Noted historian and Urdu writer Rafat Qureshi, a resident of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad), died in Canada on Friday at the age of 78 after a prolonged illness, a family member said.Family members told that he was living in Ontario for the last several years and his health...
Patna: A total of 21 people died across Bihar in incidents related to lightning in the last 24 hours, the Chief Minister's Office said on Friday.The CMO said in a statement that the maximum number of deaths, six, occurred in Madhubani, followed by four in Aurangabad, two in Patna and one each...
54 people died due to lightning, snake bites and drowning in a single day in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, the state relief commissioner's office said on Friday.All the deaths occurred between 7 pm on Wednesday and 7 pm on Thursday. He said most of the deaths on Wednesday were related to lightning...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed condolences and directed officials to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of each deceased.He also urged people to stay indoors during rains and storms.Of the 25 people who lost their lives, five died in Madhubani...
The deceased was identified as Bhavana Meena who was a lecturer in a law college.After returning from college on Thursday, Bhavna felt uneasy and her neighbors took her to the hospital where she died during treatment.Bhavana's husband Lokesh Meena was out of town for plantation work and only...
Patan (Gujarat): Four people died on the spot and two were injured when a state transport bus and a truck collided in the early hours of Friday in Patan district of Gujarat. Police gave this information.Patan district superintendent of police Ravindra Patel said, the accident occurred around 2...
Itanagar, Popular Arunachal vlogger Roopchi Taku, known as 'Pookumon' in the digital world, died at the age of 26 after falling from the fourth floor of her rented accommodation on Thursday evening, police said.Capital Superintendent of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh said Taku was taken to RK...
However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is very likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. , Bihar and northeast India over the next five...
The first incident occurred in Bathnaha village of Phulparas block, where more than half a dozen people were working in the fields when lightning struck.Two persons, Makun Sufi and Ashina Khatoon, died instantly, while another victim, Khutauna, succumbed to his injuries at the primary health...
Rudraprayag: A man engaged in bridge construction here died after falling from the lower part of the structure on Thursday. The officers provided this information.Police and SDRF personnel took him to Rudraprayag district hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, he said.Rudraprayag...
Nagpur: A 6-year-old girl died after being hit by a bus run by Nagpur Municipal Corporation on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred around 4 pm near Model Mill Chawl (Panki Tenement) under the jurisdiction of Ganeshpeth police station in the city.Aaradhya was playing in front of her...
Jaipur: Four members of a family, including two brothers traveling in a car, died in a road accident in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district on Thursday morning.Police station in-charge Govardhan Singh said that the accident happened on the Udaipur-Beawar highway when four members of the family were...
Hathras (UP), Three people died and 15 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus collided with a truck near Toli village of Sikandrarau police station here on Thursday morning.District Magistrate Ashish Kumar said that the bus going from Chandigarh to Unnao collided with a truck parked on...
Nagpur: Two people died in separate road accidents in Nagpur's Sonegaon and Lokmanyanagar, police officials said on Thursday.In the first incident, which took place at Somalwada intersection at 1 pm on Wednesday, HPCL employee Dinesh Ladi (26) was injured when a container truck hit his...
On Wednesday, the family members of the deceased filed a petition in the single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha demanding a detailed and independent investigation into the case.As the case came up for hearing on Thursday, the state government's counsel rejected claims of custodial torture and...
Three people died in Rohtas, two in Siwan and one each in Kaimur, West Champaran, Supaul, Munger and Banka districts.Ram Pravesh Singh, a 55-year-old farmer from Bihar, died instantly after being struck by lightning while taking shelter under a blackberry tree in Nokha block of Rohtas on...
Thane, Maharashtra: Two workers at a factory in Thane district of Maharashtra died when a heavy boiler being lifted with the help of a crane fell on them. Police gave this information on Thursday.An official of Kongaon police station said that the incident took place on Wednesday evening at...
At least 19 people have died in incidents of lightning, drowning and snake bites in various districts in the last 24 hours.Relief Commissioner's office said that 1,45,779 hectares of area and 30,623 hectares of agricultural land have been submerged in flood waters in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri...
Joint teams of police and district administration are reviewing the situation in Pratapgarh and said the families of the deceased will be provided compensation under the Farmers Accident Assistance Scheme.These deaths were recorded in Sangramgarh, Jethwara, Antu, Manikpur and Kandhai police...
Bengaluru: Archbishop Emeritus Alphonsus Mathias of Bengaluru Archdiocese died on Wednesday due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here in Bengaluru, Bengaluru Archdiocese officials said.Officials said Mathias was 96 years old.He also said that the last rites will be performed on...