The Latest Breaking News from Ballia

Under a major reshuffle in the state police department, the Yogi government has transferred 18 IPS officers, Read further on Dynamite News;

Clerk suspended for assigning duty to deceased employee during Governor's Ballia visit; disciplinary action initiated.

BALLIA: A 20-year-old student, Roshan Verma, preparing for IIT in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his native home in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested five Naxalites including a woman from Ballia district. Read further on Dynamite News:

According to the Lucknow correspondent of Dynamite News, 2012 batch IPS officer Rajkaran Nayyar has been transferred as Senior Superintendent of Police to Ayodhya and S Anand has been shifted to Ballia as Superintendent of Police. Must read further on Dynamite News:

In five days in June, Ballia district recorded temperatures between 43°C and 45°C as well as several deaths. In regions like Ballia, a semi-arid small town of three lakh people, which is located in a heatwave-prone State, high temperatures could result in heat strokes.

At least 166 people have died in two of India’s most populous states over recent days as swathes of the country are hit by a heatwave, officials have said.

A team from the health department in Lucknow has arrived at the hospital to investigate the cause of these deaths. Read further on Dynamite News:

Nearly 170 people have died in two of India's most populous states in recent days amid a sweltering heatwave, officials said Monday, as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and routine power outages add to the challenges.

Nearly 170 people have died in two of India’s most populous states in recent days amid a sweltering heat wave, as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and routine power outages add to the challenges

This environment/weather/other states/national news by The Hindu reported on at least 96 people died in India’s Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on June 18, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heatwave.