Thunderstorm and rains struck parts of Delhi-NCR, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and other cities of North India late on Monday. Here are the visuals from the national capital:
Visuals of dust-storm hitting the Pragati Maidan area of Delhi. Following thunderstorm and dust storm alert, all evening schools to remain shut tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/DM7i7zJebx— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2018
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Shortly after the IMD's fresh warning on thunderstorm issued in 11 states, gutsy winds and rainfall struck parts of Rajasthan. According to news agency ANI, severe dust-storm was reported in Jhunjhunu and Sikar late on Monday, which led to the disruption of electricity.
Thunderstorm and hailstorm alert issued for Dehradun district for the next 48 hours. In the wake of the alert, all schools and Anganwadi centres in the district to remain closed tomorrow, news agency ANI reported.
Tripura's Khowai district on Monday was struck by a thunderstorm. At least one person was confirmed to be dead, whereas, nine others were rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said the relief operation has been initiated. Read full report.
Under construction banquet hall in Delhi's Gujranwala Town collapsed on Monday evening. More than ten labourers are feared to be trapped.
The Indian Meteorological Department, in its fresh forecast on Monday, predicted more Indian states, particularly in the north, to be hit by thunderstorms y May 11.
Odisha: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized gold biscuits worth Rs 1,88,66,291 at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport.
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper shot himself dead in Humhama area of Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district. Police said Awdish Singh, who was a driver constable in BSF's 82 battalions, took the extreme step on Sunday evening.
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Amid the ongoing protest in Aligarh Muslim University over the portrait of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, examinations in the varsity have been postponed till May 12. The schools of Haryana will remain closed on May 7 and May 8 (Monday and Tuesday) due to the thunderstorm and rain warning issued by the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday.
Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has reached Guatemala as part of his three-nation visit to Latin America . Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha Karyakartas (workers) via the NaMo App today.
In the run-up to the Assembly polls in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to resume election campaign today.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan will appear before Rajasthan's Jodhpur court today in connection with the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. Last month, the actor was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment after being found guilty of killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur during the shooting of the movie'Hum Saath Saath Hain'.
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