The heatwave sweeping across the northern plains on Monday tightened its grip as the mercury rose to a searing 46.6 degree Celsius in Churu in Rajasthan and 45.4 degrees in the national capital.

Elsewhere in the desert state, Kota experienced a high of 46 degrees while the Pink City saw the mercury settle at 44.8 degrees.

Palitana/ Rajkot: Shock and panic gripped pilgrim town of Palitana when four pilgrims reportedly died of a heat stroke on Sunday morning. The pilgrims were among thousands attending a five-day Jain religion function, Suripat Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav, at the foothills of Shetrunji hills at this Jain pilgrimage in Bhavnagar district.

BOUDH: Heatwave along with low voltage and unscheduled power cuts have hit normal life in Boudh district. The mercury is hovering around 45 degree C for last three days.

Gulbarga has justified its reputation as

Humidity Too Quite High; Met Says Mercury Not To Rise Any Further In Next Few Days

Ahmedabad: The scorching sun continued its tirade against the people of the state as heat wave conditions sent the temperature soaring three to four degrees above normal. In Ahmedabad, mercury continued to remain high at 44.5 degrees while Idar remained the hottest with the temperature rising to 46 degrees.

BHUBANESWAR: Even as widespread rains occurred in many parts of the country, summer misery is far from over in Orissa.

Large parts still reeled under a gruelling heatwave with sunstroke casualties rising every day.

Rajkot/Ahmedabad: Two persons have died due to severe heat in Saurashtra in past 48 hours . On Wednesday, when the entire state of Gujarat experienced the worst heat conditions, a woman died in Rajkot as she was going to fetch water. A man was reportedly killed under similar circumstances in a Surendranagar village on Tuesday.

Ahmedabad: Thursday could be the hottest day of the season in the city with prevailing heat wave conditions making life even more difficult for denizens.

Hyderabad, May 12: The city has become the hottest metro in the country this summer with temperatures hovering around 44