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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Heavy rains in East UP likely; light to moderate showers elsewhere
Starting Tuesday, eastern Uttar Pradesh is likely to see heavy rains due to increased monsoon activity in the state, according to weather officials. Rising water levels of the Ganga at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Saturday (Rajesh Kumar) 'Under the effect of a low pressure developing in the Bay of Bengal, rainfall activity is likely to increase again in eastern Uttar Pradesh from the late night of July 14 or early hours of July 15 (Tuesday). Light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places in the state with heavy rainfall at some places,' said senior scientist at the Lucknow Met office Atul Kumar Singh. Citing reasons for a possible slight decrease in the rain intensity and distribution of rainfall on July 13 and 14, Singh said, 'Due to the cyclonic circulation formed over north-eastern Madhya Pradesh moving towards the west and the monsoon trough shifting a little southwards from its normal position, there was a possibility of fewer rain.' So far during this Monsoon, Bundelkhand and surrounding districts have received 2 to 3 times more rainfall than the average. For instance, Lalitpur received the highest rainfall of 603.8 mm against the normal of 200.1 mm since June 1, an excess of 202%. While many districts of Purvanchal have received much less rainfall than normal, he said. Meanwhile, in West UP, Marconi in Lalitpur district received 163 mm rainfall, Auraiya 103.6 mm, Bijnor 82 mm, Jhansi-78.4 mm, Amroha 65 mm, Mahoba 62 mm, Hamirpur 52 mm and Agra 51 mm on Sunday. In East UP, Fatehpur Tehsil (Barabanki) received 140 mm, Ankinghat (Kanpur City) 117.2 mm, Baberu (Banda) 110 mm, Pratapgarh 94 mm, Kannauj 91.8 mm, Varanasi Airport 67.2 mm, Sitapur 61 mm, Nawabganj Tehsil (Barabanki) 58 mm, Rajghat (Varanasi) 56.6 mm, Sultanpur 45.2 mm, Rae Bareilly 43.8 mm of rain. Lucknow's rain deficit down to 9% Malihabad near Lucknow recorded 42.5 mm rainfall till 8.30 am on Sunday, after which the rain deficit in the state capital reduced to just 9 per cent from 30 per cent on Friday. Since June 1, Lucknow has seen 159.6 mm of rainfall activity against the normal of 175.7mm. On Monday, the capital may see partly cloudy skies giving way to 'generally cloudy' skies towards the evening with one or two spells of light rain/thundershower.
India Today
27-04-2025
- India Today
Canadian national arrested in Varanasi for hoax bomb threat on IndiGo flight
A Canadian national was arrested for giving false information about a bomb being inside a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight that had taken off from incident occurred Saturday night when Nishant Yohanthan, a Canadian national, suddenly started shouting that there was a bomb inside his bag. The Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight was on the runway at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi when panic aircraft, along with the passengers' luggage, was thoroughly checked after it made an emergency landing at Varanasi Airport. The entire operation caused a temporary disruption to the flight's scheduled route and airport operations. "A man named Nishant Yohanthan started shouting that there was a bomb in his bag and it would explode. Consequently, the protocol under the Aircraft Act was followed and the plane was taken to isolation for checking. A thorough checking for three to four hours was done but nothing was found. The flight took off after checking and the man has been arrested," Prateek Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) told Aaj Tak, India Today's sister thorough inspection, it was confirmed that no explosive device was found, and that it was a hoax. Nishant, who had made the claim was immediately handed over to the local on April 26, a passenger on an IndiGo flight which had just taken off from Varanasi, informed the crew that there was a bomb inside the flight. Following the threat, emergency protocols were promptly initiated,' Akash Patel, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Akash Patel said that Nishant was interrogated by multiple security agencies and it was revealed that he had made the fake claim in an apparent attempt to delay airport operations."We are taking the matter seriously, and the Canadian High Commission will also be informed about the developments," the DCP added.(Inputs from Roushan Jaiswal.)Must Watch
