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  Lightning strikes from Jaipur to Uttar Pradesh, 49 deaths reports

  News | July 12, 2021 7:20 IST

  Lightning on Sunday late night took over 25 lives including seven children in Jaipur and other parts of Rajasthan.

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  Gusty winds, lightning likely in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh

  India | May 30, 2021 16:34 IST

  Lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph is also expected at isolated places in Uttarakhand, North Punjab, East and West Rajasthan and other areas. 

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  Lightning kills teenager in J&K's Udhampur

  India | May 11, 2021 15:33 IST

  The lightning hit a mud-house in Raslitakran village in Basantgarh around 2:30 am, resulting in on-the-spot death of Joginder Kumar and minor injuries to four other inhabitants, a police official said.

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  Boy dies in lightning strike in Maharashtra's Thane

  India | May 07, 2021 10:04 IST

  14-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in Shahapur tehsil of Maharashtra's Thane district

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  Shimla receives fresh snowfall

  News | February 04, 2021 12:39 IST

  Himachal Pradesh's Shimla received fresh snowfall on February 04. According to the meteorological centre, a long spell of precipitation is expected to continue today and tomorrow.

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  Watch: Hailstorm accompanies rains in Haryana's Hisar

  News | November 15, 2020 22:40 IST

  Haryana's Hisar witnessed a change in weather on November 15.

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  Isolated thunderstorms, lightning in coastal Andhra Pradesh

  India | October 05, 2020 15:17 IST

  The Met department has forecast thunderstorms with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh for the next four days, propelled by low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

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  Bihar: Lightning claims 8 lives in a single day

  India | July 30, 2020 21:15 IST

  At least eight people were killed in lightning incidents in Bihar today. Three each were reported dead in Sheikhpura and Jamui. One each died in Siwan and Begusarai.   

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  Lightning kills 10 people in Bihar; CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia

  India | July 19, 2020 21:04 IST

  Three persons were killed in Purnea, two in Begusarai and one each person in Patna, Saharsa, East Champaran, Madhepura and Darbhanga districts, a Disaster Management Department official said.

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  26 killed as lightning strikes Bihar; CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia

  India | July 02, 2020 21:08 IST

  At least 26 people were killed after being struck by lightning in Bihar on Thursday. Over 100 people have died due to lightning strikes in the state in the last one week, officials said.

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  Rains continue troubling Patna residents even as over 90 killed by thunderstorm, lightning in Bihar

  News | June 26, 2020 19:28 IST

  Severe waterlogging following heavy rain in parts of Patna impacted daily life of the residents.

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  24 killed as lightning strikes Uttar Pradesh; most deaths in Deoria and Prayagraj

  India | June 25, 2020 22:00 IST

  At least 24 people died after lightning struck Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, causing most deaths in Deoria and Prayagraj. Nine people died in Deoria alone while 6 deaths were reported from Prayagraj. Three lost their lives in Ambedkar Nagar and two in Barabanki, while one death each was reported from Kushinagar, Unnao, Fatehpur, and Balrampur.   

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  Lightning strikes Ambala jail premises, no loss of life or property

  India | May 10, 2020 17:55 IST

  Lightning struck at the Ambala central jail premises on Sunday when heavy showers accompanied by strong winds lashed the city, but no loss of life or damage to property was reported.

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  Lightning kills 20 in Pakistan

  World | November 15, 2019 9:56 IST

  At least 30 persons suffered injuries in lightning strike incidents and were brought to hospitals in Mithi, Islamkot and Chhachhro towns.

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  9 killed in lightning strikes in UP

  India | July 22, 2019 17:14 IST

  Nine people were killed due to lightning strikes in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday.

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  Odisha registers 31 per cent decline in number of lightning deaths

  India | July 14, 2019 10:59 IST

  While 465 lightning deaths were recorded in Odisha during the year 2017-18, it came down to 320 in 2018-19 which is about 31 per cent decline in rate of human casualty, said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi.

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  Bihar: 10 killed due to lightning, thunderstorm in 48 hours

  India | June 23, 2019 14:48 IST

  Expressing grief over the incident, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the victim's families.

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  At least 19 killed due to dust storm, lightning in parts of UP

  India | June 07, 2019 12:50 IST

  Different parts of the state witnessed dust storms late on Thursday evening resulting in trees being uprooted and walls collapsing.

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  15 injured in lightning in western Nepal, rehabilitation works underway

  World | April 02, 2019 20:14 IST

  At least 15 people were injured after lightning struck them in remote Achham district in Nepal, which has been battered by a freak storm that has claimed 31 lives and left a trail of destruction.

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  I have never sought poll ticket from BJP since 1989, says Sumitra Mahajan

  April 02, 2019 20:24 IST

  As suspense continued over the BJP's nominee from Indore constituency, Lok Sabha Speaker and local MP Sumitra Mahajan Tuesday said she never sought poll ticket from the party in the last three decades.