Assamese litterateur Lakshmi Nandan Bora Passes Away
Noted Assamese litterateur Lakshmi Nandan Bora passed away at a hospital in Guwahati. He was 89.
An acclaimed novelist and short story writer in the Assamese language, Lakshmi Nandan Bora has authored over 60 books including Patal Bhairavi and Kayakalpa.
Lakshmi Nandan Bora's first short story, titled 'Bhaona' was published in Assamese magazine, Ramdhenu, in 1954. 'Dristirupa' is his first book was published in 1958. He published his first novel 'Gonga Silonir Pakhi' in 1963.
For 'Patal Bhairavi', Lakshmi Nandan Bora won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988. In 2008, he published Kayakalpa, which won the Saraswati Samman from KK Birla Foundation.
He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
Mauritius Former Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth Passes Away
The former Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth passed away. He is the country's longest-serving Prime Minister with more than 18 years of tenure. He was considered the father of the Mauritian economic miracle of the 1980s.
Jugnauth held the post of Prime Minister between 1982 and 1995, then again between 2000 and 2003, and later between 2014 and 2017, before passing the torch to his son, Pravind Jugnauth, who is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Jun 04, 2021
Amul's R. S. Sodhi Elected to Board of International Dairy Federation
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has unanimously elected R. S. Sodhi, managing director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd or GCMMF that sells Amul branded products in India, to its board during the general assembly held on 1 June. He is alumni of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). He joined GCMMF (Amul) in the year 1982 after completing his post-graduation from IRMA.
IDF is an international non-governmental, non-profit association and represents the global dairy sector. The federation ensures that right policies, standards, practices and regulations monitor the production of dairy products globally.
WhatsApp Appoints Paresh B. Lal as Grievance Officer for India
The Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has named Paresh B. Lal as the Grievance Officer for India. WhatsApp has updated the details on its website for how to contact Mr Lal because, under the IT law, social media companies are required to display the names and other details of their grievance officers on their websites.
The appointment is in line with the government's new IT order that requires all the tech companies, like Google, Facebook, WhatsApp to appoint a grievance officer, nodal officer and a chief compliance officer from India. The grievance officer shall address the complaint within 24 hours and dispose of the complaint within 15 days.
Jun 03, 2021
Indian-origin Scribe Tejinder Singh Passes Away
Tejinder Singh, a veteran White House correspondent and founder and editor of the India America Today newswire, has passed away in the US.
Singh founded India America Today, an independent media organisation and news provider based in Washington, DC.
May 30, 2021
Maharaja of Erstwhile Kutch State Dies
The Maharaja of Kutch, Maharrao Pragmalji III, the titular ruler of the Jadeja dynasty of the erstwhile Kutch state, died of complications related to Covid-19.
The Maharaja had no children and with his death, the throne of the ruler of the erstwhile state remains vacant as he did not name an heir apparent.
Pragmalji III died and his last rites were conducted at Chhaterdi in Bhuj, the royal resting place, with Covid-19 guidelines. He was anointed as Maharrao and renamed Pragmalji III at a ceremony on October 17, 1991, after his father's death.
May 29, 2021
Jagjit Pavadia is President of Vienna based INCB
Jagjit Pavadia, the former Narcotics Commissioner of India and a retired officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs), has been elected president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). She is the first Indian to be heading the Vienna-based organization and the second woman to hold this office.
The Board will pay particular attention to the timely supply of and access to controlled drugs during emergency situations. It will also continue its work on the development of guidelines for the control and monitoring of cannabis and cannabis-related substances. INCB monitors the compliance of UN Member States with the three international drug control conventions and the functioning of the international drug control system.
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