#Cyclone Amphan damage

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Puri most ravaged by 4 cyclones in 6 yrs

Bhubaneswar: Puri district bore the maximum brunt of the four cyclones that hit the state in the past six years in terms of damage and destruction of properties. Of the four cyclones in the past six years, ‘Fani’ and ‘Bulbul’ occurred in 2019, while ‘Amphan’ and ‘Yaas’ hit the state in 2020 and 2021, respectively. According to the data shared by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), a total of…

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Cyclone Mocha: IMD predicts an upcoming cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal

As a low-pressure area develops in the region, Cyclone Mocha, the year's first cyclone, is expected to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal this week. A cyclonic circulation is expected to form around May 6, according to the IMD. However, the cyclone's formation has yet to be confirmed. "On or around May 6, 2023, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal." "A low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the next 48 hours (May 7 and 8) under its influence," the IMD stated on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/Indiametdept/status/1653319468192497664?s=20 The IMD issued its statement after the Global Forecast System, the US weather forecast model, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts predicted the formation of a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclonic storm, if it forms, will be named 'Cyclone Mocha' according to the WMO/ESCAP nomenclature system. Yemen suggested the name, which is based on the Red Sea port city. Most cyclones that formed in the region in recent years, including Amphan in 2020, Asani in 2021, and Yaas in 2022, made landfall in May. Though the IMD has made no predictions about Cyclone Mocha's path, its impact on the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha cannot be ruled out. The Odisha government has already begun preparations to mitigate any damage caused by the cyclone. According to Windy.com, the cyclonic storm is expected to pass over the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday next week. It will then gradually move northward, closer to the Indian coast. A low-pressure area forming over the southeast region of the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a cyclonic storm on May 9 near the Andaman Islands, according to the IMD-Global Forecast System (GFS). According to the IMD's forecast, the storm will move north-northeastward towards the east-central Bay of Bengal until May 11. On May 11, a low-pressure area will form in the south Andaman Sea and the southeast Bay of Bengal, followed by a cyclonic storm, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF).   Tags: cyclone mocha update, cyclone mocha 2023, mocha cyclone chennai, new Cyclone, Cyclone Mocha, Cyclone Bay of Bengal, Cyclone in May, Cyclone landfall, Cyclone Mocha Odisha, Odisha Cyclone Read the full article

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अम्फान तूफान: हावड़ा ब्रिज पर ढह गए बैरिकेड, देखिए तबाही की तस्वीरें

अम्फान तूफान: हावड़ा ब्रिज पर ढह गए बैरिकेड, देखिए तबाही की तस्वीरें

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Image Source : PTI The collapsed police barricades at Howrah Bridge after strong winds due to Cyclone Amphan, at Howrah Bridge, in Howrah on Wednesday.

कोलकाता/भुवनेश्वर/नयी दिल्ली।ओडिशा और पश्चिम बंगाल के तटीय क्षेत्रों में बीते बुधवार को 190 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार वाले विकराल चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान के कारण भारी तबाही हुयी और कम से 12 लोगों की मौत हुई है।…

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My city just had a category 2 cyclone that left a trail of destruction in its wake. Most of the people don't have water or electricity and it is absolutely impossible to maintain social distancing in this situation.

I don't know how much more we can take.

[jedi-anakin]

2020 – what happened so far

(it’s impossible to include all, but I try my best)

January

January 1 – Palau became the first country to ban sun creams containing ingredients that are harmful to coral and marine life.

January 2 – The government of New South Wales, Australia, declares a state of emergency whilst the government of Victoria, Australia declares a state of disaster amid large bushfires that have killed as many as 500 million animals.

January 3 – A US drone strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

January 5 – Iran pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, will not limit its uranium enrichment.

January 7 – 56 people are reported killed and over 200 injured in a crush at the funeral of general Qasem Soleimani in the city of Kerman, Iran.

January 7 – A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico, island's largest in a century, kill 1 person and destroy 800 homes.

January 8 – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot down by Iran's armed forces shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, killing all 176 people on board.

January 8 – Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are stepping back as "senior" royals, will work towards becoming financially independent.

January 16 – The impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, begins in the US Senate.

January 26 – Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant dies in a helicopter crash.

January 30 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of the disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

January 31 – The United Kingdom and Gibraltar formally withdraw from the European Union at 11PM (GMT), beginning an 11-month transition period.

January 2020 was the hottest January in recorded history according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February

February 3 – Cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3711 passengers quarantined in Yokohama port, Japan after cases of coronavirus found on board.

