DAILY G.A UPDATE : 01-08-2016
1. Air Marshal Dhillion new Senior Air Staff Officer of WAC
Air Marshal N J S Dhillon took charge as the Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command.
He took over from Air Marshal B Suresh, who assumes charge of Air Officer-in-Charge, Personnel, at Air Headquarters, an official release said.
Prior to his appointment, Dhillion was Air Defence Commander of HQ Southern Air Command, it said.
Air Marshal Dhillon, a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Defence Service Staff College, and National Defence College.
2. India to host Kabaddi World Cup in October
India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year, featuring 12 countries, in October. Besides India, USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya will be playing in this event.
Kabaddi became a part of Asian Games in the year 1990 and India have won all the gold medals since.
Star Sports will be the official broadcaster of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
3. Rani Nair set to be new CBDT Chairperson
Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Rani Singh Nair is set to be appointed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairperson, with incumbent Atulesh Jindal retiring on Sunday.
Nair, a 1979-batch IRS officer, is presently working as member (legislation and computerisation) in CBDT, policy making body of the Income-Tax department. Officials said the government has issued orders for her to take over as acting chief from Jindal and fresh orders by the Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet are expected soon, for her to take charge in a full capacity.
Jindal took over as CBDT chief in February this year.
Once appointed, Nair will be in office till October 31 during which she will be looking to achieve maximum success under the ambitious one-time domestic black money disclosure scheme being run by the government also called the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS).
Nair has been instrumental in framing the procedures and protocols that led to the roll out of the IDS on June 1 this year that aims to fish out black funds from the domestic arena.
CBDT has six members apart from the Chairperson and is responsible for framing policy and administrative issues related to direct taxes and the Income Tax department.
4. Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as first female governor
Former Defence Minister Yuriko Koike will be the first women governor of Tokyo.
Ms Koike, running as an independent candidate, received more than 2.9 million votes in Sunday's election, beating her opponents by a wide margin.
One of her key challenges will be curbing the financial problems plaguing Tokyo's preparations to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Both her predecessors resigned over funding scandals.
Ms Koike is a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but it did not endorse her so she ran as an independent.
5. Gloria DeHaven dies 91
Singer-actress Gloria DeHaven, the star of MGM musicals in the 1940s died. She was 91.
6. Djokovic beats Nishikori to win Toronto Masters title
World No. 1 Player Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan to win the ATP Toronto Masters Tennis tournament title. This is his 66th career title.
7. Pro kabbadi league: Patna Pirates crush Jaipur Pink Panthers 37-29, retain title
Patna Pirates defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers to claim their Star Sports Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) title for the second consecutive time.
8. Sole Afghan woman governor in a man's world
Masooma Muradi became the sole woman governor of Afghanistan.
9. Suresh Prabhu flags off ‘Tripura Sundari Express’; link to Bangladesh laid
Tripura entered the broad gauge railway map of the country on Sunday with Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging off the Agartala-New Delhi ‘Tripura Sundari Express’. The foundation stone for the much awaited railway track to link Agartala to Akhoura in Bangladesh was jointly laid at the programme by Prabhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Mujibul Haque.’Tripura Sundari Express’ will run once a week on Sundays and will reach New Delhi in 47 hours after travelling via Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri. Rs 968 crore was spent for Agartala-Delhi rail link.
Addressing the gathering, Prabhu said a regular train service between Agartala and Kolkata would be started next month. “Kolkata is the cultural capital of the country and Tripura has a long historic connection with it,” he said. On the Agartala-Akhoura railway link, Prabhu said it would be part of trans-Asian rail connectivity.
“We are committed to bring connectivity with Bangladesh. The relation between India and Bangladesh is very cordial and they (Bangladesh) are cooperative in our initiative,” he said. The rail track here would be extended to Sabroom, the southern-most town in Tripura, which is only 75 km from Chittagong port in Bangladesh.
“Chittagong port is the best port in Asia. We want to connect Indian Railways track with Chittagong port through Sabroom,” Prabhu said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, is very keen to make northeast region a tourist hub. “We want to develop railway network in the entire northeast and want to make it a tourist hub. We want to bring Bangladesh into the same tourist circuit,” Prabhu said.
