Tag: Lightning

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of 18 persons who were killed by lightning in different parts of the state on Sunday. The announcement was made through a tweet from the Chief Minister’s official handle. CM @Naveen_Odisha expressed grief at death of 18 persons […]

Bhubaneswar: Fourteen persons were killed and six other injured in lightning at various places across Odisha today. In Balasore district, while one person each was killed at Mahamadabad village under Srijanga panchayat and at Kuligan under Khandapada police limits, five persons were injured in total. Similarly in Bhadrak district, lightning claimed one life each at […]

Bolangir: A father and daughter were reportedly killed when lightning struck them in Chingerbandh village under Patnagarh block of Bolangir district on Thursday. According to reports, while working on agricultural field, the father and daughter died on the spot after being struck by lightning. Both were moved to Patnagarh hospital, where the doctor in-charge pronounced […]

Bhubaneswar: At least five persons were killed in three separate incidents in Dhenkanal, Nuapada and Balasore districts in lightning strikes on Thursday. While violent storms and heavy rains lashed large parts of the state, lightning killed three including a couple of Jatia village under Parjang block in Khamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal. Another person in Bherunia village and […]

Jeypore: In two separate tragic incidents, three persons including a woman and her son were killed after being struck by a lightning here at at Kharagpur village in Kotpad block of Korapaut district on Sunday. Another 15 year-old boy was also severely injured in the incident and has been admitted to a nearby hospital. In another […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 6 persons were reported to have lost their lives in thunderstorms and lightning at various places across Odisha today. In Rayagada district, three persons were killed in separate incidents at Kalyansinghpur and Ramnaguda block. Heavy rain with thunderstorm struck Shanti Nagar village under Pujariguda panchayat in Kalyansinghpur at around 1.30 pm. A […]

Mayurbhanj: In a heartrending incident, a youth died and his mother sustained injuries as lightning struck them at Dubalabeda village in Mayurbhanj district on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar Mahanta. Sources said when the mother-son duo was collecting mangoes at around 4 am, lightning struck them, following which the youth died […]

New Delhi: With the total death toll on account of lightning strikes in the State mounting to 56 in the current monsoon season, BJD MP Rabindra Jena raised the issue in Lok Sabha today demanding that lightning should be classified as a natural calamity. In pursuance of such classification, the kin of the deceased should […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in lightning strikes in Odisha in the last four days has gone up to 56 with the death of four more persons killed by nature’s fury today. According to reports, a youth of Deuliapatna village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar was killed when lightning struck him this afternoon. In Cuttack district, […]

Dhenkanal/Nabarangpur: After claiming an incredible 40 lives and leaving 50 others seriously injured on Saturday, the fury of lightning returned to add to five more to the toll on Sunday. Three of the victims of lightning were from Dhenkanal district: Abhiram Dehuri (50) of Santhasara village in Gondia block, Sadananda Dhal (47) of Ganjeidihi village […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 40 people were killed and more than 50 seriously injured in lightning in several places across Odisha on Saturday. According to sources, while the highest number of eight deaths was reported from Bhadrak, seven persons each were killed in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, six in Khurda district, three in Jajpur, two […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 30 people died and 36 more seriously injured in lightning in several places across Odisha today. Of the 30 killed, eight are from Bhadrak, seven from Balasore district, six from Khurda district, three from Jajpur, two from Nayagarh and one each from Kendrapara, Sambalpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Reports from Balasore district […]

Kamakhyanagar: Two persons were killed when lightning struck them at Haladikundi Chhak in Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal district this morning. Reports said two persons—Chulia Pradhan of Haladikundi village and Nidhi Tisku of Kainya Sahi village of Balikuma panchayat – were out on some work in the morning. While they were on the way, heavy rain came […]

Nabarangpur: In a tragic incident, three members of a family were killed in a lightning strike at Gandadihi village under Raighar block in the district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Raghu Harijan, Upendra Harijan and Bijay Harijan. According to sources, the incident took place when the trio was tending their goats at […]

Nuapada: In an unfortunate incident, three persons were killed and two others injured in a lightning strike at Kulekela village under Boden police limits of Nuapara district. The injured have been admitted to Boden hospital. The incident occurred in an orchard when some people went to collect fallen mangoes after a squall. Lightning struck when […]