Ø Major Mukund
Varadarajan of Tambaram, 32, who died
while fighting militants in Shopian, Kashmir, in April, was posthumously
bestowed with the Ashok Chakra, the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award.
Ø In a coordinated statement, Japan and India
will announce Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan from August
31 to September 3. High on Mr. Modi’s agenda is the conclusion
of the India-Japan civil nuclear agreement, so that Japan could supply nuclear
technology to India.
Ø Rajni Razdan has
been appointed Union Public Service Commission chairman. Ms. Razdan, a
64-year-old former Indian Administrative Service officer from the Haryana
cadre, has been a UPSC member since April 19, 2010. She has held several
important posts in her home cadre, including Secretary, Cooperation and Public
Health; Principal Secretary, Housing; and Haryana Housing Board chairman.
She worked as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food, and Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. She retired as
Secretary, Department of Pension and Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances in 2007.
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