Tag: Lightning

Dhenkanal: One person was killed while seven others injured in lightning strikes at different places in Odisha on Saturday. A woman was killed when lightning struck her at Badadwar village in Nayagarh, while six persons of Kankadasada village sustained injuries in lightning strike while they were collecting Tolla in the nearby Similpal forest in Dhenkanal […]

Bhubaneswar: A construction worker from Odisha died after the wall of an under construction tunnel being built for the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy lift irrigation scheme caved in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Wednesday. The mishap occurred when a group of 16 labourers were engaged in preparatory works on the tunnel by taking up blasting works using […]

Bhubaneswar: Information on lightning will soon be available on smartphones to help people move to safer places and save their lives. The Odisha government is planning to develop a mobile app that can alert users if they are in a lightning zone. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi stated, “Users […]

Bhubaneswar: At least five persons, including two minor boys were killed in separate incidents of lightning in the State during the past 24 hours. Among the five, three deaths have been reported from Bolangir district alone. As per sources, two children died after lightning struck them when they had gone to collect mangoes from an […]

Bhubaneswar: Lightning has become a major disaster in Odisha that claims more than 400 human lives on an average per year. The Earth Networks, a USA-based organization, made a presentation on “Total Lightning Based Early Warning System” before the Chief Secretary Sri A.P Padhi in the State Secretariat on Tuesday. The Regional Manager, Asia Region […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for six districts in Odisha till 8.15 pm today. As per the latest forecast, the alert has been issued for Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Angul districts, while people here have been advised to take shelter in safe places and avoid venturing out […]

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and four others were injured after lightning struck them during thunderstorm that hit Kalahandi district today evening. Five labourers were caught in the storm and were struck by lightning when they were on their way to Tetelpara from Kotamer village in the district. One of them died on the spot […]

Bargarh/Malkangiri: At least two persons were killed and two injured in separate lightning strike incidents during Nor’wester rains that lashed Bargarh and Malkangiri districts on Saturday. A youth, identified as Ashok Thapa, was killed as lightning struck when he was outside his home at Kuntulipali village in Bargarh. In another incident, a woman and her […]

Bhubaneswar: Diwali celebrations in the state came to a nought after heavy rains lashed many parts of Odisha today, as low pressure over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, sources from the regional meteorological department said. Director of the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar SC Sahu said,”The well marked […]

Bhubaneswar: As the cyclonic circulation in the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining regions is gaining strength, coastal Odisha is likely to get moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers in the next 48 hours. According to Skymet Weather, due to the cyclonic circulation, coastal Odisha is expected to witness heavy rain accompanied by strong gusty […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 16 districts in Odisha till 5.30 pm today. As per the latest reports, the alert has been issued for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Angul, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Khorda, Kendrapara, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts. People in these […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 15 districts in Odisha till 5.30 pm today. As per the latest reports, the alert has been issued for Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal districts. People in these districts have […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 18 districts in Odisha till 11.30 am today. As per the latest bulletin of the met department, the alert has been issued for Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Bargarh and Sundergarh districts. […]

Bhubaneswar: The only male zebra at Nandankanan Zoological Park was found dead in its enclosure this morning. The zoo authorities suspect lightning could have led to its death. “There was no symptom of weakness till yesterday. The animal had accepted food and its movement was normal. We suspect that the animal died due to heavy […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has issued lightning warning for 12 districts of Odisha till 4:30 PM today. The alert has been sounded for Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Sundergarh, Deogarh, Khorda, Angul, Dhenkanal and Jajpur. The warning was issued after satellite images of Doppler Weather Radar indicated […]