"lightning"

Amaravati: Tragedy struck in the form of lightning, killing four farm workers and injuring three others in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh. Police sources said the victims were working in an eucalyptus farm and had been resting in a tent in the field when lightning struck on Tuesday night. The three injured farm workers were […]

Kothagudem: A man died and his wife suffered injuries in a lightning strike at Anjaneyapuram village of Yellandu mandal in the district on Tuesday night. The deceased A Ramulu (52) along with his wife Venkatamma was returning home after working in their agriculture field when the incident took place. Ramulu, who fell unconscious following the […]

Mancherial: A farm labourer was killed after being struck by lightning in Kotapalli mandal headquarters on Friday. The victim was Sundilla Ramleela (45), the wife of Devaiah from Kotapalli mandal centre. Ramleela died on the spot after the lightning struck her when she was engaged in a farm activity on the outskirts of Kotapalli. Some […]

Sitapur: Four persons were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, a governmental official said. According to reports, Sampat, 32, and his wife Bhula Devi, 30, died on Sunday evening after they were struck by lightning while sowing paddy in a field in Semra Nagrauli village. […]

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological department – Hyderabad on Saturday evening said that Hyderabad could witness light to moderate rains in some parts of the city during the next three hours. According to IMD-Hyderabad forecast, parts of Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Vikarabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet, Medak, Nizamabad, Jangaon, and Rajanna Siricilla districts could […]

Adilabad: While the long spell of rains brought cheer to all, the lightning strikes became a cause for concern for the farmers. Evidently, 10 farmers including a woman and a boy were stuck dead by lightning in different parts of erstwhile Adilabad district over the fortnight. Farmers are now tensed by the consecutive deaths caused […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Another farmer died after being struck by lightning when he was sowing cotton seeds in his farm in Chintalamanepalli mandal centre on Friday. The victim was identified as Rauthu Ravuji (42), a resident of Chintalamanepalli mandal headquarters. Ravuji lost consciousness when the lightning struck him. He breathed his last while being shifted […]

Adilabad: In two different incidents, a farm labourer and a woman farmer were struck dead by lightning, while two others sustained injuries in Narnoor and Indervelli mandals on Friday. Medical condition of the injured person is said to be critical. It is eighth incident reported in erstwhile Adilabad district. In the first instance, the victim […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In three different incidents, three farmers were killed after being struck by lightning in the district on Monday. In the first instance, Sathgare Rekha Bai (41) died when lightning struck her while she was returning from her agriculture field at Vaigam village in Koutala mandal. Two other women who were with Rekha […]

Adilabad: A farmer died after being struck by lightning when he was taking up some activity in his agriculture field at Dhanora village in Bheempur mandal on Saturday. The victim was Goskulla Ashanna Yadav (50), a resident of Dhanora village. Ashanna died on the spot when the lightning struck him. He was readying his farm […]

Hyderabad: After experiencing intense heat on Sunday until the afternoon, Hyderabad may get some relief as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) – Hyderabad has forecasted rain in the city for the next three hours, according to a press release issued around 3 pm. “Light to moderate thunderstorms with rain accompanied by lightning and gusty winds […]

Mancherial: A teenaged shepherd died after he was struck by lightning at Velmapalli village in Kotapalli mandal on Sunday. Sources said that the deceased was Mukinavena Kotesh (18), a resident of Velmapalli village. Kotesh was killed after being struck by lightning while he was having lunch underneath a tree on the outskirts of the village. […]

Sangareddy: A 24-year-old youth died when lightning struck him at Sattegama village of Narayankhed mandal on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as Mahesh. Mahesh had gone to his field along with his mother Anjamma to harvest some grass for cattle. While they were returning home, the area witnessed heavy rain coupled with thunderbolts. A […]

Mancherial: In a tragic incident, a woman and her one-year old son died on the spot, while her husband received injuries after being struck by lightning here on Monday. Mancherial police and an eyewitness Akireddy Chandraiah said that the deceased were Ande Mounika (28), and her son Shriyan alias Viswateja, residents of Gaddampalli hamlet in […]

The incident is from Sunday when these tourists were out enjoy a pleasant evening some were busy taking selfies while others chatting when they were struck down.

In a major tragedy in Jaipur, 11 persons, mostly youths, were killed and eight others injured when lightning struck them on a hill near the Amber Fort

Fourteen people died in Prayagraj, five in Kanpur Dehat, three each in Firozabad and Kaushambhi and two each in Unnao and Chitrakoot after lightning struck them.

Yapala Ellamma (30), a dailywage earner and a widow, died on the spot after being struck by lightning at Nipani village in Bheempur mandal in Adilabad district on Tuesday evening

The deceased were identified as Chatla Veeraraju (65) and Bhaskar Rao (70)

Residents of Dharmapuri temple town, Baki Rajanarsu (58) and his son Mahender (30) were struck by lightning while they were arranging nets to hunt fish in Godavari river