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Gujarat ports shut ahead of Cyclone Tauktae landfall
May 17, 2021
Fishermen pull a fishing boat onto the shore at Veraval coast in Veraval, Gujarat on Monday - Vijay Soneji
Fishermen pull a fishing boat onto the shore at Veraval coast in Veraval, Gujarat on Monday - Vijay Soneji×
IMD flags signal no 10 for five ports indicating “great danger”
Met Department on Monday afternoon issued port warning for Gujarat State with signal no 10 for five of the ports along Saurashtra coast indicating great danger following the Cyclone Tauktae, categorised as Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, set to make a landfall between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during 8-11 pm.
They were returning home after setting up isolation centres in Amreli district
VADODARA/SURAT: Three persons from Surat who were returning after volunteering for Covid-19 work in Saurashtra died in a road accident on their way back home. The car in which the victims were travelling ran into a truck leading to the incident.
Several persons including doctors staying in Surat who hail from Saurashtra have gone to their hometowns and nearby areas to serve those suffering from the pandemic. The trio that met with the accident early on Saturday morning had also joined such an effort.
Ashok Godani (36), a resident of Olpad Road, Sanay Godani (27), a resident of Sarthana in Surat and Raju Gondaliya (42), a resident of Bhambhaniya in Bhavnagar district, had informed their families that they had left after finishing work.
They were returning home after setting up isolation centres in Amreli district
Vadodara/Surat: Three persons from Surat who were returning after volunteering for Covid-19 work in Saurashtra died in a road accident on their way back home. The car in which the victims were travelling ran into a truck leading to the incident.
Several persons including doctors staying in Surat who hail from Saurashtra have gone to their hometowns and nearby areas to serve those suffering from the pandemic. The trio that met with the accident early on Saturday morning had also joined such an effort.
Ashok Godani (36), a resident of Olpad Road, Sanay Godani (27), a resident of Sarthana in Surat and Raju Gondaliya (42), a resident of Bhambhaniya in Bhavnagar district, had informed their families that they had left after finishing work.
Nifty may kiss 15000 again
May 10, 2021
Positive global cues lift sentiment
Indian markets are expected to open higher on Monday, thanks to positive global cues. The SGX Nifty, which currently rules at 15,006 (8 am IST) on the Singapore Stock Exchange, indicates at least 130 points gap-up opening for Nifty futures, which on Friday closed at 14,869.55
Following a strong closing at the US on Friday, Asian markets too are ruling on firm ground on Monday. Benchmarks of Japan, Australia and Korea are up in excess of one per cent. Last week, the US indices such as Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at a record high; even the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which was facing some headwind in recent times, closed with sharp gains on Friday.