According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.The cyclone comes a year after 'Fani' barreled through vast areas of Odisha on May 3 last year, claiming at least 64 lives and destroying infrastructure in power, telecom, water supply and other vital sectors.Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to chief ministers of West Bengal and Odisha -- Mamata Banerjee and Navin Patnaik--and assured them of all possible help to deal with the situation, officials said in New Delhi. 'Amphan' had turned into a super cyclonic storm from extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday, only the second such tropical storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades, before getting somewhat enfeebled.

Yellow alert in 9 Kerala districts However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. Both are set to intensify over Tuesday and Wednesday.Fourteen teams of National Disaster Response Force, each consisting of 45 personnel, and 20 units of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) have been deployed in the districts likely to be hit.Meanwhile, yellow alert has been declared in six districts of Kerala. You have reached your limit for free articles this month.We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. Enjoy reading as many articles as you wish without any limitations.Subscribe to Morning Filter & Evening Wrap newsletterA select list of articles that match your interests and tastes.We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda.Your support for our journalism is invaluable. Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad have been put on orange alert on Monday. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler. They include Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki andThe two states are on high alert, as the cyclone, cramming high-velocity winds, triggered rains in several parts of Odisha.Thrissur. The State Emergency Operation Centre at the secretariat is in constant touch with the exigency units set up in the districts, he said.The government, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, has distributed more than two lakh masks among the evacuees, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) have been handed out to the State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) personnel deployed in the vulnerable areas, a senior official said.Relief materials, including dry food and tarpaulin, have been dispatched to coastal areas, he said.Kolkata/Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Super cyclone 'Amphan' weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal Tuesday afternoon as it rolled towards the Indian shores in West Bengal and Odisha where lakhs of people were evacuated from vulnerable areas and shifted to safety, officials said.An India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin said the cyclone lay centred over west-central Bay of Bengal, about 520 km south of Paradip in Odisha and 670 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal.

The entire fishermen community has been asked not to venture out to the sea for the next two days, and those who are at sea have been asked to return," an official of the West Bengal disaster management department said.Chief Wildlife Warden Ravi Kant Sinha said a control room has been set up at Gosaba to monitor the situation in the mangrove forests round-the-clock.Coastal districts of North and South 24 Parganas, and East Midnapore, including the ecologically fragile Sundarbans, in West Bengal face a serious threat of inundation and significant damage to life and property.The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. The evacuees, she said, have been shifted to cyclone shelters.Heavy rainfall (7- 11 cm in 24 hours) is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala on May 19. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea in … Watch | Scientists discover possible sign of life on Venus Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad have been put on orange alert on Monday. Sep 10, 2020, 03:11 PM IST It was moving north-northeastwards at a speed of 14 kmph. "Indeed, there will be some problems but we will ensure that social distancing is maintained at cyclone centres," he said. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. It was moving north-northeastwards at a speed of 14 kmph.Do you want to unsubscribe Newsletter/Alerts?Authorities, however, were mindful of the difficulty they could face in ensuring social distancing norms at these shelters in the state which has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last few days.As 'Amphan' rumbled towards the Indian coastline, the effect was felt in Puri, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda districts of Odisha which witnessed light rain and wind. Meanwhile, a heavy rainfall warning issued by the weather agency for Kerala is valid till Thursday.

A tropical cyclone formed between Kerala and Karnataka recently will move west resulting in rainfall in South Kerala and Tamil Nadu. A one-stop-shop for seeing the latest updates, and managing your preferences.You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu.Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. Odisha was savaged by a super cyclone in 1999 that had claimed around 10,000 lives.Banerjee said she will talk to the railways and ask it to not run Shramik Special trains to the state to bring back migrant labourers from Wednesday till Thursday morning as a precautionary measure.You have already subscribed for Newsletter/Alerts.Manoramanews.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or earlier. A yellow alert has been sounded in Kollam and Alappuzha on Sunday. Our plans enhance your reading experience. We brief you on the latest and most important developments, three times a day.Find mobile-friendly version of articles from the day's newspaper in one easy-to-read list.The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. Yellow alerts have been declared for the remaining districts. Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning is likely in parts of Kerala from May 19 to May 21, the Indian Meteorological Department informed.The cyclone is likely to make a landfall between Digha, some 180 km south of Kolkata in West Bengal, and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon.

Parts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts received heavy rainfall. The IMD Meteorological Centre in Thiruvananthapuram is monitoring the development, centre director K. Santhosh said. The remaining districts have been put on yellow alert.