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East India State News

Baruipur Accused Killed In Encounter

By BPN News Desk
A key accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur was killed in a police encounter during crime scene reconstruction, officials said. Police said the investigation into the child’s death and the violence that followed remains underway. Baruipur Rape-Murder Accused Killed In Encounter The accused, identified as Pravash Mondal, […]
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State News West India

Bombay HC Blames Civic Misuse For Flooding

By BPN News Desk
The Bombay High Court has said Mumbai’s recurring waterlogging cannot be blamed on civic authorities alone, observing that clogged drains, encroachments and misuse of public spaces have worsened the city’s monsoon flooding problem. Bombay High Court On Mumbai Waterlogging A bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad made the remarks […]
Rain
State News West India

Lonavala Rain Triggers Pune Landslides

By BPN News Desk
Heavy rainfall in Lonavala triggered multiple landslides across Pune district, disrupting rail traffic on the Mumbai-Pune route and prompting authorities to monitor vulnerable ghat areas closely. Lonavala Heavy Rainfall Triggers Landslides Lonavala recorded 670 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 7 am on Monday, July 6, 2026, after an intense monsoon spell […]
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State News West India

Maharashtra On High Alert For Heavy Rain

By BPN News Desk
Maharashtra has been placed on high alert as heavy rain is expected to continue until July 8, 2026, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warning of a possible cloudburst-like spell in parts of Nashik on Tuesday. Maharashtra Heavy Rain Alert Till July 8 Fadnavis issued the warning after reviewing the flood situation at the State disaster […]
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South India State News

SC To Hear Karur Stampede Plea

By BPN News Desk
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an application in the Karur stampede case alleging that witnesses in the ongoing CBI investigation are being influenced by political figures now holding office in Tamil Nadu. Karur Stampede Case In Supreme Court A partial working day bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu agreed to list […]
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State News West India

Pune Dams Gain 1 TMC After Rain

By BPN News Desk
Rainfall in the catchment areas of Pune’s key dams has increased water storage by 1 TMC in 24 hours, improving short-term water availability for the city after recent monsoon showers. Pune Dam Water Stock Rises After Rain The four major dams supplying water to Pune Municipal Corporation areas — Khadakwasla, Temghar, Panshet and Varasgaon — […]
Mamata Banerjee
East India State News

Chandrima Bhattacharya Quits TMC Posts

By BPN News Desk
Trinamool Congress leader Chandrima Bhattacharya has resigned from all party posts, including her role as the party’s West Bengal president, in another major setback for Mamata Banerjee amid the continuing turmoil inside the party. Bhattacharya, who was long seen as one of Mamata Banerjee’s close aides, had been appointed state president after the party’s Assembly […]
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South India State News

Bengaluru Daycare Abuse Case Widens

By BPN News Desk
Bengaluru police have made arrests in the alleged daycare abuse case involving toddlers at an on-campus childcare facility, with the probe widening against caregivers named in the FIR. Bengaluru Daycare Abuse Case The case relates to alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare facility operating inside the Capgemini campus in Brookefield, Bengaluru. Police registered an […]
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South India State News

Stalin Slams Vijay Over DMK MLA Arrest

By BPN News Desk
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has criticised Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay after DMK MLA and former minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan was arrested over alleged defamatory remarks against the Chief Minister. Stalin Slams Vijay Government Over Arrest Stalin accused the Vijay-led government of running a “police regime” and said the […]