13 June 2014 Current Affairs
Lieutenant General Amit Sharma Appointed New Commander of Strategic Forces
Lt Gen Amit Sharma has been appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command on 13 June. He replaced Vice Admiral SPS Cheema. Sharma was the Chief of Staff of the Japiur-based South Western Command of the Army and had headed the force's elite 21 Strike Corps. He also served as Director Long Term Force Structuring, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff.
Maharashtra Govt Decided To Bifurcate Thane District
The Maharashtra government has decided to bifurcate Thane district. The state cabinet approved the long pending proposal to crave out Palghar district from Thane. Palghar will be Maharashtra's 36th district. The state government has decided to set aside 450 crore rupees to create infrastructure in Palghar. The new district, headquartered at Palghar, is likely to come into being from August this year.