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1. Kerala to receive 140 tonnes of oxygen todayThe Railways’ Oxygen Express will on Saturday bring in another consignment of 140MT oxygen which will be offloaded at the Vallarpadam railway station today. The new consignment, coming a week after ferrying 118 tonnes of oxygen to the state is being sent by the Centre on a request from the State government.2. Stocks depleting, 18-44 group vaccination in Delhi may be temporarily stopped from Monday: AAP MPAtishi said that in the last one week, Delhi has already shut 235 of the 368 inoculation centres for this category due to a shortage of vaccines. "The remaining 133 sites will (also) be shut on Saturday, which means the inoculation drive for this age group will have to be stopped temporarily from Monday,” she added.3. Nepal President dissolves Parliament - Parties reactionReaction from the ruling as well the oppostion parties are expected following President Bidya Devi Bhandari's dissololution of Nepal Parliament and calling for fresh elections in November.4. 26 Jharkhand migrant workers stranded in Nepal due to lockdown to return home on SaturdayThese 26 migrant workers from Jharkhand, engaged in a project in Nepal by Larsen & Tourbro, through a contractor, had sent SOS messages including video messages to the Jharkhand government for rescue.5. Cyclone Yaas threat: Odisha alerts 14 districts, urges Navy, Coast Guard to remain vigilantSo far 39 fishermen are in the deep sea and they are expected to return to the shore by Saturday morning.6. Zomato facilitating free vaccination drive for over 1.5 lakh frontline staff, employeesMumbai and Bengaluru vaccinations start on Saturday. Vaccinations in multiple other cities will begin next week.7. 47th FIH Congress session on SaturdayHockey India wins Etienne Glichitch Award8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsThe number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,54,287, taking the tally in the country to 2,62,85,069 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,95,508. |
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1. PM Modi to interact with Varanasi doctors, paramedical staff todayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with doctors, paramedical staff and other frontline health workers of Varanasi on Friday via video conferencing. His office said Modi will review the working of various COVID hospitals in Varanasi, including the Pandit Rajan Mishra Covid Hospital, which was recently started through the joint efforts of the DRDO and the Indian Army.2. BJP president J.P. Nadda to inaugurate COVID help desksBJP president J.P. Nadda will on Friday inaugurate COVID-19 help desks at 824 community centres across the country, party MP and its "Kisan Morcha" president Rajkumar Chahar said.3. More than 150 COVID-19 vaccination centres in Delhi to be shut from FridayDelhi’s stock of Covishield vaccine for the 18-44 age group will last less than a day and the city government will have to shut more than 150 vaccination centres on Friday, AAP MLA Atishi said on Thursday.4. Vaccination for 45-plus to begin in Mumbai on FridayThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin vaccination for citizens above 45 years of age for two days (Friday and Saturday) for both the vaccines.5. INS Rajput to be decommissioned on Friday after 41 years of serviceThe Kashin-class destroyer, built by the erstwhile USSR, was commissioned on May 4, 1980.6. Global health summit in Rome on FridayOn the eve of a global health summit in Rome, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala calls for diversification of vaccine production.7. Japan gives preliminary okay to two more COVID-19 vaccinesFormal approval of the two additional vaccines is expected on Friday by a broader vaccine policy panel, officials said.8. Apollo Tyres gets nod to re-start production at Kerala plantThe operations of the plant shall be resumed from Friday by adhering to the standard operating procedures/guidelines for industrial units as prescribed by the authorities9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsThe number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,59,135, taking the tally in the country to 2,60,30,674 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,91,365. |
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1. Pinarayi Vijayan to meet Governor, swearing-in ceremony todayThe second Pinarayi Vijayan government will have a 21-member-strong Cabinet with a handful of first-time legislators and three women members, the highest in recent time.2. Doorstep vaccination | Bombay High Court to hear the matter further on Thursday"Will you come to the help of elderly citizens? Even though the Centre is not giving green signal (for door-to-door vaccination) we are willing to give you (BMC) green signal, Chief Justice Datta said on Wednesday.3. Narada case | Leaders to stay in jail as HC adjourns hearing till ThursdayThe Calcutta High Court adjourned till Thursday the hearing in the Narada sting tape case, in which two West Benga Ministers, an MLA and a former Mayor of Kolkata were arrested by the CBI.4. Uttar Pradesh to start free ration distribution todayIn one of the biggest foodgrain distribution initiatives, the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh will start providing free foodgrains to about 15 crore beneficiaries in the state from May 20.5. A.P. budget session on Thursday, Governor to address House virtuallyGovernor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan will address it virtually for the second consecutive year.6. Stalin to review COVID-19 related work in five districtsTamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin would visit five districts, including Salem, Tirupur and Coimbatore, on Thursday and Friday to review COVID-19 prevention and relief activities7. Three European FMs to visit Israel to show supportIsrael's Foreign Ministry says Foreign Ministers from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia will arrive in Israel on Thursday.8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsThe number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,76,059, taking the tally in the country to 2,57,71,405 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,87,156. |
