1579 East Midnapore: Rough sea in the Bay of Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas landfall, at Digha in East Midnapore district, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. PTI
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, May 25
Indian authorities prepared for Cyclone ‘Yaas’ to make landfall on Wednesday morning, cancelling trains and dispatching hundreds of personnel of the National Disaster Relief Force to eastern states as the country braces for the second cyclone in as many weeks.
The Indian Meteorological department said ‘Yaas’, a severe cyclonic storm, is likely to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha’s Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning.
Dr Umashankar Das, a scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said that the landfall will most likely be between Dhamra and Chandbali in the district.
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Kolkata: Deputy Director General of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) Sanjib Bandyopadhyay monitors the progress of Cyclone Yaas, at RMC in Kolkata, Monday, May 24, 2021.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the preparations for Cyclone Yaas including the evacuation of people on the high seas as well as in vulnerable coastal areas and the safety of COVID-19 facilities. He discussed the possible impact of the cyclone on oxygen generation plants located in West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and asked the state governments to ensure their safety.
At a video conference held with the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal and the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the minister said a 24x7 control room is functioning in the MHA, which can be contacted by them any time for assistance.
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In a bid to address the issues related to the plight of non-criminal mentally ill persons who may have been housed in the correctional homes, the
Calcutta High Court last week sought details of non-criminal mentally ill persons/convicts/undertrials present in correctional homes.
The Bench of
Justice Shampa Sarkar was hearing Mental Health and Mental Health Care and allied matters concerning
convicts/undertrials detained in various correctional homes in West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in terms of Supreme Court directions.
About the case
The case has been registered on the basis of administrative directions issued by
A Single Bench comprising of
Justice Ajay Bhanot observed that the rule of delay and laches, as a policy of litigative repose, creates certainty in legal relations and curtails fruitless litigation thereby ensuring that the administration of justice is not clogged by pointless litigation.
The observation was made while dismissing a writ petition filed after a delay of more than 4 years, by observing it to be barred by the rule of delay and laches, without there being any satisfactory explanation as to the delay.
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Whereas the Uttar Pradesh Government is yet to respond to a query put by Allahabad High Court regarding regulation of school fees during suspension of physical classes, yet another PIL has been filed challenging exorbitant and arbitrary levy of fees by private schools in the State.