NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Vijay Rupani takes oath as Gujarat Chief Minister:
60 year old BJP leader Vijay
Rupani has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the Mahatma
Mandir in Gandhinagar today.He was administered the oath of office and
secrecy by the Governor OP Kohli.While Nitin Patel has sworn in as the Deputy
CM of the state.
2.
Modi launches PMO App at MyGov Anniversary event: Prime Minister NarendraModi has launched the new
PMO app at a function organised by MyGov in New Delhi. The app would correspond
to the website of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
3. 2nd National Handloom Day celebrated on 7th August: The second National
Handloom Day has been celebrated all over the country, on today (August 7). As
the first National Handloom Day was
celebrated last year and Hon’ble Prime Minister was the Chief Guest in the main
event held in Chennai on 7th August, 2015.
4. Odisha Government
launches new website of State Home Department:
The Odisha
government has launched a new website of the state Home department to enable
the differently-abled persons to see and hear the website.
5. Telangana signs MoU with ISRO for water resources
info system: Telangana Irrigation Department has signed a
memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space Research Organisation for
setting up a Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS) on the
‘Bhuvan’ web portal.
6.
Tamil Nadu CM gives cash
awards to five sportspersons:Five sportspersons
from Tamil Nadu, including a differently-abled woman who had won honours in
international contests, have been given cash awards by Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J Jayalalithaa which includes JenithaAnto of Tiruchirappalli has
presented with a cheque for Rs 25 lakh for winning an international chess
tournament for the differently abled held in Serbia last month. Anto had won
the tournament for the fourth time. The other receiver of the cash awards are-
C Ajith Kumar, R Naveen, L Samayasri, and S Priyadarshini.
7. Kathakali dance troupe in Egypt for the first
time: A nine-member Kathakali dance troupe
has performed first time in Egypt. The Kathakali dance troupe was a part the
14th Summer Festival organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina. And as part of their
tour, the Indian dance troupe will performe in different places including Port
Said Cultural Palace, Ismailia Cultural Palace.
8. CSS Corporation appoints
Manish Tandon as its new CEO.
9. K KKhurana has been
appointed as the new head for BHEL Corporate R&D.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Taxis in Dubai to promote Kerala Tourism: Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional
campaign in Dubai targeting Arab travellers and showcasing the state's
backwaters and waterfalls on taxis plying in the bustling metropolis, with the
onset of the outbound tourism season in the Middle East.
OTHER
UPDATES:
OBITUARIES:
1. ‘Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram passes away at the age
of 76: Veteran South Indian film director and
scriptwriter “Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram has passed away in Chennai. He was 76
years old. Sundaram was born in Tiruchi and 'Vietnam Veedu' became part of his
name after he wrote the script, first for theatre and then for the film,
starring SivajiGanesan.
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