TN Assembly Speaker hands over palmseeds to CM
The Hindu
During the presentation of the Agriculture Budget in the State Legislative Assembly, Speaker Appavu had said he would provide one lakh palmseeds to the government
Assembly Speaker M. Appavu handed over palmseeds to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat in Chennai on Friday, in line with his statement made in the House.
During the presentation of the Agriculture Budget in the State Legislative Assembly, Mr. Appavu had said he would provide one lakh palmseeds to the government.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.