 "Supreme Court clears Vantara elephant project, rejects PIL: Top 5 things to know")
 "Focus back to India-US trade deal: Trump’s negotiators landing in New Delhi tonight")
Cyclone Yaas LIVE updates: Jharkhand remains on high alert and has evacuated over 10,000 people to safer zones while operation is still on amid forecast that cyclone ‘Yaas’ would be hitting the state by midnight after pounding neighbouring Odisha and West Bengal, officials said Wednesday. The severe cyclonic storm has now turned into a cyclonic storm, which is further likely to weaken into a deep depression over the next three hours Several roads adjoining the beaches in Bengal’s Digha lay inundated, with some people seen wading through chest-deep water. Many areas in Purba Medinipur, of which Digha is a part, and South 24 Parganas were whiplashed by heavy rain. Over 11.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal, while over 2 lakh people have been moved to safety in Odisha. Though IMD had earlier Tuesday forecast that the wind speed during landfall would be around 155 to 165 kmph to gusting 185 kmph, the Doppler RADAR data now indicates the wind speed to be 130-140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said. The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts. “The severe cyclonic storm ‘‘Yaas’’ (pronounced as ‘‘Yass’’) over northwest and Bay of Bengal intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm,” Mohapatra said. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Odisha coast close to Dhamra port by the early morning of Wednesday. “It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during noon of Wednesday, 26 May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm,” the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said. The cyclone is being tracked by Doppler Weather Radar at Paradip, it added. With inputs from PTI
Cyclone Yaas updates: Jharkhand remains on high alert, over 10,000 people evacuated
Cyclone Yaas LIVE updates: Jharkhand remains on high alert and has evacuated over 10,000 people to safer zones while operation is still on amid forecast that cyclone ‘Yaas’ would be hitting the state by midnight
 "Cyclone Yaas updates: Jharkhand remains on high alert, over 10,000 people evacuated")
Cyclone Yaas Updates
700 people in Bengal’s East Midnapore rescued by Army
The Indian Army rescued around 700 people marooned at different places in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, which bore the brunt of cyclone ‘Yaas’, as large tracts of land in coastal areas of the state were inundated in a storm surge, a Defence official said. Stranded people were also rescued from places submerged in the storm surge in South 24 Parganas and Howrah, he said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Jharkhand remains on high alert, over 10,000 people evacuated
Jharkhand remains on high alert and has evacuated over 10,000 people to safer zones while operation is still on amid forecast that cyclone ‘Yaas’ would be hitting the state by midnight after pounding neighbouring Odisha and West Bengal, officials said Wednesday. The state has imposed complete lockdown in some parts to prevent people from venturing out in view of prediction of severe cyclonic storm battering the state.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Rescue, clearing ops underway in cyclone Yaas-hit Odisha, West Bengal: NDRF
Rescue operations are underway in Odisha and West Bengal and teams are clearing a large number of uprooted electric poles and trees to keep roads open in these states which were hit by cyclone Yaas on Wednesday, a National Disaster Response Force official said. The cyclone completed its landfall around noon packing strong winds and heavy rainfall along the Odisha coast and neighbouring areas of West Bengal.
“It (Yaas) is very likely to move north-westwards across interior Odisha and weaken gradually,” a spokesperson for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Over 20 lakh evacuated; four dead
Cyclone ‘Yaas’, packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, whiplashed the country’s eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farmlands, and leaving at least four persons dead three in Odisha and one in Bengal — officials said.Thick sheets of rain blurred the vast coastline, as
the cyclone made landfall around 9 am near Dhamra port in Odisha, with surging waters swamping the mud-and-thatch houses in the low-lying areas, where a massive evacuation drive has been undertaken to move more than 20 lakh people to safety.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Tidal water flows into Haldia dock
The cyclone Yaas has put the Kolkata port authorities on tenterhooks for some time as the rising water of the Hooghly river surpassed the height of the external lock gate of its Haldia Dock System, leading the draught level to go up to around eight metres on Wednesday, an official told PTI.
