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Mumbai braces for heavy rain today, orange alert in several other Maharashtra districts

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Mumbai: An orange alert is in place for Mumbai and nearby areas with forecasts of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds up to 60 kmph.

After warning of thunderstorms in Delhi and issuing an orange alert for Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rain in some areas of Konkan and Goa.

The weather department also predicted very heavy rain for a few places in Assam, Meghalaya, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, and Madhya Maharashtra.

With a red alert in place, authorities have advised people to stay alert for any worsening weather conditions and be prepared to shift to safer locations if necessary.

Orange alert for Mumbai

An orange alert is in place for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Sindhudurg, and the ghats of Pune and Satara, with forecasts of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds up to 60 kmph.

Mumbai is under an orange alert for May 24.

IMD predicts moderate rainfall in Goa

The weather department has predicted widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds blowing at speeds of 40-50 kmph over Konkan and Goa from May 23 to 29. 

There is also a forecast for very heavy rainfall at a few places between May 23 and 25, with chances of extremely heavy rain on May 25.

The IMD had issued a red alert for Raigad and Ratnagiri on May 23, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.

Pre-monsoon showers likely in Delhi 

As part of the pre-monsoon activity, Delhi is expected to see partly cloudy skies with chances of rain and thunderstorms on Saturday.

According to the IMD:

May 24: Thunderstorms and rainfall likely

May 25 and 26: Partly cloudy skies with possible thunder and lightning

May 27: Rain or thundershowers predicted

Kerala: Heavy rains trigger red alerts, fishing banned

Normal life was disrupted in several parts of Kerala on Friday as heavy rains lashed the state. The IMD issued a red alert in Thiruvananthapuram for three hours in the evening due to the likelihood of intense rain and surface winds reaching up to 50 kmph.

Earlier, the IMD announced that the monsoon is likely to hit Kerala within the next two days, with widespread rainfall expected throughout the week.

Coastal and inland regions are expected to experience strong winds. Fishing has been banned along the Kerala-Karnataka-Lakshadweep coasts from May 24 to 27.

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has forecast high waves up to 3.5 meters along the coast on Saturday.

Thunderstorms, gusty winds till May 27 in Andhra Pradesh

The IMD has predicted five consecutive days of thunderstorms in Andhra Pradesh from May 23 to 27, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds up to 60 kmph.

Thunderstorms are likely in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP), and Rayalaseema

Heavy rainfall is also expected in isolated areas of NCAP and Yanam on May 27.

“No major change in maximum temperatures is expected from Day 1 (May 23) to Day 7 (May 29) over Andhra Pradesh and Yanam,” the IMD said.

The state has already recorded ‘large excess’ rainfall between May 1 and 21, with an average of 88.5 mm, compared to the normal 39.2 mm.

Jharkhand braces for thunderstorms, strong winds

The IMD has forecast widespread thunderstorms, rainfall, and gusty winds across Jharkhand for the coming days, with below-normal maximum temperatures expected to continue until May 29.

The IMD has also forecast “cumulatively large excess rainfall” from May 30 to June 5.

“Thunderstorms with surface wind of 40-50 km per hour accompanied by rain are likely to occur at a few places over Chatra, Garhwa, Gumla, Hazaribag, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardaga, Palamu and Ranchi on Friday,” Anand added.

The met official siad, “An orange alert of thunderstorms and winds with maximum speed up to 60 kmph was issued for southern, central and north-east parts of the state.”

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Gadchiroli : After the surrender of commander Bhupati alias Sanu and 60 Maoists with weapons, the Naxalites got a shock, confidence in government was restored : Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai: The end of Maoists in Maharashtra is near. In Gudchiroli, a prominent Maoist, Venugopal Malujo alias Bhupati alias Sonu, who was active in many places, has surrendered along with his associates. 60 Maoists have surrendered before the Gudchiroli police, which is a big success for the Maharashtra Police. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state’s Gadchiroli area and many Maoists have surrendered and they have returned to the right path and normal life. Their faith in the Constitution of India and the administration has been restored. It is a great blessing that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state. Soon, the 10 to 15 Maoists who are hiding in the forests will also surrender. He said that Bhupati had expressed his desire to surrender. The police were in touch with him and then he expressed his desire that he wanted to surrender to me. So I said that I am ready to go to the forest too. But Bhupati was brought here and today Bhupati has surrendered. This is a big success. With the efforts of the central and state governments, the Naxalites have now become unstable and weak, which is why many Naxalites have surrendered before.

