Bengaluru set to record wettest May in history: Report
Bengaluru: Bengaluru is reportedly on track to make history this May, with rainfall expected to surpass last year's record of 30.5 cm, making it the wettest May ever recorded in the city.
The capital city has already received 24.6 cm of rain as of May 19, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and with more than 10 days remaining and additional rainfall forecasted, meteorologists predict the city will break the 2023 record. "In another two days, we might cross the 30-cm mark. This May could become the wettest ever," Deccan Herald quoted N. Puviarasan, Head of the Bengaluru Meteorological Centre, as saying.
Last year, Bengaluru set a new record of 30.5 cm in May, surpassing the previous 66-year-old record of 28.7 cm from 1957. The city's rainfall this May is already well above the monthly average of 128.7 mm recorded since 2015. Prior to 2023, Bengaluru’s May rainfall had averaged 18.5 cm, with the lowest in 2020 and 2021 at 13 cm.
From March 1 to May 19, the Bengaluru City observatory recorded 290 mm (29 cm) of rain—172 mm above normal. The city's total annual rainfall so far has reached 30 cm, nearly one-third of the usual 98 cm expected for the entire year, added the report.
Puviarasan attributed the intense rains to a system over the Bay of Bengal. "Usually, we get this kind of rain after the monsoon onset. But this year, monsoon-like circulations arrived early," he explained.
The maximum temperature in Bengaluru is expected to range between 27°C and 28°C, while the minimum will hover around 20°C, until Wednesday.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
ALSO READ: UP: Girl kidnapped, raped multiple times over 25 days; accused held
The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
