WEEKLY NEWS (1ST SEPT’14 TO 7TH SEPT’14). _____________________________________________________________ Take of note of all 17 breaking news of last week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Former CJI P Sathasivam appointed as Governor of Kerala. 2. Govt sets up panel on unclaimed PPF, small savings deposits.The seven member committee is being headed by the Deputy Governor H R Khan of Reserve Bank of India and will submit its reports by 31st December this year. 3. Karnataka became first state in India to launch Health Adalat. 4. Andhra gets new capital, to be located in Vijayawada region.The new capital of Andhra Pradesh will be located in the Vijayawada region, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announced in the state assembly on Thursday. 5. Oxford Award for Chancellor of MS University.Dr Mrunalinidevi Puar, Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University at Vadodara, has been conferred with the Best Manager award by the Oxford Summit of Leaders (Science and Education) in UK, according to University Registrar Amit Dholakia. 6. Justice HL Dattu to be Next Chief Justice of India. 7. India slips to 71st rank in global competitiveness list.India have slipped to 71st position, in an annual global competitiveness list, where Switzerland remains on top. 8. RBI curbs banking operations of Choundeshwari Sahakari Bank. The RBI has issued directions to The Choundeshwari Sahakari Bank Ltd of Kolhapur, Maharashtra that will require the bank to seek prior approval for its banking business. 9. Vinod Mehta selected for G K Reddy Memorial Award 2014.Vinod Mehta, is an eminent journalist and Editorial Chairman of Outlook group 10. BCCI signs five-year agreement with MRF Pace Foundation. 11. India to get USD 35 bn from Japan for infra projects. 12. RBI issues amendments to Basel 3 norms 13. United Bank of India declared Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulter. 14. Congress members to head 5 Parliamentary Standing Committees.Congress has secured chairmanship of five Parliamentary Standing Committees after failing to get the Leader of the Opposition post in the Lok Sabha. Its members M. Veerappa Moily, Shashi Tharoor and P. Bhattacharya will now head the important committees on Finance, External Affairs and Home respectively. 15. Carolina Marin became the first Spaniard to win World Badminton Championship. 16. Oldest surviving Test cricketer Gordon passes away.. South African fast bowler Norman Gordon, oldest surviving Test cricketer at 103 years old, passed away after a year long illness due to renal complications. 17. India among top three medical tourism destinations in Asia
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:42:36 +0000
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