Karnataka Home Minister indicates stricter lockdown measures in days to come
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May 20, 2021
Bengaluru, May 20: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday indicated that police and the Home Department will go for stricter implementation of lockdown measures, like seizure of vehicles, in the days to come, by making them more effective, as the state battles second wave of Covid-19.
The Minister s statement comes, as the government is likely to take a decision on extending the lockdown in the state, in a couple of days. As cases are increasing in rural areas, Deputy Commissioners of various districts have imposed lockdown measures strictly, people should also understand the seriousness and cooperate, Bommai said.
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Kozhikode in Kerala continues to receive heavy rainfall, where IMD had issued Red Alert for today (Photo/ANI)
Cyclone Tauktae expected to become very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow: IMD ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 18:26 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 15 (ANI): The cyclonic storm Tauktae is expected to become a severe cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours and a very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday, said K Santhosh, Director (Thiruvananthapuram), India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. Within the next 12 hours cyclone Tauktae is expected to become a severe cyclonic storm and by Sunday it is expected to become a very severe cyclonic storm while moving north westward to the Gujarat coast. By May 18 it is expected to cross Gujarat by evening, Santhosh said.
Cyclone Tauktae hits Karnataka coast; NDRF teams deployed ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 23:51 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): Cyclone Tauktae has hit the Karnataka coast on Saturday, informed the state s home minister. Cyclone Tauktae has hit the Karnataka coast. Two NDRF teams are there. We are also deploying three SDRF teams. 1,000 people will be working round the clock in three coastal districts of Karnataka, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai told ANI.
Earlier on Saturday, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Revenue Minister R Ashoka chaired an emergency meeting with officials of Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority in Bengaluru over cycloneTauktae.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of states and central ministries/agencies concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Tauktae.