February 5 – The US Senate acquits US president Donald Trump on articles of impeachment.

February 8 – 20 people dies in a mall shooting in Thailand.

February 9 – Deaths from the Coronavirus overtake those of Sars (2003) with 813 deaths worldwide.

February 10 – More than 30 bushfires put out by heaviest rainfall for 30 years in New South Wales, Australia, helping end one of the worst bushfire seasons ever, 46 million acres burnt, over 1 billion animals killed, 34 people dead.

February 11 – Snow falls in Baghdad, Iraq, for only the second time in a century.

February 23 – First major coronavirus outbreak in Europe in Italy with 152 cases and three deaths, prompting emergency measures, locking down 10 towns in Lombardy.

February 23 – China's Supreme Leader Xi Jinping describes the country's coronavirus outbreak as the China's largest health emergency since 1949.

February 24 – Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act.

February 29 – Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use.

February 29 – A conditional peace agreement is signed between the United States and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. begins gradually withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.

March

March 8 – Italy places 16 million people in quarantine, more than a quarter of its population, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19. A day later, the quarantine is expanded to cover the entire country, becoming the first country to apply this measure nationwide.

March 9 – International share prices fall sharply in response to a Russo-Saudi oil price war and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunges more than 2,000 points, the largest fall in its history up to that point. Oil prices also plunge by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since 1991.

March 11 – The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic with 121,564 cases worldwide and 4,373 deaths.

March 11 – Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York.

March 12 – Global stock markets crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst losses for the index since 1987.

March 13 – The government of Nepal announces that Mount Everest will be closed to climbers and the public for the rest of the season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

March 14 – Spain goes into lockdown after COVID-19 cases in the country surge.

March 16 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93 percent, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929).

March 17 – European leaders close the EU's external and Schengen borders for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17 – The island of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, is placed under the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

March 18 – The European Broadcasting Union announces that the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be cancelled due to COVID-19 in Europe, the first cancellation in the contest's 64-year history.

March 20 – The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 10,000 as the total number of cases reaches a quarter of a million.

March 20 – Smoke from Australian bushfires killed more people than the fires - 417 vs 33 according to new study published in "Medical Journal of Australia."

March 22 – A prison riot in Colombia, which was sparked by coronavirus fears, left 23 inmates dead and another 83 injured.

March 24 – Indian PM Narendra Modi orders a 21 day lockdown for world's second most populous country of 1.3 billion people.

March 26 – Global COVID-19 cases reach 500,000, with nearly 23,000 deaths confirmed. American cases exceed all other countries, with 81,578 cases and 1,180 deaths.

March 28 – North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off the coast of Japan. This is the sixth launch in the last month.

March 30 – The price of Brent Crude Oil falls 9% to $23 per barrel, the lowest level since November 2002.

March 30 – The International Olympic Committee and Japan suspend the 2020 Summer Olympics and are rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021.

April

April 2 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 1 million worldwide.

April 5 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital suffering from coronavirus COVID-19.

April 7 – Japan declares a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, and finalises a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen (US$990 billion), equal to 20% of the country's GDP.

April 10 – The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally.

April 14 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

April 14 – US President Donald Trump freezes funding for the World Health Organization pending a review, for mistakes in handling the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and for being "China-centric", prompting international criticism.

April 15 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide.

April 16 – 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in 4 weeks (5.2 million in the last week), wiping out 9 1/2 years of job gains.

April 20 – Oil prices reach a record low.

April 25 – The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000.

April 27 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 3 million worldwide.

April 28 – US Department of Defense releases three declassified videos of possible UFOs from 2004 and 2015.

April 30 – British Captain Tom Moore, who raised more £30 million for the National Health Service walking in his garden, turns 100 and made an honorary colonel by the Queen.

May

May 5 – The UK death toll from COVID-19 becomes the highest in Europe.

May 6 – Irish organisation repays a 170 year old favor, raising over $2 million (to date) for US Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation badly affected by coronavirus. In 1840s Choctaw Nation sent $170 to aid Irish potato famine.

May 6 – Hungary has become the first EU member state to lose their democractic status according to the NGO Freedom House.

May 10 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide.

May 12 – Gunmen storm a maternity hospital and kill 24 people, including two newborn babies, in Dashte Barchi, a majority-Shia neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan.

May 13 – Every African country now has cases of coronavirus COVID-19.

