Page-6 of GKToday Archives: July, 2012

Jharkhand bans gutkha & pan masala

July 27, 2012

Showing concern about the increasing number of oral cancer cases, the state cabinet of Jharkhand has approved a complete ban on the manufacture, storage and distribution of all types of gutkha and paan masala which contain tobacco and nicotine. The ..

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Famous Painter Sumahendra passes away

July 27, 2012

Famous Painter Sumahendra passed away. He was the director of Visual Art in Jawahar Kala Kendra, Rajasthan. He had also served as Principal of Rajasthan School of Art. He was a resident of Rajasthan. He was master in Rajasthani miniature ..

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Kulandei Francis receives Ramon Magsaysay award

July 27, 2012

Mr. Kulandai Francis has been awarded with Ramon Magsaysay award for his endeavors to alleviate more than one lakh rural women out of poverty and empowering for 35 years. He runs an organization, the Integrated Village Development Project (IVDP) which ..

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July 26: Kargil war 13th anniversary, Nation remembers martyrs

July 27, 2012

Nation remembered its martyrs on 13th anniversary of Kargil war which officially came to an end on July 26, 1999. Defence Minister A K Antony paid homage to martyrs of Kargil war at Amar JawanJyoti, India Gate in the national ..

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Ban Ki Moon urges world leaders to halt Syria killings

July 27, 2012

The U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged to world leaders to put a halt on the killings in Syria. UN has pulled out more than half of its observers from Syria.The number of international aid workers deployed in ..

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Departments will now have the right to give out of turn promotions to 3 sportspersons, 2 for coaches

July 27, 2012

The Govt allowed departments to give 3 out of turn promotions to sportspersons who do perform extraordinarily in big events and 2 for coaches. Objective: Encouraging sportsperson for excellence in sporting events. According to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), ..

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