The Murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar followed by angry
protests prompted the Maharashtra government to clear an ordinance enforcing
the anti-superstition measures he had advocated for years.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Freedom fighter Sunil Kumar Ray passed away
Freedom fighter Sunil Kumar Ray passed away at a private hospital in
Bhubaneswar on 21-Aug-2013.. Born in February 1928 in
Cuttack, Ray was inspired by Netaji and joined the Indian National Army
(INA). Ray was instrumental in converting Netajis ancestral home in
Cuttack into a national museum and till he was indisposed a few days
ago, Ray was active in spreading the ideals of Netaji. Ray wrote several
books on Netaji and distributed them free of cost to school and college
students.
Bradley Manning gets 35-year prison term for revealing data
Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier convicted of the
biggest breach of classified data in the nation’s history by providing
files to WikiLeaks, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on 21-Aug-2013
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports on 22 August 2013 announced the National Sports Awards-2013 for the
following personalities.
British Activist Ms. Jodie Underhill Awarded for her Service towards Uttarakhand Flood Tragedy Relief
Union Minister of State for Tourism (I/C)
Dr.K.Chiranjeevi, today announced Rs. 5 lakh in his personal capacity to
the British activist Ms.Jodie Underhill in recognition of her yeomen
service to the cause of Uttarakhand flood tragedy relief.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar shot dead
Narendra Dhabholkar,
founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, was shot dead while he was on his daily morning walk near
Omkareshwar temple in Pune.
Kerala on the world LNG map.
The first vessel carrying natural gas from Qatar arrived in
Kochi on 20-August-2013 and docking at the Petronet LNG terminal at Puthuvype,
Kochi.
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