1. *The Karnataka government has extended lockdown in the state till 6 am on the 7th of June.* Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said the decision was taken at a high-level meeting with senior officials and ministers. The existing lockdown was to end on the 24th of May. The Karnataka Chief Minister also said the state government has decided to give free treatment for Mucormycosis patients in the government district hospitals.
2. *The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced extending the ongoing covid-induced lockdown, slated to end on May 24, by another week.*
3. *COVID-19 curfew extended in Uttar Pradesh till May 31, as active cases decline*
4. *Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ likely to intensify into very Severe Cyclonic Storm; Cabinet Secretary holds meeting to review preparedness*
5. It is expected to reach the West Bengal and adjoining northern Odisha coasts by Wednesday evening with wind speeds ranging from 155 to 165 kilometres per hour, accompanied by heavy rainfall.
6. *The Indian Coast Guard has initiated extensive pre-emptive measures on the Eastern coast after a low pressure area over North Andaman Sea looks set to intensify into a Cyclonic storm by May 24.*
7. *Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur launches Home Isolation Kit for COVID-19 patients*
8. Himachal government declares Black Fungus an epidemic, brings in regulations for a year.
9. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged the Central Government to provide adequate doses of Covid vaccines for the continuation of the vaccination drive in the city.
10. *Union Health Ministry has said that the incoming foreign aid to combat COVID-19 is being expeditiously dispatched to the States and Union Territories* . The Centre has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th of last month from different countries and organisations.
11. PM Modi has expressed grief over the demise of noted Sanskrit scholar Mahamahopadhyay Pandit Reva Prasad Dwivedi (born 1935) is a Sanskrit scholar, poet, writer, teacher, and critic.
12. *Cyclone Tauktae Goa:* Due to the impact of cyclonic winds, power supply at various places in Goa got snapped on Saturday night. As per government record, scores of houses suffered major damages and thousands of trees were uprooted. Loss was 146 crores.
13. *The CBI has given a clean chit to former railway minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav in a bribery case,* It was alleged that the DLF Group, eyeing rail land lease project in Mumbai’s Bandra and upgrade of New Delhi Railway Station project, had bribed the former railway minister with a property in an upscale South Delhi locality.
14. Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Sonali Guha, who switched over to the BJP ahead of the elections, on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, apologising to her for leaving the party and urging her to take her back.
15. *ULFA-I released ONGC employee Ritul Saikia a week after its chief Paresh Baruah announced a unilateral ceasefire keeping in view the Covid pandemic.*
16. *Bollywood Hit movie Hum Aapke Hain Koun music director Raam Laxman dies* :Popular music composer Vijay Patil, better known as Raam Laxman passed away in the wee hours of Saturday in Nagpur after a brief illness. He was 79.
17. *A High-level virtual meeting will be convened today with all the States/UT Education Ministers, Education Secretaries and Chairpersons of State Examination Boards and stakeholders to discuss the proposals for the conduct of exams for Class XII and entrance examinations for professional courses.*
18.The National Testing Agency (NTA) and other National exam conducting institutions have also postponed the entrance exams for admissions to professional courses.
19. The Navy’s Kashin-class destroyer INS Rajput, the first warship to be fitted with long-range BrahMos missile, was decommissioned on Friday after 41 years of service.
20. *Barge tragegy: 66 dead;* Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies: The death toll on P305 rose to 66 with the recovery of six more bodies during the day, The Navy also deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations for the barge and the tugboat off the Mumbai coast.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
1. *The government of Bangladesh has extended the closure of the land border with India for the movement of passengers till May 31. The decision has been taken in view of the COVID 19 situation in India*
2. *A shipment of 1.2 metric tonne of fresh jackfruit was exported from Tripura to London yesterday.* Jackfruits were sourced from the Tripura based Krishi Sanyoga Agro Producer Company Ltd.
3. US Envoy Daniel B Smith and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held discussions through video-conferencing on how Delhi and the US can work together to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the leaders prayed for the safety of the people in both nations.
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WORLD NEWS
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1. *UN announces release of 22.5 M US Dollars for rising humanitarian needs in Gaza* : The amount includes a 4.5 million Dollars’ allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and up to 18 million Dollars from the Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Fund.
2. US President Joe Biden has pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only answer to the conflict. Mr. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop intercommunal fighting in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem.
3. *China’s 1st Mars rover steps out to explore red planet* : China’s first Mars rover on Saturday drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface to start exploring the surface of the red planet.
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Ch. Naveen Kumar |