May 14 – The UN warns of a global mental health crisis caused by isolation, fear, uncertainty and economic turmoil.

May 16 – 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy.

May 19 – Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change."

May 19 – Two dams on Tittabawassee River in central Michigan breached by floodwaters, forcing evacuation of thousands of residents.

May 21 – Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean.

May 26 – George Floyd, an African-American man dies after he was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds despite he was pleading for breath.

May 26 – Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to legalise same-sex marriage.

May 26 – Twitter adds warning labels to warn about inaccuracies in US President Donald Trump's tweets for the first time.

May 26 – After a recording by a bystander about the arrest of George Floyd went viral the four officers who were present were fired. The same day a demonstrations and protests took place in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area.

May 27 – The Chinese National People's Congress votes in favour of national security legislation that prevents subversion, terrorism, separatism and foreign interference in Hong Kong.

May 27 – Spain begins 10 days of mourning for victims of COVID-19.

May 28 – The United States Department of Justice released a joint statement with the FBI, saying they had made the investigation into George Floyd's death "a top priority".

May 29 – Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged him with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, becoming the first white officer in Minnesota to be charged for the death of a black civilian.

May 30 – The first crewed flight of the Dragon 2 is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first manned spacecraft to take off from U.S. soil since 2011. The next day the spacecraft successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS).

May 31 – Since May 26 over a 100 city in all 50 states in the US was held supporting those seeking justice for George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, and speaking out against police brutality.

May 31 – The hacktivist group Anonymous released a video after remaining silent for 3 years demanding justice for George Floyd.

May 31 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide.

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Bengal’s paddy purchase crosses 41 lakh quintal

Bengal’s paddy purchase crosses 41 lakh quintal

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The West Bengal government has purchased a record quantity of paddy in the ongoing kharif season. While it was less than 40 lakh quintal in the last kharif season, the purchase has crossed 41 lakh quintal in the 2020 summer. Four months of the buying season are still left. Successive disasters — COVID-19 and cyclone Amphan — are the reasons for such large-scale buying, government…

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मानसून में कैसे करें अपनी कार-बाइक की देखभाल, पढ़ें ये जरूरी टिप्स

मानसून में कैसे करें अपनी कार-बाइक की देखभाल, पढ़ें ये जरूरी टिप्स

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Amphan storm in kolkata – फोटो : पीटीआई (सांकेतिक)

पढ़ें अमर उजाला ई-पेपर Free में कहीं भी, कभी भी।

70 वर्षों से करोड़ों पाठकों की पसंद

ख़बर सुनें

ख़बर सुनें

अम्फान तूफान के बाद एक और चक्रवात के उत्पन्न होने का खतरा दिखाई दे रहा है। निसर्ग नाम का ये चक्रवात गुजरात और महाराष्ट्र के तटीय इलाकों की तरफ बढ़ रहा है। पूर्वानुमान है कि यह इन राज्यों के निचले इलाकों जैसे मुंबई…

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Motor Insurance: Cars, bikes damaged in cyclone? Here’s how you can file for claim Image Source : PTI Motor Insurance: Cars, bikes damaged in cyclone? Here's how you can file for claim…

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Mamata Banerjee: world environment day: preparation started as west bengal cm mamata banerjee all set to plant 16 ft long tree – পরিবেশ দিবসে মমতায় প্রাণ পাবে ১৬ ফুটের নিম! হরিশ পার্কের প্রস্তুতি, Watch Video রাজ্যে নতুন করে সবুজায়ন করতে আগামী ৫ জুন অর্থাৎ বিশ্ব পরিবেশ দিবসকেই বেছে নিয়েছে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার। ওই দিন থেকে সাড়ে ৬ কোটি গাছ রোপন শুরু হবে রাজ্যে। আর তা শুরু করবেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের নিজে। ওই দিন সকালে দক্ষিণ কলকাতার হরিশ পার্কে উপড়ে যাওয়া একটি পুরনো গাছ রিপ্লান্ট করে শুরু হবে এই কর্মসূচি। মুখ্যমন্ত্রী নিজে থাকবেন সেখানে। তারপরই কলকাতা, বিধান নগর থেকে শুরু করে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত সমস্ত জেলায় নতুন গাছ রোপন ও ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত পুরনো গাছ পুনপ্রতিস্থাপন কর্মসূচি শুরু হবে।  

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Cyclone Amphan damages world’s largest Banyan tree in Howrah botanical garden Image Source : PTI / REPRESENTATIVE Cyclone Amphan damages world’s largest Banyan tree in Howrah botanical garden The Amphan cyclone which hit West Bengal a day before the International Day for Biological Diversity on Friday has severely damaged the world’s largest banyan tree in the Howrah botanical garden.

