9:32 AM
Apologising on behalf of Maha govt for Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse: BJP
BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Tuesday said he was apologising to people on behalf of the Maharashtra government over the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Sindhudurg district. “The collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue is absolutely unfortunate, painful and distressing. We apologise to all the residents of Maharashtra on behalf of the government over this incident,” Shelar, who heads the Mumbai BJP unit, told reporters.
8:50 AM
20,000 evacuated as Gujarat sees massive flooding after heavy rain
Heavy showers continued to affect parts of Gujarat on Tuesday, with at least seven persons dead in rain-related incidents, while more than 20,000 were evacuated and over 300 rescued in different districts as administration carried out relief and rescue operations on a large scale.