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1. Odisha extends lockdown with stricter restrictions till June 1With Odisha continuing to report around 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily, the State government on Tuesday extended the ongoing lockdown with stricter restrictions by two more weeks till on June 1. Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra announced this a day before the completion of the tenure of the first phase of lockdown at 5 am on May 19.2. Elgar case: HC likely to hear accused Swamy's bail pleaThe Bombay High Court is likely to hear the medical bail plea of Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, on Wednesday. The 84-year-old activist, arrested in October 2020, is currently lodged in the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai and is battling ill health.3. Cyclone Tauktae: Power supply to be restored in entire GoaThe electricity supply in Goa, snapped due to the cyclonic storm Tauktae, will be restored by Wednesday, the State electricity department said on Tuesday. Most areas in Goa plunged into darkness on Sunday after high-speed winds coupled with rains uprooted transmission cables, poles and trees.4. Cyclone Tauktae: Light rains bring down mercury in Delhi; squalls likely in NCR regionAs Cyclone Tauktae weakens further, its remnants will bring moderate rains to several parts of north India including the Delhi-NCR region, the Indian Meteorological Department said.5. PM Modi to visit Gujarat, Diu to review situation after cyclone TauktaePrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Diu on Wednesday to personally review the situation there and the damage wrought by cyclone Tauktae, government sources said. He will leave Delhi at around 9:30 AM and land at Bhavnagar from where he will proceed for an aerial survey of Una, Diu, Jafarabad and Mahuva, they said. Modi will also hold a review meeting at Ahmedabad.6. Total lockdown in East Khasi Hills district from May 19 to 31Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong announced total lockdownin East Khasi Hills district from Wednesday 8 p.m. till May 31 following the spike in COVID-19 cases.7. Firhad Hakim's daughter appeals to TMC supporters to stay home, not demonstrateDaughter of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim, Shabba Hakim, has appealed to TMC supporters and her father’s followers not to gather in front of the correctional home or their residence on Wednesday when the Calcutta High Court will hear the Narada case again.8. Russia, China to kick-off their biggest nuclear power projectRussia and China will hold the ground-breaking ceremony of their biggest nuclear energy project on Wednesday under which Moscow would jointly build four high power nuclear power plants in two Chinese cities. Chinese President Xi Jinping will join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via video link in Beijing to witness the ground-breaking ceremony of the bilateral nuclear energy cooperation project on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told the media.9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsThe number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,77,946, taking the tally in the country to 2,54,85,644 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,83,138. |
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1. AP govt extends COVID-19 curfew till May 31The COVID-19 curfew, daily from noon to 6 a.m., that came into force on May 5 was supposed to end on Tuesday. But at a high-level review meeting on the pandemic, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy decided to extend it till month-end.2. Tauktae effect: Orange, yellow rain alerts for MP districtsThe IMD issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at speeds of 40 50 kilometres per hour in isolated places till Tuesday morning.3. Cyclone Tauktae: Landfall process startsA very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea.4. PM Modi to interact with field officials from states, districtsIn their interaction with the Prime Minister, officials will share some best practices, suggestions and recommendations for continuing the ongoing battle against COVID-19, especially in semi-urban and rural areas, it said. Karnataka, Bihar, Assam, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi will take part in meeting.5. After 3-day gap, BMC to resume vaccinationThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, in a release, said that walk-in vaccination will be carried out at select inoculation centres on May 18 and 19.6. SC to hear Param Bir Singh's plea for transfer of inquiries to agency outside MaharashtraThe Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a fresh plea of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh seeking transfer of all inquiries against him to an independent agency outside Maharashtra like the CBI.7. U.N. to vote Tuesday on call to stop arms supply to MyanmarThe 193-member United Nations General Assembly will vote on Tuesday on a draft resolution that "calls for an immediate suspension of the direct and indirect supply, sale or transfer of all weapons, munitions" and other equipment to Myanmar.8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsThe number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,60,197, taking the tally in the country to 2,52,07,698 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,78,124. |
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1. Cyclone Tauktae | Two killed in Kerala as storm intensifiesCyclonic storm Tauktae (pronounced Tau’te) in the Arabian Sea is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by May 16, with wind speeds expected to touch 160 kilometres per hour by May 17. Rain is expected to intensify in coastal Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat over the next 48 hours, causing damage to plantations, thatched houses and roads.2. Navy deploys rescue teams in Kerala, IAF puts assets on standbyThe Navy on Saturday deployed relief teams from the Southern Naval Command, which undertook rescue operations in the Cyclone Tauktae affected area of Chellanam coast in Kerala. