Rourkela: Three persons died and a woman was injured in lightning strikes at two places in Deogarh district on Monday afternoon. The deceased youths have been identified as Dolamani Penthi (18) and Bulbul Samal (18). The two friends were returning from a temple on a motorcycle when they were struck by lightning and died on…
Daltonganj: A 13-year-old boy was killed in lightning strike at a mango orchard in Akouni village in Palamu on Saturday. A doctor of the Hussainabad sub-divisional hospital, Dr S K Ravi, said the post-mortem of the child was done and the body handed over to the family. A total of 10 others were discharged after…
Lightning strikes aircraft Kolkata: A lightning struck an Agartala-bound IndiGo aircraft, with 141 passengers and six crew members on board, moments before departure at the Kolkata airport on Friday morning. An immediate power outage and panic among flyers forced the airline to deboard the passengers and arrange for a replacement aircraft after mandatory safety inspections.Two…
Bhubaneswar: The residents of a Cuttack village carried two farmers, fatally burned after being struck by lightning, on their shoulders for nearly 8km as the driver of the ambulance they called allegedly denied transporting them on Sunday evening.The incident occurred in Bishnupur village under Tigiria block, where Naba Kishore Rout and Mandardhar Pati were struck…
Kanksa: Two persons were killed in a lightning strike at Gopalpur Uttarpara in Kanksa, West Burdwan on Saturday afternoon around 2 pm, reports Mohammad Asif.According to police, the two were sitting near a field when lightning struck them. They were taken to hospital, where the medical officer declared them dead.The deceased have been identified as…
Garhwa/Koderma: A woman was among two killed in lightning strikes in two separate places in Garhwa district on Saturday, police said.Thirty-year-old Reena Devi died when a bolt of lightning struck her while she took shelter under a mahua tree from thunderstorm and rain in Sundi villager under Kharondhi police station limits.Ram Avtar Pal, 65, a…
Screengrab from video on social media A SriLankan Airlines flight was forced to turn around on Friday after it encountered lightning while flying to Sydney from Colombo. According to reports from local news outlet Daily Mirror- Sri Lanka , passengers heard a loud bang shortly after the incident and briefly saw flames coming from one…
Ranchi: A 13-year-old girl was killed and a woman suffered burn injuries in a lightning strike at Bagdu village in Khunti district on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Mahima Dhan, a Class VIII student, while the injured woman is Dashmi Bhengra.The victims were returning home with goats when the weather turned stormy and…
Gadag: A teenager died due to a lightning strike in Rajur village, Gadag district, on Friday evening. His brother, who had a narrow escape from lightning, brought his body home by carrying it on his shoulder. The deceased is Prashant Sharanappa Huded, 19, a resident of Rajur. Family sources said that Prashant and his elder…
Dhubri: One person died on the spot and three students of Lakhimari High School sustained grievous injuries after being struck by lightning in the Golokganj area of Dhubri district on Wednesday afternoon.In a separate incident, seven cattle were killed when lightning struck Lalkura village under Gauripur Police Station in Dhubri district.The deceased has been identified…
