Tag: Lightning

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine persons were killed and five others injured in lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. In Nuapada district, a woman and her sister-in-law of Bharuamunda village under Komana police limits were killed as lightning struck them while they were taking shelter under a tree during rain. Similarly, two persons- […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has issued lightning warning for 16 districts of Odisha till 7:15 PM today. The alert has been sounded for Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts till 7:15 PM. People in these areas […]

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstrom and lightning warning has been issued for 21 districts of Odisha by regional office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today. The alert has been issued for Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, Bargarh and Sonepur districts. Satellite images of Doppler […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 19 districts of Odisha today. The warning has been issued for Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Bargarh and Sonepur districts. As per satellite images of Doppler Weather Radar, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday has forecast heavy rainfall across Odisha in the next 24 hours. Normal life has been hit hard after a low-pressure trough stretching across north-east Bay of Bengal triggered heavy rains across Odisha for the second consecutive day. As per the latest forecast of the Met department, coastal […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine persons were killed and six others injured in lightning strikes at different places across Odisha today. In Bhadrak district, a youth was killed as lightning struck him at Jalamandua under Bhandaripokhari block while another person died and three were seriously injured at Radhanathapur under Basudevpur block. A woman was also […]

Bhubaneswar: While heavy rains continue to lash most parts of Odisha due to monsoon winds and low pressure in Bay of Bengal, the regional office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in 19 districts of Odisha on Tuesday. The warning has been issued for Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapra, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological department today forecast thunderstorm and lightning for 16 districts of the State and issued warning for these districts. It cautioned the people of 16 districts to stay indoors or take shelter at safe locations till 4.30pm. The districts for which the lightning warning was issued are: Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in 14 districts of Odisha. It has also forecast heavy rainfall in the southern regions of the State in the next 48 hours. The districts which have been put on alert are Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Deogarh, Cuttack, […]

Bhubaneswar: The regional meteorological department issued thunderstorm and lighting warning for 16 districts in Odisha here on Thursday. The alert has been issued for Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Sonepur, Puri, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore and Bhadrak. As per the latest bulleting of the regional meteorological department, thunderstorm and lightning warning has […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in 18 districts of Odisha. According to sources, the districts likely to be hit by thunderstorm and lightning are Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Puri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Malkangiri and Gajapati. It has also cautioned the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted heavy rainfall and lightning in 16 districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. The districts likely to be hit by thunderstorm and lightning include Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Puri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Bolangir. IMD has advised people in […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 280 people including 27 children were killed due to lightning since April this year, official sources said today. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said Ganjam and Mayurbhanj districts reported the highest number of 30 deaths each while Sonepur has recorded zero casualty. The deaths due to lightning occurred in […]

Bhubaneswar: Lightning claimed six more lives in State today taking the toll to 40 in last four days. Two from Balasore district and one each from Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Keonjhar district were among the casualties. Lightning struck while most of them were working in fields. Sambhunath Muduli of Odasala in Balasore district was killed […]

Bhubaneswar: In a series of tragic incidents, at least 16 people were killed and nine others got injured after being struck by lightning in different parts of Odisha today, taking the death toll to 34 in two days. As per reports, maximum number of four deaths was reported from Cuttack district, while there were three […]