Current Affairs Assam, North East, India Today- 12 February 2018

12 February 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• The Assam State Film (Finance & Development) Corporation Ltd is soon to have a vanity van which can be used by filmmakers, directors and artistes of the film industry.

• A non-profit organisation ‘ Root Bridge Foundation opened Majuli Cycle Café at Garamur in Majuli District.
• Makhibaha Sabha Mahotsov, the largest historical Sabha Mahotsov of Nalbari district with 9 day programme at Makhibaha Hari Mandir premises to start from 15 February
• The first district conference of Assam Union of Working Journalists (AUWJ) held at the Officers’ Recreation Centre at Hailakandi.

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INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

• A Russian passenger plane ‘Antonov An-148 ’ operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on 11 February after taking off from the capital’s Domodedovo airport
• Railway Sports Promotion Board hockey team has won the 8th Senior National Women’s Hockey Championship tournament-2018 by defeating Madhya Pradesh 4-0 in the final

• Asma Jahangir, the renowned human rights lawyer from Pakistan passed away.
• Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launches the Centre for learning Sanskrit language in Gujarat University in Ahmedabad