1. Air Marshal Dhillion new Senior Air Staff Officer of WAC
Air Marshal N J S Dhillon took charge as the Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command.
He took over from Air Marshal B Suresh, who assumes charge of Air Officer-in-Charge, Personnel, at Air Headquarters, an official release said.
Prior to his appointment, Dhillion was Air Defence Commander of HQ Southern Air Command, it said.
Air Marshal Dhillon, a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Defence Service Staff College, and National Defence College.
2. India to host Kabaddi World Cup in October
India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year, featuring 12 countries, in October. Besides India, USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya will be playing in this event.
Kabaddi became a part of Asian Games in the year 1990 and India have won all the gold medals since.
Star Sports will be the official broadcaster of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
3. Rani Nair set to be new CBDT Chairperson
Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Rani Singh Nair is set to be appointed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairperson, with incumbent Atulesh Jindal retiring on Sunday.
Nair, a 1979-batch IRS officer, is presently working as member (legislation and computerisation) in CBDT, policy making body of the Income-Tax department. Officials said the government has issued orders for her to take over as acting chief from Jindal and fresh orders by the Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet are expected soon, for her to take charge in a full capacity.
Jindal took over as CBDT chief in February this year.
Once appointed, Nair will be in office till October 31 during which she will be looking to achieve maximum success under the ambitious one-time domestic black money disclosure scheme being run by the government also called the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS).
Nair has been instrumental in framing the procedures and protocols that led to the roll out of the IDS on June 1 this year that aims to fish out black funds from the domestic arena.
CBDT has six members apart from the Chairperson and is responsible for framing policy and administrative issues related to direct taxes and the Income Tax department.
4. Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as first female governor
Former Defence Minister Yuriko Koike will be the first women governor of Tokyo.
Ms Koike, running as an independent candidate, received more than 2.9 million votes in Sunday's election, beating her opponents by a wide margin.
One of her key challenges will be curbing the financial problems plaguing Tokyo's preparations to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Both her predecessors resigned over funding scandals.
Ms Koike is a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but it did not endorse her so she ran as an independent.
5. Gloria DeHaven dies 91
Singer-actress Gloria DeHaven, the star of MGM musicals in the 1940s died. She was 91.
6. Djokovic beats Nishikori to win Toronto Masters title
World No. 1 Player Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan to win the ATP Toronto Masters Tennis tournament title. This is his 66th career title.
7. Pro kabbadi league: Patna Pirates crush Jaipur Pink Panthers 37-29, retain title
Patna Pirates defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers to claim their Star Sports Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) title for the second consecutive time.
8. Sole Afghan woman governor in a man's world
Masooma Muradi became the sole woman governor of Afghanistan.
9. Suresh Prabhu flags off ‘Tripura Sundari Express’; link to Bangladesh laid
Tripura entered the broad gauge railway map of the country on Sunday with Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging off the Agartala-New Delhi ‘Tripura Sundari Express’. The foundation stone for the much awaited railway track to link Agartala to Akhoura in Bangladesh was jointly laid at the programme by Prabhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Mujibul Haque.’Tripura Sundari Express’ will run once a week on Sundays and will reach New Delhi in 47 hours after travelling via Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri. Rs 968 crore was spent for Agartala-Delhi rail link.
Addressing the gathering, Prabhu said a regular train service between Agartala and Kolkata would be started next month. “Kolkata is the cultural capital of the country and Tripura has a long historic connection with it,” he said. On the Agartala-Akhoura railway link, Prabhu said it would be part of trans-Asian rail connectivity.
“We are committed to bring connectivity with Bangladesh. The relation between India and Bangladesh is very cordial and they (Bangladesh) are cooperative in our initiative,” he said. The rail track here would be extended to Sabroom, the southern-most town in Tripura, which is only 75 km from Chittagong port in Bangladesh.
“Chittagong port is the best port in Asia. We want to connect Indian Railways track with Chittagong port through Sabroom,” Prabhu said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, is very keen to make northeast region a tourist hub. “We want to develop railway network in the entire northeast and want to make it a tourist hub. We want to bring Bangladesh into the same tourist circuit,” Prabhu said.
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