India News Updates: Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Odisha; relative arrested, 4 others detained

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five people, including one of her close relatives, at a village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, police said on Tuesday. The police have arrested the 29-year-old relative, the husband of the class 10 student's paternal aunt, under various sections of the BNS and POCSO Act.

He was remanded to judicial custody after a local court rejected his bail application, the police said adding that four other accused were detained. The accused persons were also accused of video recording the rape, police said. The teenage girl lodged a complaint with the Rajnagar Police Station on Monday.

She alleged that the relative visited their residence on Raksha Bandhan on August 9, and took her to a deserted place where she was gang-raped, the police said quoting the FIR. The relative of the minor had told her they would visit a temple in a nearby village, but had taken her to a place where four others were waiting, according to the FIR. "It seemed that the crime was pre-planned and the relative of the girl was the main accused," a police officer said.

Heavy rain lashed various districts of the Jammu region, triggering flash floods that damaged four structures and led to the closure of some inter-district roads, officials said on Tuesday.

Authorities in Rajouri, Reasi and Poonch districts have ordered the closure of all schools in view of the adverse weather conditions.

The menace of stray dogs may have become serious enough for the Supreme Court to take note of, but in Bihar, a man has discovered, much to his horror, that pet ones posed a threat no less severe.

Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Arar More locality in Gopalganj town, had his ear bitten off by his dog, which seemed in no mood to behave like man's proverbial best friend.

"The dog had clambered up on the boundary wall of my house. I was worried that it might jump on the other side and tried to pull it back. It got angry and bit my ear," said Kumar, now admitted to the Sadar hospital.

Heavy rains lashed various districts of the Jammu region, triggering flash floods that damaged two structures and led to the closure of some inter-district roads, officials said on Tuesday.

Authorities in Rajouri, Reasi, and Poonch districts have ordered the closure of all schools in view of the heavy rains and adverse weather conditions.

A holiday has been declared for all schools from classes 1 to 12, as well as all Anganwadi centers in the Dehradun district today in view of the possibility of heavy rainfall issued by the Meteorological Department.

"In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall issued by the Meteorological Department, Dehradun, a holiday has been declared for all schools from classes 1 to 12 as well as all Anganwadi centers in the Dehradun district for tomorrow, Tuesday, i.e., August 12. This order will apply not only to school students but also equally to school management and staff," an official release said on Monday. - ANI

Several areas of Delhi faced waterlogging following heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday.

Water-logging was reported from Rao Tularam Marg where visuals showed vehicles navigating a waterlogged stretch.

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including Minto Bridge, Vijay Chowk, Moti Bagh flyover, Rafi Marg, and Nizamuddin flyover witnessed intense showers.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Ashish Sood flag off Tiranga Cyclothon for girls from Vidhan Sabha to Rajghat

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit meeting on August 25 in Washington to discuss strengthening the two nations' alliance and economic security partnership, Lee's office said on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including Minto Bridge, Vijay Chowk, Moti Bagh flyover, Rafi Marg, and Nizamuddin flyover witnessed intense showers.