12 December 2013 Current Affairs
India Won Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2013
India has won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship for the third time in a row, defeating New Zealand 49-21 in the summit clash in Jalandhar, Punjab on 12 December. Indian women’s team has won 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions of World cups.
West Bengal Assembly Adopted A Fresh Bill To Tackle illegal Activities of Chit Funds
The West Bengal Assembly on 12 December adopted a fresh Bill to tackle illegal activities of Chit Funds in the State. Amit Mitra, the Finance Minister of the state moved the West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Bill, 2013 in the House.The new Bill includes the provisions like personal properties of a person, who has borrowed money from defaulting Chit Fund Company will be attached besides, the properties of the owner, partners, directors and employees of the Financial Institutions will also be confiscated.Apart from this, the state Government has returned the money of 2 Lakhs 87 thousand people by now, who were dupred by the Sardha Group.