4.5 magnitude quake hits Rajasthan's Bikaner
Bikaner: A 'low intensity' earthquake of 4.5 magnitude shook Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Sunday, a Meteorological (Met) department official said.
The earthquake hit Bikaner around 10.36 am, the official said. No casualty or damage to property has been reported so far in the earthquake, a district administration official said.
People rushed out of their homes in some areas after feeling the tremors, he said. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, regional MeT department director Shiv Ganesh said.
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
