Cyclone Damage Assessment From Tomorrow; Aid In Seven Days: Minister Pujari

Police said the deaths include 47 in Batangas province, south of Manila, and 28 in the Bicol region, southeast of Manila.

Four Trami-related deaths were also recorded in different areas in the central and southern Philippines, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Philippine Coast Guard reported on Friday afternoon that its personnel had retrieved a nine-year-old child and a one-month-old infant.

Trami, the 11th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, barrelled across the main Luzon island, leaving a trail of destruction with disastrous flooding and landslides in the Bicol and Calabarzon regions.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the storm impacted over 2.6 million people in at least 15 regions across the Southeast Asian country.

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As an ASHA Worker, Shibani Mandal's duty was to persuade people in low-lying and vulnerable areas to shift to safer places like cyclone shelters. Her duty was not to carry elderly people on her shoulders to cyclone shelters.

But, she did it to save precious lives. She shifted about seven elderly persons on her shoulders, setting an example of selfless service for others.  

A video of Shibani, the ASHA Worker of Khasamunda village under Rajnagar block, carrying an elderly woman has gone viral on social media. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi talked to Shibani and thanked her for her service. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling praised her.  

According to the information, Shibani didn't stop with the shifting of villagers.  She also took the shifted people back home after the impact of Cyclone Dana weakened.
 

The IPL franchises can retain a total of six players from their existing squad. This can be either via retention or by using the Right to Match (RTM) option. The six retentions/RTMs can have a maximum of five capped players (Indian & Overseas) and a maximum of 2 uncapped players.

He said, “I’m not certain if Dhoni will play or not, but if he’s available, he would certainly be the team’s first choice for retention, even if he is considered an uncapped player this season. Following him, the next pick would be Ravindra Jadeja, then Rachin Ravindra. As for the captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, he would also be a definite retention," Harbhajan told Star Sports.

CSK captain Gaikwad finished as the second-highest run-getter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season with 583 runs including a century and four fifties. On the other hand, Jadeja and Pathirana were among wicket takers for the franchise.

"I believe these four players will be retained. Besides them, we could also see Pathirana, who is an excellent bowler, kept in the squad. And if an uncapped player is retained, there could be a surprise choice, but CSK may only retain five players. So in my view, the likely retentions -- are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Pathirana," he added.

The auction purse for the franchises has been set at INR 120 crore for IPL 2025. The last date for the franchises to finalise their retention list is October 31.

--IANS