September 2015 Events – Week 3
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Ms. Swetha
Prabhakaran (15 year old) Indian
Origin American won Champions of Change Award
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Afghan refugee teacher
Aqeela Asifi awarded with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by UNHCR
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National Tourism Awards
2013-14 was given by President: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
receives the Best State awards for the development of Tourism
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Game of Thrones won 12
awards at 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
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USIBC Global Leadership
Awards to Ms. Indra Nooyi
(PepsiCo) and Ms. Shobana Bhartia (HT Media)
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Odisha Girls (Lalita Prasida) wins award at Google Science Fair
in California
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Eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka was conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014.
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India and Cambodia signed two MoUs (on tourism and on Mekong
Ganga Cooperation)
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India and Laos signed two agreements (direct flight and on
agriculture)
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India, US created Joint Challenge Coin
to mark partnership
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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will soon set up
a separate global body – NHAI International with an aim to build roads and
highways in Iran, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
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Indian Diaspora in the US launched Mission 2022
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Modi in Ireland: India seeks Irish help in NSG bid
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India to invest Rs. 1 lakh crore in Irab to set up a gas-based
urea manufacturing plant at the Chabahar Port
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U.S.-India Joint Declaration on Combating Terrorism
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RBI allows 10 companies to set up small finance
banks
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MSME and Samsung to
open 10 technical schools across the country
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India is an island of relative calm in an Ocean of Turmoil - RBI
Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan
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British Telecom to close its call centres in India
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India is now the world's third largest
diamond consumer behind USA and China
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OECD released International Migration Outlook 2015
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RBI Brings Braille Features for New 500
& 1000 Rupee Bank Notes
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Infosys has secured the high-profile contract to develop and
operate the technology platform for the proposed goods and services tax
(GST), beating the biggest names in Indian IT and US tech giant Microsoft
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Union Cabinet approves Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Rurban Mission, to drive economic, social and infrastructure
development in rural areas
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Arun Jaitley launched the Hinduja Ventures Headend-In-The-Sky
(HITS), a digital initiative under the brand name NXT DIGITAL,
which is to be a boon for the digitalisation mission and Make in India
initiatives
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The Delhi Government cleared the long-pending proposal for
revising the compensation amount under the Victims Compensation Scheme
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Government bans Naga militant group NSCN-K for five years
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50 days extra work under MGNREGA for drought hit areas
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Haryana: Gurgaon to observe Car-free Day every Tuesday
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Uttar Pradesh: ‘Samajwadi Shrawan Yatra’ scheme to send senior
citizens on free pilgrimage to Tirupati, Rameswaram
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Andhra Pradesh: first major interlink of two rivers (Godavari
and Krishna)
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Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously asked the Centre to move a
“strong resolution” in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an
international probe into the alleged war crimes and genocide in the final
phase of the civil war in Sri Lanka
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Modi visited "Shauryanjali", an exhibition on Golden jubilee of 1965
Indo - Pak war
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee hosts Tea for the Veterans of
1965 War; Prime Minister, Mr. Narednra Modi pays homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti
on the Golden Jubilee to commemorate the victory and sacrifice of Indian
soldiers in the 1965 war
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Carnival to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo- Pak war
(Indradhanush) was be organised at India
Gate Lawns
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Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra
Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) was launched; a new programme meant to provide for the
welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the
funds generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs)
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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee made public
classified files related to Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's disappearance
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Election Commission unveils NOTA symbol;
designed by National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad
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UIDAI shifted from NITI
Aayog to Union Ministry of IT
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Electricity for all houses by 2022: Mr. Narendra Modi
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Is Physical relation with 'minor' wife not a rape? - Supreme
Court to NCW
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Indian Railways developed 'Hybrid Vacuum Toilet'
(first in the world); in Dirugarh Rajdhani Express
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All rooftop in urban local body buildings will be fitted with
Solar Panels: Tamil Nadu Government
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Kerala’s Perumanna Grama Panchayat
becomes first Panchayat to declare a water policy
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'Metro Man' E. Sreedharan has been invited
to the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport.
