Thought Of the Day

Sunday 7 October 2012

October Digest

Do you Know?

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival celebrating beer held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year



2) Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez has decisively won election to a fourth term following a tough campaign by the challenger, Henrique Capriles Radonski

3)Maldivian Court issued an arrest warrant against ex-President Mohamed Nasheed

4) Australia Retained Women T-20 World Cup Title-The Australian Women Cricket team on 7 October 2012 defeated England by four runs to retain the T-20 world cup title

5)Three Day campaign observed in Uttar Pradesh to Save Gangetic Dolphins

6)The Parliament was dissolved in Kuwait for the Sixth Time in Five Years

7)5 October observed as Dolphin Day in Bihar

8)Justice B Subhashan Reddy becomes AP Lokayukta

9)Governer of Andhra Pradesh-Governor E S L Narasimhan 

(Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath to Subhashan Reddy at a brief function at the Raj Bhawan this morning.

Bihar observes Dolphin Day

  Bihar observes Dolphin Day Patna: Bihar observed Dolphin Day Friday to raise awareness about conservation of the Ganga river dolphin declared as India's national aquatic animal.

"Dolphin Day is a step towards conserving the Ganga river dolphin and would be observed every year on Oct 5," Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said at a workshop here.

"It is a part of the Wildlife Week being observed in Bihar (Oct 2-8)," he added.

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