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PM Modi chairs high-level meeting over Cyclone Amphan

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meeting with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials to review the situation arising out of cyclone Amphan in eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal. Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the meeting.

Lockdown 4.0: Restaurant, hotel owners protest in Patna

Patna (Bihar), May 18(ANI): As 4th phase of lockdown began on May 18, restaurant and hotel owners started protesting in front of Gandhi Maidan police station after being denied the permission letter for home delivery of food. "Multiple restaurants did not have FSSAI licence due to which their pass has been cancelled," said Patna Sadar SDO Tanay Sultania.

Sensex plunges 1,069 points, banking and financial stocks hit badly

Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices extended early losses and closed 3.4 per cent lower on Monday as the country extended nationwide lockdown till month-end to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Besides, the government's set of measures under its stimulus package fell short of market expectations due to the lack of enough measures to boost immediate demand and consumption. The BSE S-P Sensex closed 1,069 points or 3.44 per cent lower at 30,029 while the Nifty 50 edged lower by 314 points or 3.43 per cent at 8,823. Except for Nifty IT, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty private bank down by 6.9 per cent, PSU bank by 5.9 per cent, financial service by 6.6 per cent and auto by 5.5 per cent. Bank stocks tumbled after the government said it will halt fresh insolvency cases for a year to avoid bankruptcies from firms hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. IndusInd Bank was down by 9.6 per cent to close the day at Rs 378.35 per sh

Amphan: Heavy rainfall expected in parts of coastal Odisha, says IMD Director

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 18 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director HR Biswas on May 18 gave information on cyclone Amphan. He said that cyclone Amphan is very likely to intensify into super cyclonic storm in next six hours. "We've issued heavy rainfall warnings for Gajapati, Puri, Ganjam Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara. Tomorrow rainfall activity to increase in Balasore,Bhadrak, Jajapur,Mayurbhanj,Khurja, Cuttack," said IMD Director HR Biswas.

Cyclone Amphan: Odisha Fire Service department on alert

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 18(ANI): Amphan is likely to intensify into a super cyclonic storm in next six hours. Heavy rainfall warning has been issued in coastal parts of Odisha. Fire department is on alert. 1470 personnel of fire department are ready to face emergency situation in the state. Odisha Chief Fire Officer Sukanta Sethi on preparation of fire department said that the department is ready to face any emergency during this cyclone. "1470 manpower has been prepared to tackle this situation," he said. He further said, "We have divided our fire station staff into 3 teams, one to stay at the station and attend any fire calls and special service calls, another team will continue the sanitation work and the third team will remain ready to work during this disaster."

Robert Vadra provides food, essential goods to migrant workers

New Delhi, May 18(ANI): Amid lockdown 4.0, businessman and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's husband, Robert Vadra distributed food and essential goods to the migrant workers, who are facing multiple problems while returning back to their native places. He said, "I wanted to distribute it myself but social distancing will go for a toss." Vadra started a campaign, "We pray to God that you reach your destination safely." Robert Vadra requested all the political leaders to come above the political line and do whatever is good for the migrant workers.

Clash erupts between police, migrant workers in Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), May 18 (ANI): A clash between police and migrant labourers took place in Ahmedabad on May 18. Migrant labourers pelted stones at police and vandalised their two vehicles allegedly over their demand to go back to their home states. Two police personnel injured got injured. While talking about the incident, PL Mal DCP of Zone-1 in Ahmedabad said, "When police stopped them they pelted stones, went to Vastrapur and vandalised two police vehicles. They also vandalized the office at a construction site. 250 people have been rounded up. Action will be taken against culprits. Situation is under control".

Gang-rape survivor from Pakistan occupied Kashmir seeks justice

Bhimber (PoK), May18 (ANI): A gang rape survivor from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is running pillar to post seeking harsh punishment for those involved in the heinous crime. Maria Tahir said in a video message that she is being denied justice while her rapists are out on the loose. Refusing to bog down and be silenced, Maria Tahir is relentlessly pursuing her case. she has written several letters to local authorities including Chief Justice of Azad Kashmir. She got a humiliating response from AJK Chief Justice that Maria Tahir is a married woman and there is nothing serious in her kidnapping and gang rape. Many rape survivors and their families in Pakistan occupied Kashmir are afraid to come forward to publicly confront perpetrators because they fear being shunned by their community.

Chidambaram calls Centre's 'stimulus package' an eye wash

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Indian former finance minister P Chidambaram on May 18 slammed the announcement of stimulus package made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that stimulus package is an eyewash and nothing will go to the poor. "This package should be rejected as inadequate and the govt should come out with a revised and comprehensive package. We express our thorough disappointment over the stimulus package announced by the Centre. This is complete eyewash. We request govt to announce a revised fiscal stimulus package of not less than Rs 10 lakh crore of real additional expenditure," said Chidambaram.