However, water entered into the lock barrel the area between external and internal lock gates for not more than 30 minutes and no damage was done to ships or assets of the Haldia Dock system in Purba Medinipur district, port chairman Vinit Kumar said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Villages in coastal West Bengal bear brunt of cyclonic storm
In South 24 Parganas district, all river dams were overflowing in Namkhana block, inundating villages. People were rushed to the evacuation shelters but
villagers were worried about their homes, belongings and cattle. In Sumati Nagar, Muriganga 2, Gangasagar, Dhabalat Chitpur gram panchayat, of Sagar block, river dams have broken and water is entering the village, according to Paschimbanga Khetmajoor Samity (PBKMS), an independent trade union in West Bengal.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Restoration work being done on war footing in Odisha, say officials
As per the latest reports, authorities in Odisha have already evacuated more than 1.05 lakh people. Roads are being cleared continuously as a large number of trees have been uprooted in the states.
Operation For Clearance Of All Road Continues. ODRAF On Job & Clearing Roads in Tihadi Area . @igerbalasore @odisha_police @CharanMeena_IPS pic.twitter.com/Qf9o5bAGLu
— Bhadrak Police (@SpBhadrak) May 26, 2021
Cyclonic storm to hit Jharkhand by midnight, say weather experts
Jharkhand: Dr. Abhishek Anand, Weather Scientist at Regional Meteorological Centre in Ranchi says #CycloneYaas is predicted to hit Jharkhand late evening through the East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharsawan district. pic.twitter.com/7yxdSll883
— PB-SHABD (@PBSHABD) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Severe cyclonic storm to weaken over next two hours, says IMD
Cyclone Yaas, which made landfall at Odisha coast at 9 am as a very severe cyclonic storm, weakened into a cyclonic storm of a severe grade around noon after causing much destruction in coastal Odisha and West Bengal. It will further weaken into a cyclonic storm around 7 pm, as per IMD’s latest bulletin
THE SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM ‘YAAS’ (PRONOUNCED AS ‘YASS’) LAY CENTRED AT 1630 HRS IST OF THE 26TH MAY, 2021 OVER NORTHEAST ODISHA ABOUT 35 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF BALASORE . IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY INTO A CYCLONIC STORM DURING NEXT 02 HOURS. pic.twitter.com/aBS2acJoSF
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Yaas pounds West Bengal, Mamata claims state worst hit by cyclone
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that West Bengal was the most affected state due to the cyclone. “At least one crore people in Bengal have been
affected by this natural disaster. As of now, three lakh houses have been damaged. One person died an accidental death even after he was rescued,” the chief minister said. Relief materials worth Rs 10 crore were sent to the affected areas, she said.
The resort town of Digha in East Midnapore, which shares a border with Balasore district of Odisha, was completely inundated with the Army being called in for rescue operations. The nearby beach resorts of Mandarmani, Tajpur and Shankarpur were also flooded with seawaters entering the hotels and flooding the roads, besides causing damage to kutcha shops and houses. In certain areas, the waves even went past the top of coconut trees that line these popular beaches.
In South 24 Parganas, many places, including Kakdwip, Fraserganj, Gosaba and Maipith in the Sunderbans region were flooded, displacing lakhs of villagers as thousands of kutcha houses were extensively damaged in the surging water and gale wind, officials said. Several rivers in the riverine delta region were in
spate owing to the phenomenal rise in water level caused by the dual effect of storm surge from the cyclone and the astronomical tide due to the full moon, they said.
