1. Uttar Pradesh Police has kept Sahara group chief Subrata Roy at the Forest Departments Guest House in Lucknow after he was remanded to Police custody till the 4th of this month. 2. Ukraines parliament has approved Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the countrys new prime minister. The 39-year-old Yatsenyuk has previously served as the economy minister and foreign minister, and a speaker of parliament. 3. Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar have been sent to judicial custody in connection with the July 2011 Mumbai triple blasts case. 4. The Public Accounts Committee, PAC, of Maharashtra Assembly has recommended that a criminal offence should be registered against Suresh Kalmadi for alleged misappropriation of funds during the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. 5. Government today approved the proposal to ensure Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under a scheme of retirement fund body EPFO that would immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners. 6. Mission document on NMSHE (National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem) approved by Union Cabinet of India. Under NAPCC (National Action Plan on Climate Changes) this mission was lauched. During 12th Five Year plan period, Rs.550 crores was allotted to this mission. 7. National Science Day observed across India. This day observes to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian Physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He is popularly known as CV Raman. Theme of this day in 2014 is Energy Conservation and Fostering Scientific Temper. 8. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first post office savings bank ATM at the Head Post Office in Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai. 9. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) introduced the country’s first electric zero-emission bus in the city on Thursday. 10. Indo-Pak duo Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul- Haq Qureshi have stormed in the doubles final of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. In the Semifinal Friday night, they beat Tomasz Bednarek and Lukas Dlouhy 6-2, 6-0 in straight sets. They will play against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic duo in the final today.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:38:37 +0000
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