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It was May 20, Wednesday The deadly storm came and took 'em away. 😢😢😢 #amphan #amphancyclone #amphan🌀 #cyclone #supercyclone #damage (at Kalyani, West Bengal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAeOlX6HtFgXnj_XJpVv9fZJEN-lUGQwCvVQRE0/?igshid=10oqz8a9laivi

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Odisha Govt Asks Collectors of Cyclone-affected Districts to Submit Initial Report on Damages

Odisha Govt Asks Collectors of Cyclone-affected Districts to Submit Initial Report on Damages

People walk with umbrellas in the rain ahead of Cyclone Amphan landfall, at Bhadrak district, in the eastern state of Or, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (AP Photo)

The direction came after ‘Amphan’ hit coastal districts like Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore and parts of the northern district of Mayurbhanj.

PTI

Last Updated: May 20, 2020, 11:12 PM IST

The Odisha…

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भयानक तबाही मचा सकता है चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फन

प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर

सुपर साइक्लोनिक चक्रवात अम्फन की वजह से उष्णकटिबंधीय मौसम के बदलावों से सबसे ज़्यादा प्रभावित होने वाले क्षेत्र – बंगाल की खाड़ी, जिसमें भारत के कुछ हिस्से, बांग्लादेश के निचले हिस्से और म्यांमार शामिल हैं – में भयानक तबाही हो सकती है.

यह भी पढ़ें

165 मील प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार से चलने वाली हवाओं और 200 मील प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार वाले झोंकों के साथ आने वाले तूफान को कैटेगरी 5 का माना गया है, और तूफान की गंभीरता मापने वाले पैमाने पर यह ऊपरी हिस्से में नज़र आ रहा है. इसे पृथ्वी के उत्तरी गोलार्ध का इस वर्ष का अब तक सबसे ताकतवर तूफान और बंगाल की खाड़ी में आया सबसे मज़बूत उष्णकटिबंधीय चक्रवात करार दिया गया है. अम्फन के चलते भारी आबादी वाले निचले इलाकों में विनाशकारी नतीजे सामने आ सकते हैं, जहां पिछले तूफानों से भी भारी तबाही हुई थी.

भारतीय मौसम विभाग (IMD) द्वारा ‘सुपर साइक्लोनिक तूफान’ करार दिए गए अम्फन के बुधवार को तट पर पहुंचने की भविष्यवाणी की गई है, और यह कोलकाता और चटगांव के बीच किसी इलाके में तट से टकराएगा. ज्वाइंट टाइफून वार्निंग सेंटर के मुताबिक, तट से टकराने से पहले अम्फन हल्का पड़ना शुरू हो चुका होगा, और टकराते वक्त तक यह कैटेगरी 1 का बन चुका होगा. भविष्यवाणी के अनुसार, तूफान ढाका (बांग्लादेश की राजधानी) से करीब 40 मील के दायरे से गुज़रेगा, जहां लगभग 90 लाख की आबादी बसी हुई है.

इस क्षेत्र में तूफानों पर नज़र रखने वाले भारतीय मौसम विभाग की भविष्यवाणी के अनुसार, तूफान के केंद्र से दाईं ओर तट पर चलने वाली हवाएं सबसे तेज़ हो जाएंगी, और उनसे पैदा हुई लहरों की ऊंचाई भी 13 से 16 फुट (चार से पांच मीटर) रहेगी. बांग्लादेश दुनियाभर में इस तरह की ऊंची उठ जाने वाली लहरों से होने वाली तबाही के लिए सबसे कमज़ोर क्षेत्रों में शुमार होता है.

चक्रवाती तूफानों के दौरान ऊंची-ऊंची लहरों की वजह से धरती तक पहुंचा और भारी बारिश की वजह से बाढ़ के रूप में आ गया पानी ही सबसे ज़्यादा नुकसान करत��� है. IMD ने पश्चिम बंगाल और उत्तरी ओडिशा के लिए चक्रवाती तूफान की चेतावनी जारी की है.

