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3 unusual facts about Lakh


Babubhai Khimabhai Katara

that a deal of Rs 30 Lakhs (about USD 70,000) was struck for Babubhai to smuggle Paramjeet and her son to Canada.

Khaleel Chishty

He was subsequently also allowed to visit Pakistan until 1 November 2012 on a security deposit of 5 Lakh Indian Rupees.

Thedi Vandha Lakshmi

Lakshmi’s (Lakshmi) brother Rathnam is murdered and cops interrogate her about 20 Lakh Rupees which the murdered man has looted.


Atul Dodiya

A recent painting, an oil and acrylic work on canvas dedicated to former Team India captain Rahul Dravid named "The Wall" fetched Rs 57.6 lakh in auction .

Banarasi saris

The sari making is more of a cottage industry for about 12 lakh people associated directly or indirectly with the handloom silk industry of the region around Varanasi encompassing Gorakhpur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts.

Bangaon

Officials said the route would cut short 63 km compared to the Darshana-Gethe track to Dhaka and facilitate smooth traffic of 7 lakh metric tonnes of expected import-export items in a year.

Bhadra Maruti Temple, Khuldabad

The Bhadra Maruti Temple is considered one of the tourist attractions near Aurangabad and people gather in lakhs during auspicious occasions like Hanuman Jayanti and Ram Navami.

Bodhendra Saraswathi

Athmabodhar instructed Bodhendra Saraswati to proceed to Kanchipuram after obtaining Lakshmi Sreedhar's Bhagawan Nama Koumundhi from the author himself at Jagannatha Kshetram (Puri Jagannadh), and to compose a lakh of Bhagawan Nama slokas (sacred texts on lord) on the basis of Bhagawan Nama Koumundhi.

Casualties of the 2008 Mumbai attacks

The Government of Maharashtra announced Rs. 5 lakh (about 10,000 USD) compensation to the kin of those killed in the terror attacks and Rs. 50,000 (about 1,000 USD) to the seriously injured.

Chanda Sahib

Then they came to an understanding with his son, the Safdar Ali Khan, recognised him as Nawab, in return, Khan accepted Maratha suzerainty and undertook to pay Marathas, an indemnity of 40 lakh rupees and a regular Chauth.

Chikungunya outbreaks

On 24 August 2006, The Hindu newspaper reported that the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala had reported 1.1 million (11 lakh) cases.

Chori Chori

The music was yet another thrilling endeavour of Shankar Jaikishan, with tracks ranging soothing melodies such as "Aaja Sanam" and "Yeh raat Bheegi Bheegi" in voices of Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey, to fast beat songs such as "Jahan Mein Jati Hun" by Lata and Manna and "Sawa Lakh ki Lottery," with the vocals of the maestro Mohammad Rafi.

Joginder Sharma

Recently the Haryana government announced a cash reward of Rs 21 lakh for Joginder Sharma in recognition of his contribution to the Indian victory.

Kalyan Jewellers

T.S. Kalyanaraman in 1993 started the first jewellery shop named Kalyan Jewellers in Thrissur with the capital of Rs 75 lakh.

KERAFED

KERAFED, currently, has two expeller oil extraction facilities; one at Karunagappally, Kollam and the other at Naduvannur, Kozhikode, and caters to about five lakh (five hundred thousand) consumers in Kerala through 14,000 retail outlets.

Kota Airport

In 2005, it was reported that Airports Authority of India, which maintains the airport spends Rs. 63 Lakh annually on maintenance, whereas the income is Rs. 6 Lakh, while six acres of the airports property has been encroached upon by slums.

Mailara Jaatre

More than 10 lakh devotees from all parts of the State and some neighbouring States congregate at Mylara, a pilgrim centre in Hadagali taluk, Bellary district, for the annual “Karnikotsava” (prophecy).

Pemmasani Timmanayudu

He ruled Gutthi (Gooty) and Gandikota regions and used to pay an annual tribute of nine lakh rupees to the Vijayanagar king.

Pulichinthala Project

It is a crucial irrigation facility for farmers of four coastal districts of West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam where irrigation facility for 13 lakh acres.

Rajeevnath

The film, made with a minuscule budget of Rs. 6 lakh ($12000 as per 2012 conversion rate) was the Indian entry for Alexandria Film Festival.

Ravula Suryanarayana Murty

Other major works include Padmavathi Srinivasam, Mallepoolu, and Bhagavad Gita, copies of which are sold in lakhs, and a Telugu version of Émile Zola's Shame.

Shalini Palace

Shalini Palace in the city of Kolhapur in the Indian state of Maharashtra was built in 1931-34 at a cost of Rs. eight lakhs and was named after Princess Shrimant Shalini Raje of Kolhapur.

Siege of Delhi, 1757

Instead of paying the promised tribute of 5 lakh rupees to Marathas, Najib once again started building an army to take back control of his lost territory in the Meerat region which had been captured by Marathas.

Surender Mohan Pathak

Two books from Pathak's popular Vimal series — 65 Lakh ki Dakaiti and Din Dahade Dakaiti — were translated into English under the titles The 65 Lakh Heist and Daylight Robbery by Sudarshan Purohit, a Bangalore-based software engineer.

The 65 Lakh Heist

Vimal is blackmailed into joining a conspiracy to break into the vault of Bharat Bank at Amritsar to loot 6.5 million rupees (65 lakh) inside it.

Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham

Following the success of S. S. Rajamouli's 2010 Telugu film Maryada Ramanna, the rights for the film to be remade into Tamil were sold to Prasad V Potluri for 35 lakh rupees.

Women Teachers Training College

After the original lodge was destroyed by fire due to an earthquake on June 1, 1897, Shashikanto had it rebuilt at a cost of Taka 3 lakh, using materials and instruments imported from Paris.


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