Heavy rains lash parts of Karnataka
Bengaluru(PTI): Several parts of Karnataka received heavy rains on Wednesday, with Bengaluru, Belagavi, Kodagu and Udupi recording significant showers, according to data from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
According to official data, Varanga in Udupi district recorded the highest rainfall at 58.5 mm, followed by Birunani (Kodagu dt, 56.5 mm). Savasuddi in Belagavi district recorded 55.0 mm rainfall while Chandapura and Doddathoguru in Bengaluru Urban recorded 53.0 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 8.45 pm.
The KSNDMC said that Bengaluru reported 33 mm of rain at the city station, 15.2 mm at HAL Airport and a trace at Kempegowda International Airport.
Gopalnagar in Bengaluru Urban recorded 49 mm between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm.
Meanwhile, Agumbe in Shivamogga district received 37.5 mm, Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district received 10.5 mm, Gonikoppal in Kodagu 10 mm, and Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada) 5 mm during the same duration till 8.30 pm.
Light showers were also recorded in parts of Chikkaballapura (1.5 mm), Hassan (1 mm), Hunsur in Mysuru (0.5 mm) and Ganagapura in Kalaburagi (0.5 mm). Vijayapura recorded 8 mm and Shakthi Nagar in Mangaluru 4.1 mm during the day, the data added.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
