17 Aug, 00:17 (IST)

576 new #COVID19 cases and 8 deaths reported in Chhattisgarh yesterday, taking total cases to 15,621 including 5,244 active cases, 10,235 discharges and 142 deaths: State Health Department

17 Aug, 00:07 (IST)

Gujarat: Around 10 shops and godowns were gutted in a fire that broke out at a wholesale vegetable market in Mohammadapura area of Bharuch, earlier in the day.

16 Aug, 23:18 (IST)

Odisha: A vehicle that was going from Hyderabad to Kolkata caught fire on National Highway 16 near Sahapur in Bhadrak district, earlier today. No injuries reported.

16 Aug, 23:15 (IST)

1,317 #COVID19 cases detected today out of 20,367 tests done in the last 24 hours. Total cases now stand at 76,875 including 53,286 recovered, 23,397 active cases and 189 deaths: #Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

16 Aug, 22:54 (IST)

Ship leaking tons of oil off Mauritius has split apart

16 Aug, 22:42 (IST)

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed revenue officials to be on alert with Godavari being in spate. He instructed the official machinery to evacuate people from low lying areas & asked officials to be on high alert in East & West Godavari districts: CM's Office

16 Aug, 22:40 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh: Road caved in near lower Kachi Ghatti area of Shimla earlier today, following heavy rainfall in the region.

16 Aug, 22:40 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh: Road caved in near lower Kachi Ghatti area of Shimla earlier today, following heavy rainfall in the region.

16 Aug, 22:02 (IST)

3,066 new #COVID19 positive cases, 2,935 discharges and 51 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases rise to 1,16,498 including 86,771 discharges, 27,299 active cases and 2,428 deaths: State Health Department

16 Aug, 21:57 (IST)

On 27 July a cloudburst hit Jauljibi sector of Pithoragarh district & major landslide occurred on Jauljibi-Munsiyari road. A 50-meter span concrete bridge was completely washed out. Border Road Organisation completed a 180 ft bailey bridge on Aug16: Defence Ministry #Uttarakhand

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