HM Amit Shah holds massive roadshow in West Bengal, but TMC downplays rally? The state government has sought removal of the Lokayukta, alleging various acts of impropriety and unjustified personal demands by him. Get notified real-time about the topics you like. In its affidavit filed hours after Monday’s hearing, the government told the court that the three legislations are a result of two decades of deliberations and that the demand to repeal them in entirety is “neither justifiable nor acceptable.”. He cautioned states not to let rumours and misinformation to gain currency; many vested interest groups or even corporate rivals may try to derail India’s vaccination programme. The Court was hearing a PIL which alleged that the spike in pollution caused due to stubble burning could increase health risks caused by Covid-19. Farmers’ unions spearheading the fight against the farm laws said they “are unanimous in their decision that laws must be repealed forthwith”, the statement added. A deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Burevi' which is likely to hit south Kerala with the weatherman predicting heavy rains and wind in … Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) This site validates as XHTML 1.0 using CSS2 in accordance with the World Wide Web consortium web standards. The storm tracked west-northwest to reach in the close proximity of Tamil Nadu coast on 04th December morning near Pamban. Cyclone Burevi weakens into depression, red alert withdrawn from 7 Kerala districts - Though red alert has been removed from Kerala,Tamil Nadu districts continue to face heavy rainfall and severe crop damage due to prolonged depression. Tropical cyclone Burevi is expected to sweep through Kerala on December 4 but with reduced intensity. The IMD had earlier predicted that Burevi, which crossed the Sri Lanka coast on Wednesday night, would hit the Tamil Nadu coast as a cyclonic storm. “The Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 02nd December 2020 over southwest Bay of Bengal, about 240 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 470 km east-southeast of Pamban (India) and 650 km nearly east-northeast of Kanniyakumari … “Deep Depression over Gulf of Mannar lay centered at 2330 IST of 3 Dec about 40 km southwest of Ramanathapuram. High alert in Kerala as Cyclone Burevi set to lash southern coast, Centre will bear cost of 1st phase of vaccination: Modi, 30 years later, charges to be framed against Malik, others, Will win over 100 seats: Nadda at Assam rally, Farm stir fanned by vested interests: Govt, Put farm laws on hold, or we will, SC tells govt, PM should apologise to farmers, says Oppn, Bird flu spreads to 10 states, govt says human threat low, SC seeks concrete measures from Centre on stubble burning, Bird flu: Delhi HC to hear PIL for ban on slaughtering chicken at Ghazipur mandi. The Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestward at 2330 hrs of 30th Nov 2020 about 590kms ESE of Trincomalee(SL). “As IMD alerted the state, Kerala took all necessary precautions including a complete ban on fishing. The IMD has also issued an Orange alert for Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts of Kerala. “Deep Depression over Gulf of Mannar lay centered at 2330 IST of 3 Dec about 40 km southwest of Ramanathapuram. Why stronger cyclones are growing more frequent in India, Cyclone Nivar: PM speaks with Tamil Nadu CM; announces aid, Cyclone Nivar: 3 dead, over 10000 shifted to relief shelters, Please follow the steps in the image to resubscribe/unblock notifications on mobile. A deep depression over the south-west Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’. Burevi, which crossed the Sri Lanka coast on Wednesday night, would hit the Tamil Nadu coast as a cyclonic storm, the weather bureau had earlier forecast. Instead of through the southern fringe of Thiruvananthapuram district as expected earlier, the cyclonic storm is now predicted to enter Kerala slightly north along the Thiruvananthapuram-Kollam boundary. The petition claimed that the market is a hub of illegal slaughter after an alert was sounded for bird flu in the city. Cyclone Burevi tracker | IMD predicts heavy rains in southern T.N., Kerala thehindu.com - The Hindu Net Desk. India, Sri Lanka - Tropical Cyclone BUREVI update (ECHO 04 Dec 2020) Fri, 04 Dec 2020 02:00 Tropical storm BUREVI entered the Palk Strait and is moving towards south-eastern Peninsular India. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a high-level meeting with representatives of the armed forces, Coast Guard, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), various department heads, DGP and chief secretary. The Kerala government has declared a holiday in five districts for Friday as the state remains on high alert with heavy rains expected under the influence of Cyclone Burevi. Burevi, Nivar, Amphan: Know about the criteria used to name tropical cyclonic storms here Cyclone Burevi: Named by the Maldives, the Burevi cyclone … The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards … It also said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is “very likely” at a few places over south Tamil Nadu and at isolated places over Kerala and Mahe during the next 24 hours. A 24-hour control room with helpline numbers have been started,” said Vijayan. The Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala resumed operations at 4 pm on Friday as Cyclone Burevi weakened. The IMD had predicted heavy rains and wind in Kerala … Flight services at Madurai airport have been suspended till 12pm and the Tuticorin airport will be closed on Friday. At 15:00 UTC, both the IMD and JTWC upgraded it to a cyclonic storm and tropical storm respectively and it was named Burevi, the fifth named storm of the season. Cyclone Burevi: Burevi is likely weaken into into a deep depression on entering Kerala, the weather office said. District Collectors are making all preventive efforts. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places very likely over north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during the next 24 hours. What is being viewed as a worry for Kerala as well as Tamil Nadu coast is the IMD's warning that the cyclone is likely to move nearly westwards thereafter and emerge into Comorin area on the morning of December 3 and move westward towards south Tamil Nadu coast. "Cyclonic storm Burevi over Gulf of Mannar weakened into a deep depression on 3rd December and is close to Ramanathapuram district coast, about 20 kilometres southwest of Pamban and 210 km east-northeast of Kanyakumari," the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said this evening. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde asked the government if it was willing to pause the implementation of the laws; it said otherwise the court will do it, and also constitute a committee to examine the farmers’ grievances with the legislation. (PTI) Cyclone Burevi weakens into deep depression, Tamil Nadu, Kerala airports shut: 10 points Cyclone Burevi has weakened into a deep depression and would cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Monday expressed confidence that the party would return to power in Assam, predicting that it would win over 100 of the 126 assembly seats in upcoming elections, A surge in avian influenza or bird flu, an outbreak that has now spread to 10 states, has decimated over three dozen large farms, shut down hundreds of hatcheries and upended supply chains as more poultry farmers confront the pervasive fear of its rapid spread, New Delhi: Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested the Navy, Coast Guard and India Air Force to prepare ships and helicopters for rescue operations as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into Cyclone Burevi. Get free access to newsletters, alerts and recommendations. To intensify further into a Deep Depression and subsequently into a Cyclonic Storm," India Meteorological Department (IMD) said earlier today. He also rebutted past criticism that India’s progress towards the vaccination drive had been slow. Yasin Malik, who shunned terrorism to join politics in 1994, has been accused of playing a key role in the kidnapping that he and his associates allegedly executed. Cyclone Burevi likely to … “A public holiday for all government offices including public sector undertakings has been declared for the five districts in the state,” the statement said. Cyclone Burevi, which weakened into a deep depression in the Gulf of Mannar, remained stationary for almost 18 hours before weakening further in the same region close to Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Burevi Updates: Today the cyclonic storm is 470 km east-southeast of Pamban and 650 km east of Kanniyakumari. The red alert is issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts. As cyclonic storm Burevi approaches the southern coast of India, the Met department on Wednesday issued red alert (over 20 cms of rain in 24 hours) for December 3 in four districts of Kerala, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha and orange alert (6 cm to 20 cm rain) for Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki districts. From today onwards, rain activities will increase in Kerala, as this system is gradually moving towards Kerala. A deep depression over the south-west Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’. Watch Times Now LIVE TV for latest and breaking news from India and around the world. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are gearing up to deal with Cyclone Burevi, which weakened into a deep depression on Thursday and will make landfall in Tamil Nadu on December 4. At 03:00 UTC on December 1, the depression was upgraded into a deep depression. The cyclonic storm prompted heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and parts of Kerala. Bird flu spread to 10 states on Monday with Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand confirming the viral outbreak, which experts said would be difficult to control because a large number of birds in the wild had been infected. It had also issued a red alert for south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala. As per the latest updates from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Burevi is expected to make landfall across the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the evening on Friday. Cyclone Burevi weakened to deep depression while positioned over Gulf of Mannar on 03rd December evening. Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved. Cyclone Burevi, moving closer to the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu has weakened and became a deep depression last night, while has further weakened to a depression. Cyclone Burevi is expected to weaken into a depression over the next 12 hours, IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Friday. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested the Navy, Coast Guard and India Air Force to prepare ships and helicopters for rescue operations as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into Cyclone Burevi. Heavy rainfall was very likely at isolated places over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep on Friday, it added. Burevi originated as a deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal that had intensified into a cyclonic storm. The cyclone is expected to reach Sri Lankan coast by Wednesday afternoon and hit Kanyakumari by Thursday. Burevi will be the fifth cyclone over the North Indian Ocean this year, after Amphan, Nisarga, Gati and Nivar. Receive the latest and trending news alerts on the go. The IMD had earlier predicted that Burevi, which crossed the Sri Lanka coast on Wednesday night, would hit the Tamil Nadu coast as a cyclonic storm. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is slowly getting back to normal as cyclone Burevi weekend into a depression before making an expected landfall in south Tamil Nadu. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. "Pre-Cyclone Watch for South Tamil Nadu and South Kerala coasts. It is accessible to any browser or internet device but will look better in a browser that supports these standards. Thereafter the deep depression steered west-southwest and entered land moving across the district of Ramanathapuram. 2891 relief camps opened. | The Newshour Debate, Kerala coast on alert after IMD warns of Cyclone Burevi due to depression in Bay of Bengal, Kerala CM has requested seven teams of NDRF to be on standby for the rescue operations, IAF, Navy and Coast Guard have also been asked to commit their aerial and maritime assets for rescue ops. It said the disaster management authority and concerned services, emergency services and election-related services will function normally. It is expected to make landfall in the morning of 4 December over Pamban Island and after over Ramanathapuram District (Tamil Nadu). More than 2,000 relief camps have been opened in Kerala, it added. The international airport in Thiruvananthapuram will remain shut from 10am to 6pm on December 4. Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department has informed that Cyclone Burevi which weakened into deep depression over the Gulf of … The JTWC then issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system, that same day. A public holiday has been declared for the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki in the state, the statement issued by the state government said. The cyclone is expected to reach Sri Lankan coast by Wednesday afternoon and hit … 86.6°E, about 590 km east southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and 1000 km east of Kanniyakumari (India)," IMD said further. KOCHI: The cyclone Burevi has weakened into a deep depression as it crossed over the Gulf of Mannar and will hit Kerala on Friday afternoon with … By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, New Delhi. 7.8° N and Long. Also read | High alert in Kerala as Cyclone Burevi set to lash southern coast. A tourist spot wears a deserted look in view of Cyclone Burevi in Kanyakumari. Tamil Nadu Reported by J Sam … To cross Ramanathapuram and adjoining Thoothukudi districts within a few hrs with wind speed of 50-60 kmph. Even in states free from the avian flu so far, consumption of poultry has plunged, several stakeholders said. In the wake of the cyclone, Thiruvanthapuram Airport … Government and private schools in Puducherry will remain closed on Friday due to continuous rains triggered by Cyclone Burevi, an official order said. In southern T.N., Kerala took all necessary precautions including a complete ban fishing. 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