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Two girls drowned in the Ganga river here when they had gone to immerse 'puja' material used during the Navratri festival, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday when Divyanshi (6) and Shivanki (8), residents of Matni in Sandi police station area, went to Rajghat to immerse the 'pujan samagri' (puja material) with other girls, police said.

Two persons accused of sexually harassing two girls while they were returning from their school last week were arrested on Monday after an encounter which left them injured in their legs, police said. Accused Dheeraj Patel and Ritik, aged between 18-20 years, allegedly fired shots when a police team surrounded them acting on a tip-off, Additional Superintendent of Police Deependra Nath Chowdhury said.

The Kerala government on Sunday transferred ADGP M R Ajithkumar, who was under attack from the Opposition Congress and the ruling LDF partner CPI for his meetings with RSS leaders, from the state's law and order duties. Ajithkumar was posted to the Armed Police Battalion, while Intelligence ADGP Manoj Abraham was appointed as the new ADGP in charge of law and order.

Hurricane Milton quickly intensified on Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay area in its sights, putting Florida on edge and triggering evacuation orders along a coast still reeling in Helene's aftermath. While forecast models vary widely, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall on Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to inaugurate an event on Monday that will bring together armed forces, defence PSUs, innovators and policymakers to discuss ways to advance indigenous innovation. 'DefConnect 4. 0' will be held at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment, and will be a significant step towards advancing indigenous innovation and celebrating the growing defence ecosystem of the country, the defence ministry said in a statement.

An assistant development officer (agriculture) in the district was suspended for allegedly entering the Vindhyavasini temple wearing shoes and neglecting his official duties during the Navratri festival. According to an official statement, Prateek Kumar Singh, who was also serving as a Sector Magistrate during the festival, was caught by city MLA Ratnakar Mishra while visiting the temple.

The 'fast-unto-death' by junior doctors demanding justice for the murdered woman medic of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace safety intensified on Sunday as more healthcare professionals joined the protest. On the second day of the indefinite hunger strike, Aniket Mahato, a junior doctor from RG Kar hospital, joined six other fasting senior medics in the city's Esplanade area.

A new round of airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs late on Sunday as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region. Palestinian officials said a strike on a mosque killed at least 19 people.