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Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parriakr adopts a village (Barulia)
in Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency under PMAGSY
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Chennai Declaration of Language
Rights was passed at the Language Rights Conference held in Chennai
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Telangana: ropes in sport icons to help distresses farmers;
Jwala Gutta, Pragyan Ojha and Sania Mirza are the new farm ambassadors in
Telangana.
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Assam: Indian Air Force launches "Operation All
Out" to eliminate NDFB(S) group
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IC4 (Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre) will be set up to check all cyber crimes,
including child pornography and online abuse; to be established at a cost of
Rs. 400 crore
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Jammu and Kashmir government banned sale of Ambuja cement in
state
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Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned sale of
Diclofenac in multidose vial for human use
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Madhya Pradesh has launched “M-Shiksha-Mitra”
mobile app for teachers which is developed by National Informatics Centre
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Gurgaon flagged off 'Car-Free Day' in a bid to free city roads
from congestion and encourage people to use alternate modes of
transportation; will be enforced every Tuesday from 7 am to 7 pm
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Andhra Pradesh: 'Heli Tourism' takes off in Tirupati
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Arunachal Pradesh: Leaders of the Apatani and Nyishi tribes
signed an accord in presence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Nabam
Tuki
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New Encryption Policy in
India suggests that every message that we send (either in WhatsApp / SMS /
E-mail/ etc) must be mandatorily stored in plain text for 90 days and made
available on demand to security agencies; After public outrage, government
clarifies that, there is no mandatory to save WhatsApp chats, e-banking,
e-commerce (new draft encryption policy will not apply to social media)
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Ministry of Women and Child Development has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Vedanta
to develop and modernise 4000 Anganwadis in the country.
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“Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme”:
to provide affordable Health Insurance to the persons with disabilities
(PwDs)
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Pune - based Serum Institute to roll out dengue vaccine; likely
to cost between Rs. 5000 - Rs. 10000
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Indian Coast Guard commissioned indigenously built vessels
Apoorva & C-421
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Andhra Pradesh is set to house India's first national investment
and manufacturing zone after the state assured the Centre of availability of
10 sq km of land in one place in Prakasham district
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Initial validity of Industrial License for Defence sector is
increased from 7 years to 10 years
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Union Health Minister, Mr. J. P. Nanda released the National Health Profile - 2015
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Government of India will be organising the 9th Regional
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles, USA on Nov 14-15,
2015; Theme: "The Indian Diaspora:
Defining a New Paradigm in India-US Relationship"
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Election Commission is in our hands : Mr. Joy Banerjee (Actor
turned Politician from BJP); EC asked BJP leader Mr. Amit Shah to give
explanation for his party member statement
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Indian Coast Guard commissioned indigenously built vessels
Apoorva & C-421
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Odisha: Central Team headed by Mr. R. P. Mallick, to visit the
State for assessment of drought situation and to suggest remedial measures
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Delhi to go 'car-free' on stretch between Red Fort, India Gate
on October 22
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Karnataka: IIT in the State will be in Dharward
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Andhra Pradesh is set to house India's first national investment
and manufacturing zone after the state assured the Centre of availability of
10 sq km of land in one place in Prakasham district
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Rajasthan: Assembly passed separate bills providing 5%
reservation to Gujjars and other communities; 14% quota to economically
backward classes of unreserved categories
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A class 10 Social Science text book in Chhattisgarh says that
"Working women causes unemployment"
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Odisha Government decided to implement 5 sub-schemes for
transgenders
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India's MoM (Mars Orbiter
Mission) completes one year in Mars; India's MoM
entered Mars on Sep 24, 2014
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Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra
Kalyan Yojana: focuses on safeguarding health, environment and economic
conditions of the Tribals
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Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh to unveil CRPF comic ('Shaurya Gaathas') on 1965 war today
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Major Ports in India will generate 200MW of green power which
include 150MW solar power and 50 MW wind energy: Union Minister of Shipping,
Mr. Nitin Gadkari
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Marathi film "Court" is
India's official entry to Oscar
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Tamil Nadu Government to introduce ambulances for animals
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World's longest Continental
Volcanic Chain discovered in Australia
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International Day for the preservation of Ozone layer (Sep 16);
Theme: “30 years of Healing the Ozone
Together”
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Nana Patekar established Naam Foundation to fund drought relief
for farmers
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The 8th edition Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 was released
jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
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Book "India - The
Crucial Years" written by T. V. Rajesahwar was released by Vice
President Mr. Md Hamid Ansari
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September 21 is World Alzheimer Day; theme is 'Remember Me'
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Singapore is most preferred by India tourists: Survey; Dubai and
Bangkok follows the next
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Novelist Jackie Collins passed away
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BCCI President Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away
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3 Indians in world atlas of tattooists (Mo Naga, Abhinandan Basu
and Manjeet Singh)
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India was ranked 7th on the list of lowest paymasters of
information technology (IT) managers; Switzerland tops the list followed by
Belgium and Denmark
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John T Chambers is elected as new chairman of the USIBC (US
India Business Council)
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Spanish national Jesus Aparicio woke up from coma after a gap of
11 years and was stunned to hear that his idol, tennis maestro Roger Federer
is still playing and has won 17 grand slams.
