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A four-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai's Belapur area at around 5 am this morning and two people were rescued, while a search operation is underway to find another person who is feared trapped under the rubble, an NDRF official said.

The incident occurred in Shahbaz village, he said. Further information is awaited.

Tension prevailed at the Bengaluru City Railway Station when a consignment of meat weighing about three tonnes loaded in about 150 cartons reached from Jaipur in a train on Friday night, railway sources said.

Puneeth Kerehalli, a cow vigilante, earlier jailed on murder charge, claimed it was dog meat. However, meat dealer Abdul Razzaq, who had ordered the meat, dismissed the charge. The consignment was ordered legally and it is not dog meat but sheep meat, he said. "We have legal documents to prove it. One can see the tail of the animal that was slaughtered. It's sheep and not dog," the meat trader said. He alleged that Kerehalli wanted to make money by levelling false accusations.

Due to the commotion, a large number of people gathered there, and seeing the situation, police were deployed.

The Hindu reports that the police have seized the meat and BBMP health officials have taken samples of the meat for testing.

The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, describing the situation regarding the implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules as a "sorry state of affairs."

The Court warned that Delhi’s solid waste disposal crisis—where over 3,000 tons of waste remain untreated daily—could escalate into a public health emergency.

A bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AG Masih observed that the national capital generated more than 11,000 tons of solid waste per day while the daily capacity of processing plants made available by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was only 8,073 tons. "We agree with the amicus curiae that this may lead to a public health emergency," the bench said. "This is a sorry state of affairs when it comes to implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, in the capital city".

The bench directed the secretary of the Union Environment Ministry to convene a meeting of officials of the MCD and the Delhi government to work out an immediate solution to the issue.

Early morning showers in Delhi today caused waterlogging and disrupted traffic movement in several areas of the city, officials said.

The Delhi Traffic Police issued alerts informing commuters about the roads affected due to waterlogging and sewer overflow and asked them to take alternative routes.

Some of the severely affected areas were Mother Teresa Crescent, Nyay Marg near Shivaji Stadium Metro Station, Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh Metro Station, Shanti Path, Bhikaji Cama Place, and Motibagh Ring Road among others.  Traffic was also impacted on both carriageways of Rohtak Road due to sewer overflow and potholes in Mundka. 

Minto Road in central Delhi, which is notorious for flooding, was waterlogged early this morning. However, the police later informed on social media that the road had been cleared and was open for traffic.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the sky will remain cloudy and more showers are likely to lash the city later in the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.

Two pet dogs fought off a knife-wielding group of men who allegedly attacked three members of a family in Ghaziabad inside their house.

The incident happened in the house of Sundar Singh when the group of men allegedly threatened, misbehaved and abused his wife and two daughters, according to an FIR in the matter said.

The two-year-old canines Taru and Buzzo were stray dogs before being adopted by the family of Sundar Singh. One of his daughters takes care of street dogs in Khoda colony. Singh’s neighbour Kirodi Singh, his tenant Kunwar Pal, and his brother had allegedly raised objections over it.

On Tuesday night, when one of the daughters of Singh took the dogs out, Pal and a few others on bikes allegedly attacked her, her sister said, narrating the incident over the phone.

Following the altercation, Kirodi Singh and Pal entered the house with a group of men at 11.30 pm when Sundar Singh’s wife and two daughters were present in the house, according to the FIR. The group of men allegedly carrying knives threatened, misbehaved and abused Sundar’s wife and daughters, the FIR said.

Seeing the danger, the two dogs attacked the men to protect the women and suffered severe knife wounds in their abdomen and head while pushing the men out of the house, it said. The police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 333 (house trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 352 (intentional insult) and 325 (maiming or killing an animal), among others.

Police had called the attackers to the chowki, but they were allowed to leave after a local journalist intervened on their behalf, as per the FIR.