More Heatwave, Encephalitis Deaths In Bihar, Manali-Leh Highway Jam + More Top News

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The spate of deaths in Bihar is not coming to an end. On June 15, heatwave killed more than 40 people n Bihar. The state is already grappling under acute encephalitis syndrome in Muzaffarpur that has already killed close to 80 children in the state. Read more

Here’s more top news of the day:

1) Vehicles Invite Disaster On Hills, Choke Manali-Leh Highway With 4-Km-Long Jam

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The Manali-Leh highway on Sunday witnessed a traffic nightmare with vehicles lining up on the stretch for four kilometres, resulting in a traffic jam. Read more

2) Free Rides For Women Would Cost Delhi Metro Rs 4.26 Crore A Day, Where Will The Money Come From?

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The DMRC report said that after the implementation of the free travel proposal for women in Delhi Metro, the number of women commuters will “increase drastically” and it will increase the daily  revenue generation by around Rs 1.50 crore. Read more

3) UP Family Without Drinking Water Seeks To End Life As PM Modi Pushes For Clean Water By 2024

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set 2024 as target for providing clean drinking water to every household, a family in Uttar Pradesh is seeking mercy-death. Read more

4) 300 Swanky AC Sheds Designed By International Architects May Soon Be Home For Cows In MP

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In a development to address the stray cattle problem, the Madhya Pradesh government is in negotiations with a foreign firm to construct 300 “smart guashalas”, or cowsheds. Lakhan Singh Yadav, the state Animal Husbandry Minister addressed the media in this regard. Read more

5) 13-Year-Old Boy Gangraped By Four Men In UP; 2 More Cases Of Child Rape Surface From The State

Over the last few days, reports of sexual crimes against children are rising in Uttar Pradesh, with law and order largely remaining in tatters. After a spate of horrific rapes and murders over the last few days, another one has been reported from the chief minister Yogi Adityanath-ruled state. Read more