Fadnavis has said that the red terror has ended, the surrender of Naxalites from the borders around Gudchiroli is certain, due to the crackdown on Maoists from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and other borders, Maoists have either surrendered or repented from Naxalism to a large extent. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah’s dream of a Pakistan-India relationship with the Naxalites is being realized in shame. Bhupati was a Maoist who was the backbone and ideological ideology of the Maoists. His surrender will further strengthen the police operation. He said that it is the result of the hard work of all the senior officers including Maharashtra Police DGP Rashmi Shukla and the officers involved in the Naxal operation that the Maoists’ back has been broken today. Fadnavis said that there was a reward of Rs 6 crore on the Naxalites and now this Maoist has been brought back to the right path.

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Firing in Ghatkopar : Armed man enters Darshan Jewellers, creating sensation in the area, police are actively searching for the accused.

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Mumbai: A shooting incident in Ghatkopar, Mumbai has created a sensation. A shooting incident was carried out here for robbery, after which the police reached the spot and conducted a panchanama. An armed man entered a shop in Ghatkopar Darshan Jewellers to commit a robbery. There, he put a knife to the throat of the complainant and fled. The police have started an investigation into the matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. DCP Rakesh Ola said that an armed man had entered the shop and threatened the complainant by putting a knife to his throat. After the entry of armed unknown persons into Darshan Jewellers, a sensation spread in the area and questions have been raised about law and order. The shooting at 10:30 am has caused panic in the area. The police have formed teams in this matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. So far, no one has been arrested in this case. At present, the police have refused to say anything more about this. DCP Rakesh Ola denied the shooting incident and said that the gunman at Darshan Jewellers had targeted the complainant and put a knife to his throat. The police are investigating the matter further.

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Hafiz Tauseef Ansari arrested for links to Pakistani terrorist organization, other terrorist organizations mislead and trap youth: Investigative agencies claim

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After a raid by the Andhra Police ATS and the local police station in Malegaon, Mumbai, the police have claimed to have arrested a suspected youth from the Nomani Nagar area. The above-mentioned youth was active on social media and along with his activities on social media, he was in contact with the enemy country Pakistani terrorist organization. The accused has been arrested on this allegation. Along with this, a case has also been registered against the accused in the Dharmapur Town Police Station in Andhra. Maharashtra ATS and intelligence agencies have also interrogated him. The accused has been identified as Hafiz Tauseef Aslam Ansari. He is a tailor by profession and was also active on social media. Whether he came in contact with the Pakistani terrorist organization knowingly or intentionally, or he knew about it, the police are investigating him. The arrest of Hafiz Tauseef has created a sensation in Malegaon. After the arrest of Tauseef in Malegaon, the police have also seized his mobile phone and other documents and have also expanded the scope of the investigation. An investigation is underway to determine whether he has any criminal case registered against him, along with his suspicious activities and the number of times he has provided information related to India to terrorist organizations. His social media accounts are also being examined and monitored. Earlier, the Maharashtra ATS had arrested several youths, including a young PIO on charges of having links with Pakistani intelligence operatives. Many youths have also been trapped in the PIO’s honey trap. The PIO’s method is such that first the PIO regularly talks to an Indian citizen and the girl then makes her pictures and pornographic videos public. After threatening to make the pornographic chat public, they lure him with money and transfer money to the account. In such a situation, the intelligence agencies are obliged to take action against such youths. There are many youths who unknowingly fall for this misleading propaganda and get badly trapped. Therefore, one should remain alert and avoid the misuse of social media.

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