The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Ganjam, Gajapati, and Rayagada districts in Odisha, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and winds reaching up to 40 kmph. Read full forecast here.

A woman doctor from Beed district, working at a government hospital in Phaltan, Satara district, was found dead in a hotel room, suspected to be a suicide. The doctor’s palm had a note accusing Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane of repeated rape and Prashant Bankar of mental harassment.

The Forensic experts have suggested that the initial blaze is believed to have started in the front section due to a fuel leakage. However, read here to know exactly what happened.