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Economic Times | 15 May, 2021 | 02.11PM IST
Cyclone Tauktae LIVE Updates: Cyclone Tauktae likely to reach Maharashtra by tonight/tomorrow, 3 NDRF teams Mumbai
3 teams in Mumbai, 1 in Goa & 14 deputed at Pune HQ. CycloneTauktae 250km away, likely to reach Maharashtra by tonight/tomorrow. It'd be far from Western coast hence will have minimal impact. Strong wind, rainfall expected in coastal districts: Anupam Srivastava, Commandant NDRF
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Air strikes, rockets drag Israel-Gaza conflict into sixth day
- Israel pummelled Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants launched rocket barrages at Israel on Saturday, with no sign yet of an imminent end to the worst escalation in years after six days of conflict and amid a rising death toll.
- U.S. and Arab diplomats were seeking to calm the situation after a night of violence that saw militants fire about 200 rockets at cities in Israel, whose planes struck what it said were targets used by Hamas, the Islamist group that runs Gaza.
3 teams in Mumbai, 1 in Goa & 14 deputed at Pune HQ. CycloneTauktae 250km away, likely to reach Maharashtra by tonight/tomorrow.
It'd be far from Western coast hence will have minimal impact. Strong wind, rainfall expected in coastal districts: Anupam Srivastava, Commandant NDRF
Delhi govt to start oxygen concentrator bank from today, home delivery in 2 hours
While addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed that banks have been set up in each district with 200 concentrators each. Oxygen concentrators will be delivered to the homes of patients who are home isolating in less than two hours time.
Congress' hands are always with black marketers & hoarders. Navneet Kalra is directly in links with Congress. 7500 O2 concentrators, worth Rs 13 cr, were seized from Navneet Kalra & Matrix Cellular CEO Gaurav Khanna's gang
- Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP MP from Delhi
Tiger found dead in buffer zone of Bandhavgarh reserve in Madhya Pradesh, taking the number of tiger fatalities reported in the state to three within a week: Official
Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana
Rahul takes potshot at Modi over dead bodies in Ganga
After several decomposed bodies were found floating in the river Ganga in several cities of Uttar Pradesh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday indirectly took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the one who said that Mother Ganga has called him, has made it cry.
Biden signs executive order revoking measures issued by Trump
The order signed on Friday will revoke the measure to establish a "National Garden of American Heroes" that called for erecting statues of hundreds of prominent Americans though some of them are controversial over their racial records, reports Xinhua news agency.
US city to pay $10mn to family of unarmed black man killed by police
- The US city of Columbus has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Andre Hill, an unarmed African-American man who was shot dead by police in December 2020, local media reported.
- The settlement, the largest in the city's history, will move to the Columbus City Council for a vote on May 17, reports Xinhua news agency.
Cairn Energy sues Air India to enforce $1.2 bln arbitration award - Court filing
Reports Reuters
This morning I visited Tingrai Market in Digboi to inspect the site of the blast on May 14. Have instructed Assam Police to ensure expeditious investigations and arrest of perpetrators
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Cyclone Alert for Gujarat & Diu coasts
Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea: Cyclone Alert… https://t.co/JiDOiY9yvJ
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) 1621051385000Indian Coast Guard ship Vikram rescued distressed fishing boat Badhriya with 3 crew off Kannur, Kerala in a midnight operation yesterday
All crew safe onboard Vikram and being taken to Kochi for handing over: Indian Coast Guard
West Bengal: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visits Kenda Mari Jalpai village in Nandigram of Purba Medinipur district and interacts with the people affected by the post-poll violence in the state
Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray asks authorities in coastal districts of the state to remain alert and well-equipped in view of IMD's warning about Cyclone Tauktae
Due to the adverse weather conditions expected over Arabian Sea, flights to and from Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Goa, and Ahmedabad are likely to be impacted till 17th May, 2021: Vistara
Due to Cyclone Tauktae, flights to/from Kannur are impacted: IndiGo
Thunderstorm, light rain likely in Delhi
Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain are likely to occur in several places in Delhi on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department said.
Gearing Up
Odisha: 5 NDRF team from 3rd battalion Munduli, Bhubaneswar proceeding to Gujarat for any emergency relief works in… https://t.co/53LO7QZosy
— ANI (@ANI) 1621054184000Tashi Yangjom from Arunachal Pradesh scales Mt Everest
I extend heartiest congratulations to Tashi Yangjom from Arunachal Pradesh for scaling Mt Everest & becoming first Indian woman climber to Everest in 2021. She was trained at National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports in Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh: Union Sports Minister
Congress leader and six-time MP from Amritsar, Raghunandan Lal Bhatia, passes away after brief illness: Family sources
PM Narendra Modi to hold an important meeting today to review preparations against the upcoming Cyclone Tauktae
Top officers across the Government and NDMA to participate
Cyclone Tauktae: Central Water Commission predicts severe flood situation in Kerala, TN
- As cyclone Tauktae furthers closer into the Indian West Coast, the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Saturday issued an 'orange bulletin' for Kerala and Tamil Nadu, predicting a severe flood situation in the two states.
- Water levels are likely to reach 'danger' and highest flood levels, the CWC said.
- As of 8 am today morning, rivers Manimala, Achankovil in Kerala and Kodaiyar in Tamil Nadu continued flowing in 'Severe situation', all three above their danger levels.
UN aiding Palestinians amid escalating violence
- The UN, in the face of escalating violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip and rising casualties, is aiding as many people in the Palestinian territory in need as possible.
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing its partners, reported on Friday that civilian infrastructure damage in the Gaza Strip includes more than 20 schools, reports Xinhua news agency.
China detains 95, punishes 2,500 firms in latest environment probe
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to utilise PM CARES Fund to procure COVID-19 vaccine, install oxygen plants and other essential equipment.
Rebel YSRCP MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju brought to Andhra Pradesh CID office in Guntur last night.
He was arrested from his residence in Hyderabad yesterday in a case under provisions of IPC on the allegations that he acted in a way detrimental to the prestige of the state govt.
