TN govt seeks ₹ 15,000 cr from Centre
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi with a plea for central assistance for various sectors in the affected districts, the state government said here.
“I have submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister detailing the extent of the damage caused by the cyclone,” Palaniswami told reporters in Delhi, adding the state has sought about Rs 15,000 crore.
He said he had also urged Modi to depute a central team to assess the damage, besides seeking an immediate release of nearly Rs 1500 crore towards “temporary renovation” activities.
When the Maharaj visited the Council
Dressed as King Shivaji, Prakash Gajbhiye the Nationslist Congress Party MLC, arrives to attend Winter Session proceedings.
The Winter Session of Maharashtra's Legislature is witnessing heated discussions over granting reservation to the Maratha community. Leaders across the party lines quote the legendary leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Maratha dynasty for their policy on proportional representation.
This legislator, went one step further and arrived at the Legislative Council dressed as the King! Prakash Gajbhiye, the NCP MLC hopes this avatar of him will remind the present rulers their promise to provide reservation to the Maratha, the Muslims and the Dhangar community.
Thais pray they're barking up the right tree looking for lottery luck
People buy lottery tickets outside the Wat Kunnatri Ruttharam temple in Bangkok, Thailand November 1, 2018.
Superstition and looking for luck are a part of daily life in Thailand. In one temple in central Bangkok, visitors hope to find it hidden in the bark of an ancient tree.
Hundreds flock to the Kunnatri Ruttharam temple every week to pay respects to the enormous dead tree trunk, which is draped in flowers and offerings from worshippers who believe rubbing its bark can reveal winning lottery numbers.
The state-run lottery business is booming in the kingdom, with ticket vendors on almost every street corner and buyers poring over numerology charts to pick the luckiest sequence.
India, Australia ink 5 pacts
President Ram Nath Kovind inspects an guard of honour during at Admiralty House in Sydney on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Mr. Kovind is on a three-day trip to Australia visiting Sydney and Melbourne, the first state visit by an Indian President.
India and Australia signed five agreements on Thursday to boost investments and enhance cooperation in key sectors like disability, agricultural research and education as President Ram Nath Kovind met Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison in Sydney.
Mr. Kovind, the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Australia, arrived in Sydney on Wednesday on the second leg of his two nation trip.
Farmers march heading towards Azad Maidan
Farmers march heading towards Azad Maidan from Lalbaug area, demanding better compensation for drought and transfer of forest rights to tribals, in Mumbai on Thursday, November 22, 2018.
The march undertaken by over 20,000 farmers and tribals from various parts of Maharashtra as part of a protest march organised by the Lok Sangharsh Morcha to voice their demands, is nearing the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday.
The protesters include farmers, tribals and their wives and children
Rain in Tamil Nadu
A view of a damaged house, which got collapsed due to overnight rain, at Emaneswaram in Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district.
Moderate to good rain lashed many parts of the northern district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Schools and colleges in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur remained closed due the Met department's forecast on heavy rains. The respective Collectors declared a holiday following rain.
(With inputs from Agencies)
