LIVE: IMD warns of extremely heavy rain in parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh on Nov 10-11

“Under its influence, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu on November 8 and 9 and heavy to very heavy rain at few places with isolated extremely heavy falls are very likely on November 10 and 11.,” the IMD said in a statement.

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New Delhi: Extremely heavy rainfall is likely over some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on November 10 and 11 which may inundate roads and low-lying areas, and cause riverine flooding in some catchment areas, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday (November 8, 2021).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for four laning of five sections of Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965) and three sections of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965G) on Monday at 3:30 PM via video conferencing.

The Supreme Court heard the matter related to the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident today in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence during a farmers' protest.

In other developments, the incessant rainfall in Chennai has forced the city to come to a standstill. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has declared a two-day holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts from Monday till Tuesday.

Additionally, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also set to begin a week-long visit to the western part of the state from today. 

Stay tuned with Zee News for all the latest breaking news updates.

08 November 2021

15:34 IST

In the last 24 hours, 32,743 fire incidents (stubble burning) were reported in Punjab, out of which 10,836 have been visited and around 21,000 will be visited in the next 2-3 days. Average fire incidents are less by 25% as compared to the last year: Samita, Environmental Engineer, State Pollution Control Board

15:33 IST

Children below 10 years of age along with double vaccinated parents or guardians coming to Assam are hereby exempted from the mandatory COVID-19 testing. However, voluntary paid testing for such children shall be facilitated if the parents/guardians so desire: Assam govt

14:37 IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday inspected the rain-affected areas in Chennai and distributed essential items to the needy people. According to the Chief Minister`s Office (CMO), Stalin distributed relief material and food to the needy people in Royapuram and harbour areas of rain-affected Chennai city. Meanwhile, the state government has also appointed nodal officers in 15 zones to review the situation in ChennaiState health minister Ma Subramanian informed that people living in low lying areas are advised to move to government shelters more than 1 lakh needy people were provided food.

14:37 IST

This atmosphere will prevail till the evening of 10th & 11th as there is no significant improvement in dispersing the pollutants in the air of Delhi due to light wind: Charan Singh, Deputy Director-General of Meteorology, Regional Meteorological Centre on Delhi's AQI

12:50 IST

Singer Adnan Sami was conferred with the Padma Shri Award 2020 on Monday.Padma Shri Award is the country`s fourth-highest civilian award. The ceremony for presenting Padma awards was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The singer was conferred with the award by President Ram Nath Kovind. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were among the attendees.

12:27 IST

Supreme Court suggests that Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Retd) or Justice Ranjit Singh (Retd) from Punjab and Haryana High Court can oversee the Lakhimpur Kheri investigation

Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over mixing of witnesses in different FIRs in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case & proposes to appoint a former judge from Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the ongoing investigation

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

12:27 IST

Captain of the women's hockey team Rani Rampal, who led the team in the recent Tokyo Olympics, being conferred the Padma Shri award 2020.

Captain of the women's hockey team Rani Rampal, who led the team in the recent Tokyo Olympics, being conferred the Padma Shri award 2020. pic.twitter.com/T5aUKfprpg

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

12:26 IST

Actor Kangana Ranaut receives the Padma Shri Award 2020.

Actor Kangana Ranaut receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/rIQ60ZNd9i

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

12:25 IST

Widespread very light to moderate rains with isolated heavy to very heavy rains likely over South Interior Karnataka, Malnad and Coastal Karnataka districts and isolated very light to light rains likely over north interior Karnataka districts till Nov 9: Met Dept

12:25 IST

Delhi: BJP MP Parvesh Verma celebrates #ChhathPuja at ITO Yamuna Ghat. DDMA has allowed the puja only on designated sites&not on Yamuna ghats

Delhi: BJP MP Parvesh Verma celebrates #ChhathPuja at ITO Yamuna Ghat. DDMA has allowed the puja only on designated sites&not on Yamuna ghats

"CM was voted to power by people from Purvanchal & now he's refusing to allow them.We'll make ghat here & celebrate on 10th Nov," he says pic.twitter.com/bW3KjbIIHh

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

11:22 IST

Delhi: Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu awarded the Padma Bhushan

Delhi: Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu awarded the Padma Bhushan pic.twitter.com/TqUldnQgr3

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

11:22 IST

Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Her daughter Bansuri Swaraj receives the award.

Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Her daughter Bansuri Swaraj receives the award. pic.twitter.com/fernxD24j2

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

11:20 IST

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has ordered an inquiry into an unfortunate incident of fratricide in which a constable of the paramilitary wing allegedly killed four of his colleagues and injured three others by shooting them in Chhattisgarh`s Sukma district early on Monday.

The CRPF ordered the inquiry into the incident "to ascertain the cause of the incident and suggest remedial measures". The incident took place at about 3.25 am on Monday in which Constable Reetesh Ranjan of CRPF`s 50 Battalion opened fire on his company personnel in which four were killed and three others got injured. (ANI)

11:03 IST

Tamil Nadu | Traffic movement affected in Tiruchirappalli due to waterlogging as a result of heavy rainfall

Tamil Nadu | Traffic movement affected in Tiruchirappalli due to waterlogging as a result of heavy rainfall

Heavy rainfall expected in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from 9-11th Nov due to northeast monsoon, as per IMD. pic.twitter.com/N4RdTe3bF4

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

09:34 IST

PM Modi extends birthday greetings to veteran BJP leader LK Advani on his birthday. "Nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people & enhancing our cultural pride. He's also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits & rich intellect" he tweeted.

PM Modi extends birthday greetings to veteran BJP leader LK Advani on his birthday

"Nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people & enhancing our cultural pride. He's also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits & rich intellect" he tweets pic.twitter.com/LvGvqzYJyb

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

09:33 IST

India reports 11,451 new COVID19 cases, 13,204 recoveries & 266 deaths in last 24 hours Active caseload stands at 1,42,826 - lowest in 262 days. Recovery Rate currently at 98.24% - highest since March 2020. Active cases account for 0.42% of total cases - lowest since March 2020

#COVID19 | Of the 11,451 new cases, 13,204 recoveries & 266 deaths in last 24 hours, Kerala reported 7124 cases, 7488 recoveries, and 21 deaths.

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

09:17 IST

People take dip in Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of #ChhathPuja amid toxic foam

People take dip in Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of #ChhathPuja amid toxic foam pic.twitter.com/nrmzckRgdq

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

08:36 IST

Delhi's overall air quality continues to remain in 'severe' category for the third consecutive day with Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 432: System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR)

Delhi's overall air quality continues to remain in 'severe' category for the third consecutive day with Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 432: System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR)

Visuals from Delhi Airport area and NH 48 this morning, pic.twitter.com/4XpuEYzBG5

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

08:36 IST

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter Scale hit 56km ESE of Ukhrul, Manipur today at 7:48 am: National Centre for Seismology

08:36 IST

Tamil Nadu: Water logging in parts of Chennai, following heavy rainfall here, affects normal life in the city.

Tamil Nadu: Water logging in parts of Chennai, following heavy rainfall here, affects normal life in the city.

Visuals from Korattur area in the city.

Heavy rainfall expected in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from 9-11th Nov due to northeast monsoon, as per IMD pic.twitter.com/Oe2vjUvgrY

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

08:34 IST

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter related to the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident today, in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence during a farmers' protest. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli would hear the matter in which the Supreme Court had on October 26 directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide protection to witnesses under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018.

08:34 IST

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast of Portblair in the early hours of Monday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 08-11-2021, 05:28:29 IST, Lat: 9.98 and Long: 93.82, Depth: 16 Km, Location: 218 km SE of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar island," NCS tweeted.

08:33 IST

The incessant rainfall in Chennai has forced the city to come to a standstill. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has declared a two-day holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts from Monday till Tuesday.

The Chief Minister called upon the people to hold their travel plans as the weathermen have predicted heavy rains for the next three days. He said that officials have been put on high alert and all the state government departments are working in coordination with each other.

08:32 IST

As the COVID-19 situation improves in the state, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of Karnaraka has allowed the Anganwadis and playschools to reopen from Monday (November 8, 2021). The physical classes will restart in the areas with less than 2 percent Testing Positivity Rate, said BBMP in an advisory on Saturday. 

08:32 IST

After 20 months of travel restrictions, the US is reopening its land and air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from Monday. The United States is flinging its doors wide open to vaccinated international travellers on Monday, welcoming many visitors who`ve been shut out of the country for 20 months, reported CNN.

08:31 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for four laning of five sections of Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965) on Monday (November 8, 2021) at 3:30 PM via video conferencing. According to a press release by the Prime Minister`s Office, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for three sections of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965G) today.