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Current Affairs 3rd October 2014
Updated : 03-Oct-2014Current Affairs 3rd October 2014 - Important Points
After men, women too won gold in kabaddi at Asian Games 2014
Veteran industrialist Pollachi Mahalingam passes away
Current Affairs 3rd October 2014 - Details
After men, women too won gold in kabaddi at Asian Games 2014
After Indian men won Gold medal in kabaddi, Indian women too clinched gold. Indian women got gold by beating Iran by 31-21 in final at Songdo Global University Gymnasium.
As of now, India has won total 11 Gold, 10 Silver and 36 Bronze medals.
Veteran industrialist Pollachi Mahalingam passes away
Three time MLA and Noted industrialist Pollachi N Mahalingam passed away on 2nd October 2014 following a cardiac arrest.
An Educationist, Gandhian and philanthropist Pollachi N Mahalingam was 91 years old.
He was participating in a lecture when he suddenly collapsed and was declared dead when was taken to hospital nearby. He was chairman of Sakthi Group of Companies and Anamallais Bus Transport Ltd.
He had published Mahatma Gandhi's works in Tamil in 20 volumes. He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2007.