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Nine is Mine campaign for child rights; 2 Indian students spoke
about child rights in UNO
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World Rhino Day on September 22
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Mr. Martin Winterkorn (Volkswagen CEO) resigned over a pollution
cheating scandal
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Forbes India rich list: Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest
person for the ninth consecutive year with a net worth of $18.9 billion
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Government is launching its Own Operating System ‘BOSS’ To Replace Microsoft Windows
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4 new Isotopes are discovered
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Google offers online IT degrees in India
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Google, Tata Trusts announced the launch of Android Developer
Nanodegrees programme
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5 cities (Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome) in
fray for 2024 Olympics
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2022 Asian Games will
be held in Hangzhou (China); Beijing will also host 2022 Winter Olympics
[2018 Asian Games will be held in Jakarta]
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Moritz Fuerste (Germany) is highest paid ($105000) Hockey Player
for HIL 2015 auction; he was picked up by Lancers team
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Akashdeep Singh is the highest paid ($85000) Indian player for
HIL 2015 auction; for UP Wizards team
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Davis Cup World Cup playoffs: Somdev beats Jiri Vesely (Czech)
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55th Open National Athletics Championship comes to an end; Final
standings: (1) Railways (2) ONGC (3) Services
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55th Open National Athletics Championship: Best Male athlete -
Arokya Rajeev; Best female athlete - Lalia Babar
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Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats India
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Korea Open Super Series (Badminton): China's Chen Long defeated
India's Ajay Jayaram in the final
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Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix 2015; Lewis
Hamilton retires
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Sania Mirza & Ajinkya Rahane conferred with Cricket Club of
India’s honorary life membership
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Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya won 2015 Beijing International
Marathon
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic remained the undisputed
leader in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings with 16,145
points followed by Roger Federer and Andy Murray
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Indian Wushsu team won 12 medals (1 G + 4 S + 7 B) in 5th
International Wushu Tournament in Tehran
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Hidekichi Miyazaki, clocked 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100m
world record in the over 105-age category
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UN reports details 'horrific level of violations' in Sri Lanka;
recommended the establishment of an internationalised Special Court to try
cases of war crimes committed by both Lankan armed forces and LTTE
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Nepal passes new Constitution; country is divided into 7 federal
provinces
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Military coup in Burkina Faso
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2000-year old Nangchen Stupa with Lord Buddha's relics sent by
Emperor Ashoka restored in China
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US likely to have first Gay Army Secretary (Mr. Eric Fanning)
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A small number of fighter jets have been sent by Russia to a
Syrian Air base: USA
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East European leaders argue as refugees pour across borders
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China asked ASEAN countries to cooperate for the ASEAN trade
corridor (Naning - Singapore Economic Corridor)
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Lankan Panel Chief (Just Maxwell Paranagama) scaled down death
war toll to 7700 (UN claimed it as 40, 000)
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Greece: left-Wing Syriza party led by Mr. Alexis
Tsipras won the election
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Nepal adopts historic Constitution amid protests
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2 billion pounds to be pledged for building nuclear power plant
in UK
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Protest against new Constitution rages on in Nepal, Madhesi leader
injured in police firing, 1 commits suicide
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UN Broadband Commission
released State of Broadband Report 2015; Iceland has the highest percentage
of individuals using the Internet with 98.2 percent penetration
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Cow declared as National Animal of Nepal
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SEPTEMBER 2015 EVENTS
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