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Amphan Cyclone may intensify as super cyclone in 12 hours; Odisha, West Bengal on alert
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cyclone warning with Odisha and West Bengal in its crosshairs, that Cyclone Amphan is likely to become a super cyclone in 12 hours. Cyclone Amphan intensfied into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal after gaining strength, thus increasing the possibility of heavy rain and high-velocity wind in the areas that have been put on alert.
IMD on Monday afternoon tweeted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a high-level? meeting at 4 a.m. tonight to examine the readiness.
Pradeep Jena, Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha told ANI, As this year we are facing the coronavirus threat, we cannot have infrastructure where people can be crammed into during cyclone. Keeping in mind the social distancing norms, a number of large temporary shelters with basic amenities have been identified to be used during the cyclone. These are basically school and college buildings. Keeping mind the lockdown norms, a number of large temporary shelters have been identified in the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted. To review the current cyclone situation in different parts of the world, PM narendramodi ji will lead a high-level meeting with MHA & NDMA today at 4 p.m.
A few other southern states were also affected by bad weather as a result of the storm. Very heavy rain alert? has been released for Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim and Meghalaya until this Thursday. The Meteorological Department has warned fishermen in Odisha and 12 other districts near Puri coast and have advised them not to move north of The Bay of Bengal and off-coast of Odisha-West Bengal as on May 18. The Indian Coast Guards have also been prepared for contingency rescue operations.
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COVID-19
Thane Municipal Corporation adds 25 beds as COVID cases rise
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) added 25 additional beds in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa apart from arranging a special ward dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The total number of active patients in the city stood at 252 while five succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, TMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar said a ‘death audit’ of patients who died of COVID would be conducted. The TMC has ensured it has additional stock of oxygen concentrators, testing kits, medicines, to name a few. Bangar told HT, “Due to the increasing number of Covid patients, it is necessary for everyone to be alert.”
He added, The number of Covid tests should be increased to stay one step ahead of the disease. As a result, the number of patients is likely to increase due to increased testing. However, as per the ‘test, isolate, treat’ protocol for Covid, it becomes necessary to isolate and treat more and more patients. The testing centres will not remain closed even for a single day. At the same time, more arrangements for testing will be made immediately in public places, markets, railway stations, malls.”
India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.
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Politics
After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, his namesake who contested from Wayanad disqualified

Rahul Gandhi
An independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections named Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses. Gandhi, who’s name figures as ‘Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma’ in an Election Commission list of persons, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had received 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala – a constituency from where ex-Congress MP Rahul Rajiv Gandhi had won with over seven lakh votes.
However, since it is mandatory for all contestants to submit their account of election expenses among other mandatory requirements under EC rules and the Representation of the People Act.
Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stood disqualified to contest polls from September 13, 2021 till September 13, 2024. According to Section 10A, the Election Commission can disqualify a contestant for a period of three years from the date of the order if he/she has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure.
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Nagpur News
Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours
A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city, out of which 15 belonged to urban area while and 6 were from the rural areas, and one from outside Nagpur district.
At present, there are 72 active patients in the city. Three new cases of the new XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19 were detected that took the total tally to five in the district.
India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.
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