सुपर साइक्लोन अम्फन भले ही हवा की गति के लिहाज़ से कैटेगरी 1 या 2 तक हल्का भी पड़ जाए, इसकी वजह से उठने वाली लहरें कहीं ज़्यादा भयंकर तूफान सरीखी होंगी. IMD के मुताबिक, तूफान के तट पर टकराने के वक्त लहरों की वजह से ‘उत्तरी और दक्षिणी 24 परगना जिलों के निचले इलाके पूरी तरह डूब सकते हैं, तथा पूर्वी मिदनापुर जिले के निचले इलाकों में 3-4 मीटर पानी भर सकता है…’

बंगाल की खाड़ी का आकार भी ऊंची उठती लहरों को ज़्यादा खतरनाक बना देता है, क्योंकि यहां क्षेत्र संकरा हो जाता है, जिसकी वजह से तूफान का असर ऊपर की दिशा में ही होता है, और पानी के बहाव के लिए फनल-सरीखा प्रभाव पैदा हो जाता है.

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DAY 4461

Jalsa, Mumbai                May 24/25,  2020                 Sun/Mon 2:43 AM

Dramatize .. the end resort of the having no answers .. of the feel for creating pity and sympathy .. of covering shortfall .. of a lapse to be covered .. 

Works .. for the dramatizer .. not for the one it being directed to .. 

That be the ‘take away’ from the hours of visual throughout the day by the idiot box .. impressive and drawing one into their lives .. and a feel that we be them .. in speech action and presence .. 

Peculiar .. but so engrossing .. needed to carry on .. but the love of the Blog Post and the oft repeated apology for the writing on the day after the DAY is over, was too demanding and disciplined .. so here .. and long may the effect of the ‘elixir of life’ be within ..

‘The Last Dance’ of Jordan .. Air Jordan .. Michael Jordan reserves immense say in the grit and incentive laden thought and practice brought upon by the sportsman .. of initial question .. of work to perfect the craft .. of the selection management .. of victory and defeat and victory again .. of the criticism and abuse .. of the grandeur of praise and following ..

Of taking away the important feel from the ‘man’ .. they that swipe at him that deflate him , with ineffectiveness and unsolicited abuse .. for them a word ..

‘they say so because they cannot be HIM , that is why they say it ..’

.. be him first , for a day , a week , a month a year .. live his life and then bring on what needs to be thrown at him .. you will question only .. for, the answers are not your territory .. never will be .. cannot be .. you shall ever have questions only, because that is ALL that you have .. become him first .. become his stature .. become his calling , his generated love of his work and tact .. 

THEN .. then lets us see if you are able to answer .. you cannot .. because YOU ARE NOT HIM .. AND NEVER WILL BE .. !!

They are that 1 in the 7.8 billion .. try becoming that first .. 

The moon sighting in different parts of the World controls the celebration or the wishes for Eid .. the completion of Ramzan .. and the message of peace and love ..

.. to them that celebrate .. bring the joys of fulfilment and prayer and harmony .. 

The dread of the CoViD spreads .. its numbers increase but so do the numbers of them that recover .. the Almighty be praised .. precautions continue .. the masks and its wearings prevail .. and Avinash rings in his contribution .. he be the ace photographer of the stills at various ad., shoots ..

.. wear the mask .. be protective .. not just for yourself but for the others as well ..

.. and the terrible devastation of the Cyclone that hit Bengal .. the Amphan .. the timely saving of the Ef in the turmoil and the damage to life and property .. so distressing ..

Just 2 days before it hit Bengal, I was warning Shoojit my director , who live with his family in Kolkata to be very careful because this one was going to be nasty ..

The greatest precaution that should be taken apart from the essentials and the medical is the barricading of doors and windows .. windows more .. the impact shatters the glass and that is a great injury creator .. barricade the doors with cross bars to prevent them from opening or breaking .. and tape the glass windows in a design that prevents it from shattering .. 

.. if the blue lines are the outline of the window, then the tape should run as the Black lines .. diagonally and across as shown .. this gives maximum protection in the event of a hard impact ..

Ironically I learnt this during my years in Calcutta .. the head of a British Managing Agency Company that I visited for my work explained it to me during the time of a black out in the city .. in preparation for either an earthquake .. or in the eventuality of an unlikely war situation .. he said during the WW 2 , the homes in England were given this design to secure bomb attack impacts .. 

It is another matter that he took great pride in explaining this design because it is the design of their flag .. the British flag .. 😁

.. ah well the Brits .. !

It comes up to almost 4 am .. 

My love and night wishes to all ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[enigma-the-mysterious]

This cyclone had like a fraction of last year's super-cyclone Amphan's strength and yet it did so much damage all because it struck during the high tide.