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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
12 districts sizzle above 40°C, no relief for next 2 days
Patna: Residents of the southern districts of the state, including Patna, are unlikely to get relief from the heat for the next two days. The maximum temperatures of several districts has crossed 40 degrees Celsius in the past few days. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Anand Shankar, scientist at the IMD Patna, said on Wednesday that no favourable conditions for arrival of monsoon are visible for the next three or four days. Temperatures in 12 districts were recorded above 40 degrees Celsius. The places which have been witnessing scorching heat, include Patna, Gaya, Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran, Chhapra in Saran, Darbhanga, Dehri (Rohtas), Motihari in East Champaran, Gopalganj, Buxar, Bhojpur, Aurangabad and Ziradei in Siwan. The maximum temperature of most of the southern districts of the state, including Patna, is expected to remain in the range of 38-40 degrees Celsius for the next two days, while the minimum temperature will remain around 28-30 degrees Celsius in southern parts of the state. No major change in the maximum temperature of the state is likely to happen in the next 48 hours. The temperature could witness a fall after two days. The minimum temperature is also expected to remain unchanged for the next three to four days. On Wednesday, Buxar recorded the maximum temperature of 42.8 degrees Celsius, while Banka recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Patna was recorded at 40.7 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, IMD has forecast scattered rainfall at a few places in the northern districts of the state for the next two days. A yellow alert of thunderstorms with lightning activity at one or two places in these districts was issued for Thursday. An orange alert for Friday was also issued for some places in the north-western and north-central parts of the state. Winds in these areas are likely to blow at a speed of 50-60 km per hour, along with thunderstorms and lightning.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Virender Kanwar becomes Volleyball Federation of India president
Virender Kanwar from Himachal Pradesh became the president of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) after defeating Nagaland's Prem Singh Bajor by a mere two votes in the long-awaited polls that picked an interim panel, here on Saturday. Kanwar polled 33 votes, two more than his close rival Bajor. The third candidate in the fray -- Bihar's Anand Shankar -- surprisingly did not get a single vote. Ramanand Choudhary from Rajasthan became the new general secretary after getting 33 votes, beating Maharashtra's Nilesh Jagtap by four votes. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2 & 3 BHK Home @Dosti West County starts ₹1.32 Cr+* Dosti West County Book Now Undo The polls, which were to be held originally in February 2024, elected the interim body as per the Delhi High Court order . "As per the Court order it is an interim body till the petitions regarding the elections are not decided. Also after the federation brings in required amendments, a fresh election will be held, the court order further stated. The federation will also have to provide timely reports on developments to the Court," according to a press release. Live Events The newly-elected body will now have to make the federation Sports Code-compliant, constitute an Athletes Commission, and bring in the required amendments as per the roadmap suggested by the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The federation will have to provide timely reports to the Court on the developments. The newly elected President, Virender Kanwar said, "As per the Court's directives, we are fully committed to implementing all necessary compliances under the Sports Code. We will soon call an Annual General Meeting to take key decisions and build a capable, transparent, and accountable federation." A three-member steering committee which has Rohit Rajpal, Stephen Bock (FIVB representative), and Hitesh Malhotra (FIVB Head of Empowerment) as members will support the elected panel to carry forward the work of the ad-hoc panel. Rajpal was also the chairman of the ad-hoc panel that ran the affairs of the VFI for nearly 14 months. Rajasthan's Ramanand Choudhary won the key post of General Secretary after getting 33 votes, beating Maharashtra's Nilesh Jagtap (29 votes) by a small margin. Telangana's N V Hanmanath and Susanta Biswa from Assam received 36 votes each to take the two Vice Presidents' posts ahead of Sidharth Daluja (J&K, 27 votes) and Vijay Dangre (Maharashtra, 23 votes). Hari Singh Chauhan from Madhya Pradesh won the election for the post of treasurer while Anand Shankar and Kuldeep Vats grabbed the two posts of joint secretary. Binoy Josh, Mithlesh Kumar, Uttam Raj, S Ramadasse and Partha Das got elected as members of the Executive Committee. Justice P. Krishna Bhat (Retd.), conducted the elections as the court-appointed Returning Officer while observers from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) also monitored the proceedings. "The world body FIVB has invested heavily in India in the last 15 months. They helped in setting up a Centre of Excellence as part of the SAI centre. So it wanted that a steering committee be formed to keep track of developments so that the good work can be carried forward," Rajpal said.
