Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf
Ghani on 4 June inaugurated a landmark dam built by India in Herat province.
The Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, on river
Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat, will irrigate 75,000-hectare land and generate
42-Mw power. At the inaugural function, Afghan President conferred the the
highest civilian honour of Afghanistan, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award on Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Assam Assembly Passes Ease of Doing Business
Bill, 2006
Assam Assembly on 4 June passed the Assam Ease of Doing Business
Bill, 2016. The legislation will facilitate the enterprises with a view to
attract fresh investment in the state through an easy computerised clearance
system. The bill has the provision for speedy processing of applications and
issue of clearances for setting up industries. The basic aim of the bill is to
create an investment-friendly environment for economic development of the
state. The bill provides for establishing a bureau under the name of Assam
Bureau of Investment Promotion for the purpose of overall supervision and
administration of the speedy processing of applications and issue of various
clearances.
PM Narendra Modi Conferred Afghanistan’s
Highest Civilian Honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on 4 June conferred with Amir Amanullah
Khan Award, the highest civilian honour of Afghanistan. The award was bestowed
upon him at the inaugural function of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma
Dam) by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The award is named after Afghan national
hero Amanullah Khan who championed the cause of Afghanistan’s freedom.
Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Died
American boxing icon Muhammad Ali died in the Phoenix, Arizona,
after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 74. He was former three
times world heavyweight champion (1964, 1974 and 1978) who had record-setting
boxing career, which had made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th
century. He was also known globally for his civil rights activism. He was born
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on 17 January 1942.• He also wrote several
best-selling books about his career, including The Greatest: My Own Story and
The Soul of a Butterfly. He won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 at
the age of 22. He converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 and changed his name to
Muhammad Ali and 30 years later He began adhering to Sufism. Ali remains the
only three-time lineal world heavyweight champion; he won the title in 1964,
1974, and 1978.