predicted partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rains and thundershowers on Saturday evening. According to the weather department, […]

Odisha man kills brother with wooden plank

11:26 pm July 3, 2021

Kendrapara: A 32-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, police said on Saturday. Surendra Samal attacked his younger brother Rajendra Samal (30) in a sudden fit of rage with a wooden plank at Sobala village on Friday night, an officer said. The victim who sustained head injuries bled to death on […]

UP: Three cops suspended for taking bribe

11:23 pm July 3, 2021

Deoria: Three policemen were suspended here for allegedly accepting bribe, an official said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police Shripati Mishra said on May 30, Rajat Kumar Mishra, a resident of Varanasi district, was going to Champaran in Bihar in his car. As he got down from his car in the Bhagalpur area of Deoria, a […]

Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM

8:36 pm July 3, 2021

Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new chief minister of Uttarakhand following his election on Saturday as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the hill state where assembly polls are due next year. Dhami, 45, will be the youngest chief minister of the state and replaces Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned on […]