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters on operational readiness in peninsular India in preparation for Cyclone Tauktae which is expected to cause very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall along the western coast in the next few days.3. West Bengal announces complete lockdown from SundayOn Saturday, the West Bengal government announced a complete lockdownfrom Sunday till May 30 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State. "We are taking some strict measures to contain the pandemic, starting Sunday 6 am till 6 pm of May 30," Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said.4. Drones, Geo Fencing to keep an eye on people in 4 'triple lockdown' districts in KeralaDrones and Geo-Fencing technology will be used and strict restrictions would be clamped in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram districts, reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases, where triple lockdown will come into force from midnight on Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.5. Special court remands rebel YSRC MP to 14 days in judicial custodyOn the other hand, hearing a Habeas Corpus petition, the Andhra Pradesh High Court constituted a medical board to examine K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju's injuries and submit a report by Sunday.6. Chhatrasal stadium brawl: Non-bailable warrants issued against Sushil Kumar, 6 othersA Delhi Court on Saturday issued non-bailable warrants against two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and six others in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler, police said. This comes days after a lookout notice was issued against Kumar in the same case7. Mortal remains of Soumya Santhosh arrives in KochiThe mortal remains of Soumya Santhosh, 30, who died in a rocket attack in the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Tuesday, was brought here to the Cochin international airport by an Air India flight. Her funeral will be held at the cemetery of Nithya Sahaya Matha Church, Keerithodu on Sunday afternoon.8. Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, destroys AP officeIsrael slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp — most of them children — and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media.9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsIndia recorded 3,07,423 new COVID-19 cases until 11.05 p.m. IST on May 15. As many as 4,010 more deaths were also registered. The country has so far reported a total of 2,46,79,908 cases and 2,70,254 deaths. |
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1. Body of Kerala woman killed in Palestinian rocket attack to be brought home on May 15The body of Soumya Santhosh from Kerala, who was killed in a Palestinian rocket attack in Israel on May 11, will be brought to Kerala on Saturday. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said on Friday that the mortal remains were being repatriated from Israel to Kerala via New Delhi.2. China lands spacecraft on MarsA Chinese spacecraft carrying the country's first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning. The Tianwen-1, which consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020, it said.3. Australia resumes repatriation flights from India for stranded citizens amidst disastrous virus spreadThe repatriation flights facilitated by the Australian government for its stranded citizens in India resumed from Friday, according to Foreign Minister Marise Payne. Mr.Payne said that a flight on Friday departed from Sydney to pick up Australian passengers in New Delhi before arriving back in Darwin on Saturday.4. Vaccination for 45-plus age group stopped for three days in GujaratInoculation of people in the age group 45 and above in Gujarat was halted for three days from Friday following a revision in the COVID-19 vaccination schedule after the Centre's decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield, the State government said. However, during these three days, vaccination will continue for people in the age group of 18 to 44 years who have already registered themselves and received SMSes, said a State government release.5. Coronavirus lockdown | Shops in Tamil Nadu to close by 10 am from SaturdayShops selling provisions, groceries and meat in Tamil Nadu would be allowed to function only from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. from Saturday, as part of intensified COVID-19 lockdown measures that will be in place till May 24 morning. They were earlier allowed to remain open between 6 a.m. and 12 noon. Even e-commerce companies, which were allowed to deliver provisions, vegetables and meat, would be allowed to operate only till 10 am.6. Vaccination suspended in Mumbai for two days due to cyclone warningThe Mumbai civic body on Friday decided to suspend its COVID-19 vaccination drive for the next two days in view of the warning about cyclone Tauktae. There would be no inoculation on May 15 and 16, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tweeted. Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani told PTI that it was a precautionary measure as cyclone Tauktae is forecast to pass close to the city.7. Tauktae likely to intensify into 'very severe cyclonic' storm with wind speed up to 175 kmph: IMDThe depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a "very severe cyclonic storm" on May 17 and cross the Gujarat coast a day later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The weather condition has intensified into a deep depression. It is very likely to further intensify into cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' by Saturday morning. It is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday night.8. Heavy rains likely to lash Kerala on May 14, 15; Red alert soundedAuthorities have sounded a red alert in three districts of Kerala on May 14 and five districts on May 15, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea. In a tweet, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asked the authorities and people to follow the guidelines issued by the State disaster management authority.10. Karnataka: People asked not to visit vaccination centres before 12 weeks of Covishield jabThe State government on Friday urged citizens, not to come to vaccination centres before completing the 12-week period after taking the first dose of the Covishield vaccine.10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsIndia recorded 3,05,372 new COVID-19 cases until 9.30 p.m. on Friday. As many as 3,438 new deaths were also registered. The country has so far reported a total of 2,43,51,601 cases and 2,65,791 deaths. |