Yuva Aapda Mitras during a training Patna: More than 10,000 youths have been trained as Yuva Aapda Mitras in the state so far this year, taking the state’s cadre of community-based disaster response volunteers to over 19,000 as part of efforts to strengthen preparedness and emergency response at the grassroots levelAccording to a Bihar State…
People gather near the partially submerged area of the Dashashwamedh Ghat after monsoon rains, in Prayagraj Prayagraj: In a bid to ensure faster and more transparent relief for disaster-affected families, UP govt has leveraged technology to streamline compensation for victims of floods, droughts, lightning strikes, heatwaves and cold waves.The state has implemented the Rahat Portal…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will visit Surat and Valsad districts on Thursday to review relief and rescue operations as heavy rains continue to affect several parts of south Gujarat, state govt spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.According to data released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 3,577 people were rescued from flood affected…
Kanpur: A day after intense rainfall, the city witnessed dry and humid weather with no signs of rain or cloud cover.The maximum temperature was recorded at 37.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 25.8 degrees Celsius.Though the maximum temperature hovered between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius, the feels-like temperature, or heat index, in Kanpur…
Gorakhpur: Acting on the directions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the district administration has provided financial assistance of Rs 1.84 crore to the families of 46 people, who lost their lives in various disasters during the current financial year 2026-27.District magistrate Deepak Meena said the relief amount was disbursed till June 17 under the state…
Dhubri: Two persons were killed on the spot in high-intensity lightning strikes at two different locations in the Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar district on Saturday.In the first incident, lightning struck one Rafendra Narzary (40) of Jaraguri village while he was ploughing the field. He died on the spot and was found by other villagers, who…
Yavatmal: A shepherd and 13 of his goats were killed after being struck by lightning in a farmland at Takli village in Wani taluka of Yavatmal district on Thursday. As per sources, the shepherd Vilas Tumram had taken his goats for grazing in the fields near the village when a thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain…
LUCKNOW: A devastating thunderstorm that swept across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday left behind a trail of destruction, killing as many as 117 people.According to data released by the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s office, 113 deaths occurred due to violent storms and collapsing structures, while four people lost their lives in lightning strikes.The disaster, which unfolded…
