Kofi Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy
Kofi Annan resigned as the UN Peace envoy to Syria on 2 August 2012 by complaining the international community had not done enough to support his bid to persuade Bashar al-Assad to accept a peace plan. His term as UN peace interlocutor was set to expire on 31 August 2012. Annan was appointed the UN-Arab League Peace envoy to Syria in February 2012. A formidable diplomat Annan was assigned with the task to explore for the peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis and secure a peaceful transition of the regime.Mr Annan also complained that "continuous finger-pointing and name-calling" in the UN Security Council had hindered his attempts to implement his so-called "six point peace plan"
Reshuffle in the Cabinet Ministry of Odisha : Patnaik
The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik reshuffled his Cabinet Ministry on 2 August 2012. He dropped Five dropped five influential ministers and inducted 9, including six new faces, in a major reshuffle of his council of ministers dropped Ministers are ; Ghadai, Prafulla Samal, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Pushpendra Singhdeo and Pratap Jena.The Six new Ministers appointed by the Chief Minister of the State are:-Pratap Keshari Deb, Subrat Tarai, Rajanikant Singh, Sarojini Hembram, Arun Kumar Sahu and Rabi Narayan Nanda.While Patnaik had been carefully examining the whole issue since June, ruling BJD MLAs were lobbying hard in their bid to secure a berth in the council of ministers.Among the strong contenders for ministership are senior legislators and former ministers Damodar Rout, AU Singh Deo and Bijayashri Routray, the sources said.
Andrian Clinches Gold by a Finger TipNathan Andrian clinched the Olympic 100 m free style gold by a fingertip on 1 August 2012 to become the first American to hold the title since 1988.+ Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics after a scandal over "throwing" matches. Womens pairs from China, Indonesia and South Korea are accused of trying to lose matches in the round robin phase to manipulate the knockout draw.
+ Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins won Britain's second gold of the Games, becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian. Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning earlier gave the host nation its first gold, in the women's pairs.
Rebecca Soni Sets World Record at London
Rebecca Soni a US Star, Who won her second straight Olympic title in the 200 metre Breast Stroke on 2 August 2012.She Touched in 2 minutes 19:59 seconds,breaking the mark of 2 minutes 20 seconds she set in the semi finals.
Xiaojun Rewrites Records on Way to GoldChina’s Lu Xiaojun broke two weight lifting world records on his way to winning gold on 1 August 2012. He sets a world record by 1 kg with over all weight of 379 kg across the two styles of Olympic lift.The total included a World record snatch of 175kg.
S. Ambedkar is MD of HSBC Private Banking India
HSBC has appointed shantanu Ambedkar as Managing Director and Head of Private Banking for India.
Jaipur Bags JRD TATA AwardOdisha’s Jaipur district has bagged the coveted fifth “JRD Tata Memorial Award 2011″ for Population ,reproductive health and Family planning programme. The award was presented Nobel Laureate Amartyasen at JRD Tata memorial Award and Oration Function held in New Delhi.
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