Locust swarm headed towards Banda
India | June 13, 2020 14:48 ISTA swarm of locusts was headed towards Banda city after attacking crops and plants in a village in the district, an agriculture department official said on Saturday.
A swarm of locusts was headed towards Banda city after attacking crops and plants in a village in the district, an agriculture department official said on Saturday.
A 48-year-old motorcycle rider died here when a speeding truck ran over him, police said on Sunday. According to Circle Officer (City) Alok Mishra, the accident took place on Saturday at Mahokhar village.
"In the night, the cattle shed caught fire under mysterious circumstances, and the 65-year-old man was burnt to death," Inspector Manoj Kumar Shukla, posted at Rath police station, said.
Sterilization camp was held in the hospital on Tuesday and some women lay down on the floor due to paucity of beds...the hospital has only 30 beds," the Chief Medical Superintendent(CMS) Dr Santosh Kumar said.
There were 50 passengers on the bus which was on its way to Fatehpur from Banda, the SP said.
"We wear helmets at work to protect ourselves in case any mishap takes place. We have informed the seniors several times about the condition of the building, but no one has taken any action in the matter. Perhaps, they are waiting for some of us to get killed before the repairs begin," said one of the employees.
While trying to avoid hitting the cattle, the priest's driver Rahul lost control of the vehicle and it hit a roadside tree, police said.
According to the family members, the deceased, Kallu Prasad was beaten outside the bank by two persons after he had taken out money from the bank.
Residents beat up a mentally ill person and a drunk man on suspicion of being child lifters and then handed them over to police in Banda district, officials said on Thursday. Kalvanganj police outpost in-charge Shalini Singh Bhadauria said a mentally ill person was beaten up by locals in Khutla area on Wednesday after they suspected him to be a child lifter.
Hot and dry weather persisted over Uttar Pradesh, with Banda recording the highest temperature in the state at 47.2 degrees Celsius -- five notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
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