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27/05/2021

Cyclone Yaas Live Updates:
Thunderstorms with lightning and moderate rainfall are likely to affect parts of Kolkata, East, and West Medinipur districts of West Bengal for the next few hours, the Indian Meteorological Department tweeted after Cyclone Yaas barrelled through coastal Odisha triggering damage of varying degrees.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Pattnaik on Wednesday announced a 7-day relief to all 128 cyclone-hit villages. He said that all major roads and 80 per cent electricity supply will be restored for commutation in the next 24 hours.

Taking stock of the situation in Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that “the state has been the most affected because we also experienced high tide along with the cyclone fury. At least one crore people were impacted, and three lakh houses and 134 embankments damaged.”

27/05/2021

Reliance Industries launches India’s largest private COVID vaccination drive; to give free jabs to over 1.3 million employees and their families.

27/05/2021

Bengal Covid Restrictions Extended Till June 15
Bengal has over 1.23 lakh active COVID-19 cases.

Bengal has extended Covid-related restrictions on services and movement till June 15. Restrictions currently in place were announced on May 15 and were due to expire at the end of the month.
Mamata Banerjee said Covid numbers in the state - one of those worst affected by the second wave - were declining and, for the economy's sake, she was not announcing a "total lockdown".

"Please don't call this a lockdown. Covid numbers have come down and for the sake of the economy there will be no total lockdown," the Chief Minister said, adding, "The pandemic situation in the state has eased a little because of existing restrictions."

Restrictions announced earlier this month will carry over into the new 'near-lockdown' period.

All offices and educational institutions will be shut, as well transport services, including the Metro.

Emergency services will be allowed, as will home deliveries and other online services.

Grocery stores and shops selling essential items will stay open between 7 and 10 am. Shops selling sweets, including traditional Bengali sweetmeats, can open from 10 am to 5 pm.

26/05/2021

26/05/2021

Cyclone Yaas pounded the beach towns in North Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal as it hit the coast around 9am on Wednesday with a wind speed of 130-140kmph. The location of the landfall was north of Dhamra in Odisha's Bhadrak district. The landfall process completed around 1pm. The wind will slow down by the evening and the cyclone is likely to leave Odisha for Jharkhand by midnight. Odisha has shifted 5.8 lakh people to safer places while West Bengal has moved 15 lakh people ahead of the cyclone.

26/05/2021

WhatsApp has filed a complaint with the Delhi high court against the new guidelines of the government under which digital media companies will have to disclose the identity of the "first originator of information" when asked for it. The Facebook-owned messaging platform with nearly 400 million users in India cited the right to privacy and asked the Delhi High Court to declare that one of the new rules is a violation of privacy rights in India's constitution.

20/05/2021

Delhi court on Tuesday has rejected the anticipatory bail filed by two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar and observed that the allegations against the champion wrestler in a murder case are serious.

Serious allegations has been filled upon him regarding the murder of 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Rana..