1) Sochi
Winter Olympics end with glitzy, emotional closing ceremony: The Sochi
Winter Games have wrapped up with the closing ceremony held in the Fisht
Olympic Stadium. Games ended on Sunday night as they do at every Games, be they
summer or winter, with the Olympic Flame being extinguished. This time, it was
a larger-than-life mechanical bear that "blew out" the flame towards
the end of a glitzy, emotional closing ceremony. The host Russia rediscovered
its dominance on snow and ice. The closing ceremony took place at Fisht Olympic
Stadium, the same site of the opening ceremony for the 17-day winter sports
extravaganza. Russia led all nations with 13 gold medals and 33 medals in
total, topping the Winter Olympics medal table for the first time since 1994.
2) Pyeongchang,
South Korea to host next Winter Olympics in 2018: The next Winter Games are
to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. The east coast alpine town
Pyeongchang, will stage South Korea's first Winter Games. South Korea had its
largest Winter Olympics delegation ever with 71 athletes, competing in every
sport except for ice hockey. It came up just short of its stated objective of
winning four gold medals for a top-10 finish in the medals. With three gold
medals -- one by speed skater Lee Sang-hwa and two by short tracker Park
Seung-hi -- along with three silver and two bronze medals, South Korea ended in
13th place.
3) First-in-India
ISO tag for Malappuram: Malappuram municipality, Kerala on Sunday became
the first municipal body in the country to win an ISO certification for quality
management. The ISO 9001-2008 certificate has added another feather to the cap
of Malappuram, which was chosen the State’s second best municipality last year.
4) Maria
Franziska von Trapp passes away at the age of 99: The last surviving member
of the real von Trapp family that inspired The Sound of Music has died. Maria
Franziska, one of seven brothers and sisters from the famous family, passed
away in her sleep aged 99 at home in Vermont, America. Their story later
inspired the 1965 musical hit, which won five Oscars and remains one of the
most successful films ever made.
5) Pension
Sanction and Payment Tracking System Launched on Pilot Basis: The Department of Pension & Pensioners’
Welfare has launched a web based Pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System “
BHAVISHYA” which provides for on-line tracking of sanction and payment
processes by the individual as well as the administrative authorities. The new
proposed system will capture information relating to the pensioner’s personal
and service data including contact details like mobile number and e-mail etc.
It will also have electronic Forms required to be submitted to pension
sanctioning authority. The system will keep retiring employees informed of the progress
of pension sanction process through SMS/E-mail in future.
6) Cheteshwar
Pujara brand ambassador of Gujarat Election Commission: ndia's middle order
batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has been appointed as the 'brand ambassador' of the
Gujarat state Election Commission. The district authorities had sent a
suggestion to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard.
7) Delhi
Waveriders lifts 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup: Delhi Waveriders
beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors to emerge as the champions in Hockey India League
at Ranchi on Sunday. The Waveriders beat Warriors 3-1 in the shoot-out after
the regulation 70 minutes ended in a 3-3 tie. The second edition of the Indian
Hockey League is over and like the first edition, this edition has also been a
success. Delhi Waveriders won the tournament and according to the team’s
captain Sardar Singh, HIL has been a great learning experience for the young
Indian players.
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