Air Force ready 24x7 to attack terrorist camps across LoC in PoK if need arises: IAF Chief

Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): Indian Air Force Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on May 18 said, "If the situation demands so, of course, Indian Air Force is ready 24x7." He was replying to a question that if his force is ready to take out any terrorist camp or launchpad across the Line of Control in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Watch: Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray takes oath as MLC

Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on May 18 took oath as a Member of Legislative Council. This is the first time that Thackeray has become a member of the state legislature. Uddhav Thackeray was one of the nine candidates to be elected as MLC.

Hindus in aid of Muslims amid Ramadan in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, May 18 (ANI): Wearing masks and maintaining social distance, people in Musheerabad area of Hyderabad stood in long queues, eagerly waiting for their turn to receive the food items being distributed by a Hindu group. Headed by Edla Haribabu Yadav, who is also a local resident, the group was providing a bag of essential commodities to all the people irrespective of their religion. It has been carrying on with this activity since the first day of Ramadan, so the locals especially Muslims do not face any shortage of food items at their homes during this holy month. The people standing in a queue could be seen carrying a pink card. This card is basically a token that has date and time mentioned on it. The group members personally visit every household and provide this token to the locals so that it doesn't lead to crowding at the time of distribution. Locals are in effusive in their praises of the group for helping them during this time of crises. Adhering to social distancing no

Watch: Sea of migrants gather at Ghaziabad's Ramlila Ground for Shramik special trains registration

Ghaziabad (UP), May 18 (ANI): Thousands of migrant workers on May 18 gathered at Ramlila Ground in Ghaziabad for registering themselves for the three Shramik Special trains. The trains will leave for different parts of Uttar Pradesh later today.

Lockdown 4.0: UP Police allowing only vehicles with movement passes to enter Noida

Noida (UP), May 18 (ANI): Heavy traffic jam was witnessed at Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway on May 18. This comes after some relieve was given in lockdown 4.0 by the Centre. Long queues of vehicles were seen at the check post as several people came out to attend the offices on Monday. According to Sector-20 Police Station SHO, "This is not a traffic jam, we are allowing vehicles which have valid pass and returning those vehicles which don't have passes. DND connects Noida with South Delhi. The COVID-19 lockdown has been extended till May 31.

Bengal's Pattachitra art becomes an epitome of communal harmony

Midnapur (West Bengal), May 18 (ANI): 'Pattachitra' is a pictorial folk art which comes mainly from eastern India. 'Pattachitra' involves telling stories by painting multiple panels on a cloth scroll. In the Sanskrit language, "Patta" literally means "cloth" and "Chitra" means "picture". Most of these paintings depict stories of Hindu deities. Now you might be thinking how this art has become an epitome of communal harmony in Midnapur district? So, the unique thing about 'Pattachitra' art in Midnapur is that Muslim artists are painting scrolls to tell stories about Hindu gods, Ramayana, Mahabharata and many others. The art of Pattachitra has become the main source of earning for Muslim people here. This artwork has not only become a medium of uniting different religious communities in Pingla block of West Bengal but is also strengthening the secular fabric of our country, in the way that one community is respecting the beliefs of another community. Pattachitra art has thus become a sy

Vande Bharat Mission: Stranded Indian nationals thank Centre for evacuation

Dhaka (Bangladesh), May 18 (ANI): Special repatriation flight will carry 169 passengers from Dhaka to Kolkata on May 18. The passengers include students, medical emergencies, and stranded citizens to their motherland. The stranded Indian nationals expressed their gratitude towards the Centre for evacuating them.

Amphan cyclone expected to hit North Bay of Bengal on May 20: IMD Scientist

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 18 (ANI): In view of the impending cyclone Amphan, Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist of IMD Bhubaneswar said that now Amphan cyclone is moving at the speed of 12 km per hour, but when it will cross West Bay of Bengal and enters North Bay of Bengal in Odisha, Bangladesh, West Bengal coast area, it is expected that the movement of sever cyclonic storm will increase drastically. It is expected that it will hit on May 20 after noon.

DTC starts bus shuttle services for passengers arriving at New Delhi Railway Station

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has started bus shuttle services for railway passengers arriving at New Delhi Railway Station. They are dropped off at Shivaji Stadium and Ambedkar Stadium from where they are given further changeover of transport. The Centre announced the extension of nationwide lockdown on May 17. The nationwide lockdown has been extended till May 31.

Watch: Heavy traffic jam at DND flyway amid lockdown 4.0

Noida (UP), May 18 (ANI): Heavy traffic jam was witnessed at Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway on May 18. This comes after some relieve was given in lockdown 4.0 by the Centre. Long queues of vehicles were seen at the check post as several people came out to attend the offices on Monday. DND connects Noida with South Delhi. The COVID-19 lockdown has been extended till May 31.

Lockdown 4.0: Barber shops, salons reopen in Karnataka's Hubli

Hubli (Karnataka), May 18 (ANI): Barber shops and salons reopen in Karnataka's Hubli on May 18. The step came as the fourth phase of coronavirus lockdown came into effect. According to MHA guidelines, state governments will decide on opening of shops based on division of red, orange and green zones. Government on May 17 announced the extension of nationwide lockdown. The lockdown has been extended till May 31.