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Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Elephant kills man in Koderma, area sees 4th death in 2 months
1 2 Koderma: Fifty-five-year-old Ravindra Yadav of Pispiro village was trampled to death by an elephant on Sunday morning, bringing the total number of fatalities in the Jainagar police station area in the past two months to four. According to villagers, Yadav ventured into the field to defecate when he was attacked by an elephant. Angry villagers accused the forest department of negligence. They said that the department's failure to effectively drive away elephants from human settlements to forest habitats is directly responsible for these tragic incidents. Villagers and local public representatives allege that the forest department is merely performing a "formality" in its efforts, leading to continued attacks by wild elephants. Upon receiving news of the incident, Jainagar police arrived at the scene. The forest department promptly provided a cash compensation of Rs 25,000 to the family for cremation. DFO Saumitra Shukla described the incident as "unfortunate." He said that the forest department was making announcements in the area, urging people to avoid approaching elephants and to stay away from herds until they are safely chased away. He assured that the victim's family would receive compensation as per norms as early as possible.
News18
23-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
Why Did Army Officers Visit The Home Of A Kargil Martyr In UP After 25 Years?
Last Updated: Avnish's elder brother, Ravindra Yadav, told Local18 he feels immense pride in his brother's sacrifice and saw his brother's spirit reflected in the soldiers who visited In a heartfelt initiative, the Indian Army is visiting the homes of soldiers martyred during the Kargil War to support their families and uplift their spirits. Recently, army officers and soldiers from Kargil visited the home of martyr Avnish Kumar Yadav in Sitab Diara village, situated on the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border. Avnish Kumar Yadav joined the army, completed his training, and was deployed to Kargil just two months before the war broke out. During the conflict, he bravely confronted the Pakistani soldiers and forced them to retreat. Tragically, he was struck by enemy fire during a counterattack and was martyred. In a conversation with Local18, Avnish's elder brother, Ravindra Yadav, expressed his pride in his brother's service, saying, 'My brother served the country. I am very proud of Avnish. Today, after 25 years, I see my brother's face in the army officers and soldiers who came to my house. It feels as if my younger brother has come home on leave. I am very happy that Indian Army soldiers have come to inquire about my well-being." Avnish's mother, Somriya Devi, while proud of her son's sacrifice, urged the government to honour him with a memorial statue, noting, 'It has been many years since he was martyred, but no memorial has been built till date." His father, Shivji Yadav, emotionally added, 'I have no words for my martyred son. People recognise me because of what he has done, and I feel proud of his martyrdom." Explaining the purpose of these visits, Subedar Amitabh Das of the Indian Army stated that soldiers are visiting the families of Kargil martyrs to check on their well-being and identify any challenges they might be facing, with efforts underway to resolve any issues reported by the families. First Published: June 23, 2025, 18:29 IST
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Relief, but a wreck: Squall hits NCR hard, leaves 5 dead
Noida/Ghaziabad/New Delhi: A fierce dust storm ripped through the region on Wednesday evening, with wind speeds gusting up to 79 kmph, followed by heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and thunder, providing much-needed relief from the scorching heat that saw the "feels like" temperature soar to 50.2 degrees Celsius at noon. The extreme weather condition, which started around 8.30pm, was due to a southward-moving convection. It lasted less than an hour, but in that hour five people were killed, several trees and signage were uprooted or damaged, and motorists faced a harrowing time due to traffic snarls. A 60-year-old woman and her 4-year-old grandson died during the storm when a shed crashed into them from the terrace of a 21-storey highrise at Migsun Ultimo in Greater Noida's Omicron 3. The two were rushing back into the society after the squall caught them off guard. Ravindra Yadav, a resident of the society told TOI that the boy was on a bicycle and his grandmother was watching over him. "The incident happened near Sun 4 tower just as the woman and her grandson were about to enter the tower ans go to their sixth-floor flat. The shed, which covers the shaft of the tower, broke due to the strong winds and fell on them. The woman died on spot, she was decapitated, while the child was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Later, according to his father, the child passed away as well," said Yadav, who is a neighbour of the family. In Ghaziabad, a tree came crashing down on a biker, killing him on the spot near Hapur Chungi intersection. Motorists nearby had a narrow escape. Two persons were also killed in Delhi. At Nizamuddin, a man with disabilities died when a light mast fell on his tricycle, while at Gokalpuri, a man died when a tree fell on him. As the wind speed peaked around 9.30pm in the two NCR cities—touching 63 kmph in Noida and touching 70 kmph in Ghaziabad—two massive signboards collapsed near Golf Course metro station and Sector 142, severely hampering traffic movement on the Noida expressway during the evening rush hour. Trees uprooted on the busy Film City and Sector 18 roads also added to tailbacks. Low visibility due to the dust storm had a ripple effect. Noida DCP (traffic) Lakhan Singh Yadav said traffic cops were deployed at multiple points on the expressway to streamline traffic. "Cranes and hydraulic machines had to be brought in to remove the hoarding from the expressway," he said, adding that traffic movement normalised on DND Flyway, Film City, stretch near sectors 62, 18 and 52 metro stations by 9.30pm. In Ghaziabad, a signboad collapsed on CISF Road in Indirapuram, while a tree fell on the road leading to Hindon Civil Terminal from Mohan Nagar, disrupting traffic movement in the areas. "Iron mesh erected on both sides of the Hindon barrage bridge, which connects Indirapuram with Sidharth Vihar, was uprooted in the storm, leading to a tailback," Saurav Jha, a resident of Gaur Sidhartham, who was on his way back home from the gym, said. GMC officials said that they received multiple reports of tree fall cases from Hindon elevated road, Duhai and Muradnagar. Metro operations, meanwhile, were affected on both the Delhi Metro's Red Line corridor and Noida Metro's Aqua Line. A statement issued by DMRC said, "Due to the sudden windstorm, there was some damage to the OHE or external objects falling/coming onto metro tracks at certain locations. As a result, metro services are affected and being regulated on these affected sections on the Red, Yellow, and Pink Lines near Shaheed Nagar, Jahangirpuri, and Nijamudin stations, respectively. Efforts are being made to remove these objects and restore the OHE on an immediate basis to restore normalcy. " Noida metro services were briefly suspended due to the hailstorm. At least 10 flights were diverted to Jaipur and Mumbai, while over 50 flights were delayed. Power supply was also disrupted in large parts of the NCR. The intense rain spell and hailstorm led to a sudden fall in temperature by up to 14 degrees Celsius. The temperature at 7.30pm read 37 degrees Celsius, but an hour later, the mercury had fallen to 23 degrees. The weatherman, however, hasn't predicted a respite, with both temperatures and humidity set to increase in the next few days. The feels-like temperature reached 50.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday against 49.6 degrees Celsius the previous day. The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, on Wednesday though slightly reduced from the 41.8 degrees of Tuesday. The minimum temperature was 30.2 degrees Celsius, which was the highest this month, against 28.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The humidity oscillated between 42% and 68%, which was slightly lower than a day earlier yet uncomfortable. IMD has issued a yellow alert for hot and humid conditions till Friday. On Thursday, Noida's maximum is likely to hover between 39 and 41 degrees Celsius. Air quality in Noida's Sector 116, which deteriorated to 301 at 6pm after the dust storm, improved to 190 after the thundershowers.
