Sunstroke

A 21-year-old pregnant tribal woman has died of sunstroke after walking for seven kilometres from a village to go to a primary health centre (PHC) and then return home in Maharashtra's Palghar district, health officials said on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday appointed a one-member committee to probe the deaths of 14 persons in the Maharashtra Bhushan award event held in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on April 16.

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths of people due to sunstroke during or after the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Kharghar.

Maharashtra opposition leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday demanded the registration of a culpable homicide case against the state government over the deaths due to sunstroke at the state award event held in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

The Raigad district disaster management cell had taken into account the sunstroke possibility at the Navi Mumbai event and made arrangements but as water in tankers and taps became hot due to heat, many attendees couldn't quench their thirst.

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday targetted the Maharashtra government over the death of 12 people due to sunstroke after a state award event in Navi Mumbai and demanded the formation of a panel to probe the incident.

The death toll due to sunstroke at the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award event in Navi Mumbai rose to 13 after the death of a 55-year-old man while eight patients are undergoing treatment, a civic official said on Monday.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday blamed the Maharashtra government for the death of 11 people due to sunstroke after attending an award function and claimed politics prevailed over the convenience of people.

Extreme heat has claimed a man's life in Telangana. The police said a man who came to a court complex in the state collapsed due to heatstroke. Visuals show the man being carried to a waiting ambulance.

A 50-year-old farmer died due to sunstroke in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, an official said on Friday. The farmer, Limbaraj Sukale, died when he took a break while working at a farm on Thursday, he said.

A 15-year-old boy allegedly died due to a sunstroke while playing, the police said.

A 26-year-old candidate died and four others fainted during the physical fitness test being taken here as part of the recruitment process of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB), police said.

Sunstroke toll mounted to 17 in Odisha today even as the temperature dropped further following more rains which brought significant respite from the scorching heat.

Three heat-related deaths have been reported in Odisha from Angul district, two each from Sambalpur and Bargarh, and one from Balangir district.

Another person died of sunstroke in Odisha on saturday, taking the number of deaths this summer to five, while eight persons were killed and 14 injured when a nor'wester hit a number of south Bengal districts.

A 21-year-old pregnant tribal woman has died of sunstroke after walking for seven kilometres from a village to go to a primary health centre (PHC) and then return home in Maharashtra's Palghar district, health officials said on Monday.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday appointed a one-member committee to probe the deaths of 14 persons in the Maharashtra Bhushan award event held in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on April 16.

NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths of people due to sunstroke during or after the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Kharghar.

Maharashtra opposition leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday demanded the registration of a culpable homicide case against the state government over the deaths due to sunstroke at the state award event held in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

The Raigad district disaster management cell had taken into account the sunstroke possibility at the Navi Mumbai event and made arrangements but as water in tankers and taps became hot due to heat, many attendees couldn't quench their thirst.

NCP MP Supriya Sule on Monday targetted the Maharashtra government over the death of 12 people due to sunstroke after a state award event in Navi Mumbai and demanded the formation of a panel to probe the incident.

The death toll due to sunstroke at the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award event in Navi Mumbai rose to 13 after the death of a 55-year-old man while eight patients are undergoing treatment, a civic official said on Monday.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday blamed the Maharashtra government for the death of 11 people due to sunstroke after attending an award function and claimed politics prevailed over the convenience of people.

Extreme heat has claimed a man's life in Telangana. The police said a man who came to a court complex in the state collapsed due to heatstroke. Visuals show the man being carried to a waiting ambulance.

A 50-year-old farmer died due to sunstroke in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, an official said on Friday. The farmer, Limbaraj Sukale, died when he took a break while working at a farm on Thursday, he said.

A 15-year-old boy allegedly died due to a sunstroke while playing, the police said.

A 26-year-old candidate died and four others fainted during the physical fitness test being taken here as part of the recruitment process of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB), police said.

Sunstroke toll mounted to 17 in Odisha today even as the temperature dropped further following more rains which brought significant respite from the scorching heat.

Three heat-related deaths have been reported in Odisha from Angul district, two each from Sambalpur and Bargarh, and one from Balangir district.

Another person died of sunstroke in Odisha on saturday, taking the number of deaths this summer to five, while eight persons were killed and 14 injured when a nor'wester hit a number of south Bengal districts.