1) Nation
paid tributes to Ambedkar on his death anniversary: President Pranab
Mukherjee, VP Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 December 2014
paid rich tributes to the architect of the Constitution Babasaheb Ambedkar on
his 58th death anniversary which is also being observed as
"Mahaparinirvana Diwas". "On his Mahaparinirvana Diwas, I bow to
the venerable Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. His contribution to the nation is eternal
and invaluable," Modi tweeted. The Prime Minister, who paid floral
tributes at Ambedkar's portrait in Parliament, said, "Dr Ambedkar was a
man ahead of his time and we remember his efforts to eradicate social evils and
the importance he gave to education."
2) India
lose to Germany in Champions trophy starter: In the first match of the
Champion's trophy, Indian men's were defeated by Germany 0-1. The Men's team
has never won the Champions Trophy since its inaugural edition in 1978. Yet,
the team is being seen as a side which has the best chance of staging upsets
and emerging on top with triumphs. Germany on the other hand, have won the
tournament on nine occasions. India goalkeeper Sreejesh is adjudged man of the
match. India will play Argentina on Sunday evening and would look to take the
many positives from this match. This year's Champions trophy is being player at
Bhubaneswar, India.
3) Aussies
to wear No 408 on their jerseys for the Adelaide Test: In a tribute to late
Phillip Hughes, the Australian cricket team has decided to wear number 408, the
Test debut number of the late batsman, under its national emblem during the
first Test against India. Hughes, who passed away after being hit by a Sean
Abbott bouncer in a domestic game, has become an international cricket hero and
Michael Clarke and Co will seek to honour his memory. Usually, players have
their own individual Test playing numbers embroidered on their shirts but on
Tuesday, every Australian will wear Hughes’ Test cap number.
4) Consumers
to soon get choice to select power distribution company: Piyush Goyal:
Consumers will soon be able to choose their power supply company as the
government is making necessary amendments to the Electricity Act to enable this
provision which is aimed at encouraging greater competition in the distribution
sector. Shifting focus from generation, the government plans to fix electricity
distribution which is often described as the achilles heel of the power sector.
Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said the provision allowing the end-user
to choose its distribution company is in the works.
5) Lok
Adalat settled 1.25 cr. cases in a day: The Second National Lok Adalat held
across the country on Saturday amicably settled about 1.25 crore pending and
pre-litigation cases and brought financial relief of over Rs. 3,000 crore to
ordinary litigants in a single day. The Adalat held over the day and organised
by the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) has reduced backlog by about nine
percent in all the States.
6) Punjab
CM ordered probe into eye camp tragedy: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal on 6 December 2014 ordered a high level probe into an NGO sponsored
medical camp in Gurdaspur district in which 60 people lost their eyesight.
Badal has asked Principal Secretary Health Vinnie Mahajan to personally conduct
an inquiry into all the aspects of this unfortunate incident, an official
spokesman said in Chandigarh.
