Heatwave grips parts of country

Blistering heatwave swept several parts of the country, with the mercury soaring above 47-degree mark in Maharashtra's Chandrapur and Nagpur town.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) said resident may not get any respite from the scorching heat this week.

In Rajasthan, Churu recorded the season's highest at 47.3 degrees Celsius in four notches above average.

In Bihar,



normal life has been paralysed due to the intense heat wave.

In Telangana, heat wave continues with temperatures rising to record levels. Met officials warned that the similar conditions will continue for the next three days.  

Severe heat wave conditions are also likely to continue in some parts of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha over the next two-three days.