Flooding was also reported from Sagar island at the confluence of Hooghly and Bay of Bengal. The water level rose to nearly five feet in front of the famed Kapil Muni temple near the beach on the island, officials said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Cyclone Yaas to weaken into cyclonic storm in next three hours: IMD
SCS YAAS LAY CENTRED AT 1430 HRS IST OVER NORTHEAST ODISHA NEAR LAT 21.6°N/LONG 86.7°E, ABOUT 25 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF BALASORE WITH WIND SPEED OF 90-100 KMPH GUSTING TO 110 KMPH.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 26, 2021
LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY INTO A CYCLONIC STORM DURING NEXT 03 HRS. pic.twitter.com/OTTx4RiesA
Cyclone Yaas Updates
NDRF rescues a baby from floods in South 24 Parganas district
#WestBengal : NDRF rescues a baby from Diamond Harbour in South 24Pgs after river water flooded the area. #Yaas | #CycloneYaas | @NDRFHQ pic.twitter.com/LpSpf2xkKb
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
NDRF rescues 10 in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur after boat capsizes in river
The NDRF, together with the district administration of Jagatsinghpur in Odisha, has rescued 10 people from a river after their boat capsized, amid rough weather conditions under the influence of cyclone ‘Yaas’. In a video tweeted by the Jagatsinghpur district collector, rescue personnel on Tuesday night can be seen holding on to an inflatable boat as people disembarked.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
High alert in Jharkhand
Jharkhand has been put on high alert as the state faces its worst cyclonic storm in history. East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan
districts of the state are likely to witness “very high seas” situation with wind speed of 92-117 kmph, the weather office said.
The districts of Sahibganj, Godda, Pakur, Garhwa and Palamu may witness “very rough seas” condition with a wind speed of 52-61 kmph. Rest of the state is likely to have “high to very high seas” phenomenon with a wind speed of 62-91 kmph, it said.
The Disaster Management Department has alerted authorities to take immediate action as cities such as Ranchi are likely to be flooded due to heavy rainfall.
Cyclone Yaas pounded the beach towns in north Odisha and West Bengal as it hit the coast around 9 am with a wind speed of 130-140 kmph, inundating the low-lying areas amid a storm surge, officials said. It is likely to move to Jharkhand with a lesser intensity by midnight, they said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Mumbai airport cancels six flights
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has cancelled six flights between Mumbai to Bhubaneswar and Kolkata due to Cyclone Yaas.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Watch: Visuals of Cyclone Yaas making landfall in Odisha’s Balasore
Video of the cyclone YAAS reaching to the landmass at Balasore district of Odisha. pic.twitter.com/EI1ABdcHk1
— PB-SHABD (@PBSHABD) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Mamata Banerjee holds review meet
West Bengal chief minister held a review meeting with district authorities and disaster management teams to take stock of the situation in the state. There were also reports that she will visit the impacted areas on Friday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds review meeting with District Magistrates, Disaster Management Committee, and other officials in view of #CycloneYaas, in Nabanna pic.twitter.com/BqM3DzWVg7
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
One dead in East Midnapore
One person has died to the cyclone in Ramnagar 2 block of East Midnapore in West Bengal, News18 reported. The deceased was a youth who had moved to a cyclone shelter in the locality. He had come out of the shelter when the storm hit and he was drowned.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Landfall process of Cyclone Yaas complete, says official
News9 has quoted Umashankar Das, an official at the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar as saying, “Cyclone Yaas has completed the process of landfall. Rainfall is likely to continue till Thursday morning and sea conditions are also going to be rough. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the seas till tomorrow.”
Cyclone Yaas Updates
‘Yaas’ weakens into severe cyclonic storm: IMD
THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM ‘YAAS’ (PRONOUNCED AS ‘YASS’) WEAKENED INTO SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM AND LAY CENTRED AT 1230 HRS IST OF THE 26TH MAY, 2021 OVER NORTH COASTAL ODISHA NEAR LATITUDE 21.45°N AND LONGITUDE 86.8°E, ABOUT 15 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BALASORE. pic.twitter.com/rDLDgu4T3p
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Fishing boats damaged at Paradeep jetty
Odisha: Fishing boats at Paradeep jetty damaged due to #CycloneYaas pic.twitter.com/043MQfsBBE
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Six flights cancelled at Mumbai airport
The Mumbai airport has said as many as six flights, including three departures, have been cancelled in view of cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal, News18 reported. In light of the developments around Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal, the airport witnessed cancellation of flights between Mumbai to Kolkata and Bhubaneswar, CSMIA said. Approximately six flights, three arrivals and departures each, have been cancelled so far, it said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Strong winds in Ranchi
#WATCH | Jharkhand: Ranchi experiences a change in weather in wake of #CycloneYaas.
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021
As per IMD, the state will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall today & tomorrow with extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places. pic.twitter.com/Cm9g4v4wdg
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Jharkhand begins evacuating people from low-lying areas
The Jharkhand government is evacuating low-lying areas on Wednesday amid the forecast that cyclone Yaas would be hitting the state by midnight after pounding neighbouring Odisha and West Bengal, officials told PTI.
Operations are being executed on war-footing in the vulnerable areas in East and West Singhbhum, besides some other districts, in view of the very severe cyclonic storm Yaas, Disaster Management Secretary Amitabh Kaushal said.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
11.5 lakh evacuated in Bengal; over 2 lakh evacuated in Odisha
Over 11.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal, while over 2 lakh people have been moved to safety in Odisha, NDTV reported.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Cyclone inundates parts of Purba Medinipur; cars seen floating in flood water
Rising river water levels due to the landfall of cyclone ‘Yaas’ have inundated large parts of West Bengal’s coastal districts of Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas on Wednesday, as sea waves were seen touching coconut tree-tops and cars floating in floodwaters.
The seaside towns of Digha and Mandarmoni in Purba Medinipur and Fraserganj and Gosaba in South 24 Parganas were among the areas affected by a storm surge of more than 2 metres above the astronomical tide level.
PTI
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Coastal areas in East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas inundated
In West Bengal, the coastal areas in East Midnapore and South 24 Parganas were inundated owing to storm surge, officials in Kolkata said.
Several embankments, including 51 in East Midnapore, have been breached as the water level in the rivers in the coastal areas rose, they said.
The maximum wind speed in the coastal resort town of Digha in East Midnapore reached around 90 km per hour. It was 68 kmph at Fraserganj in South 24 Parganas, and in Kolkata, the highest wind speed was recorded at 62 kmph.
Several low-lying areas in South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore were inundated owing to high tidal waves.
PTI
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Wind speeds of 130-140 kms reported
Though IMD had earlier Tuesday forecast that the wind speed during landfall would be around 155 to 165 kmph to gusting 185 kmph, the Doppler RADAR data now indicates the wind speed to be 130-140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph.
PTI
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Army conducts joint recce with West Bengal govt
ANI has quoted an Indian Army statement as saying, “To provide immediate support to people in emerging situation due to Cyclone Yaas, briefing, joint recce, liaison & coordination with West Bengal govt has been completed. Rescue and Relief columns are pre-positioned across areas expected to be affected for immediate response.”
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Flooding reported in Bhadrak district
#WATCH | Odisha: Water from the sea floods the residential areas in Dhamra of Bhadrak district.
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021
The landfall process of #CycloneYaas is continuing. It will take around 3 hours to complete. It is 30 km south-southeast of Balasore at 9:30 am, as per IMD's update. pic.twitter.com/j6JMo2f3sa
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Heavy rains expected in Assam, Meghalaya
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati has predicted heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya on account of Cyclone Yaas, The Indian Express has reported.
Cyclone Yaas Updates
Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in Odisha
According to an official statement, the landfall process for Cyclone Yaas started at about 9 am between north of Dhamra and south of Balasore close around Bahanaga block coast. The process will take 3-4 hours to complete. The maximum impact will be in Balasore and Bhadrak
Cyclone Yaas Updates
IMD issues red-coded warning to Odisha, Bengal
The IMD has issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts in view of Cyclone Yaas, PTI reported.
News18 SheShakti 2025: Voices of cinema, sport and music redefine nation-building
At News18 SheShakti 2025 Delhi, women from sports, cinema, and music discussed breaking barriers. Kriti Sanon and Sanya Malhotra focused on equity in cinema, Mira Erda and Ashalata Devi on sports challenges, and Kavita Krishnamurti stressed humility and perseverance for lasting success.
More Impact Shorts "Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment")
 "From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal")
 "Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?")
 "Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike")
 "Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment")
 "From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal")
 "Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?")
 "Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike")
Top Shows
