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Today Important Current Affairs 9th September 2019 With PDF Ram Jethmalani passed away accordance with the schedule, within 18-19 months. • Senior Advocate and former • India had signed a USD 5.43- Union law minister Ram billion deal with Russia for the Jethmalani passed away in purchase of five S-400 systems September 2019. during the 19th India-Russia • Jethmalani’s career has been Annual Bilateral Summit in New marked by high-profile cases. Delhi on October 5, 2018 for • Jethmalani’s spectacular journey long-term security needs. began in the 1950s when he became involved in the famous Joker won Golden Lion at Venice Nanavati murder case of 1962 —a film festival love-triangle where a naval officer was tried for the murder of his • Film Joker won the Golden Lion wife’s alleged lover. Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 7 Rajnath Singh visited 'historic site' September 2019. • Jury president Lucretia Martel • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the winners of the on 7 September 2019 visited the prestigious award during a historic site where South Korean ceremony on the Lido. President Moon Jae-in and the • Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus affair North Korean leader Kim Jong film, An Officer and a Spy, won Un planted tree for peace during the grand jury prize. the inter-Korean summit at • Roy Andersson won best director Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. for About Endlessness. • He also visited the Demilitarised Zone which lies between South Veeru Krishnan passed away Korea and North Korea. • Bollywood Actor and dance India to receive delivery of S-400 trainer Veeru Krishnan died in missiles September 2019. • He was best known for his roles • S-400 air defence missile systems in Akele Hum Akele Tum, Raja will be delivered to India in strict Hindustani and Ishq. 1 | P a g e • Besides acting, Veeru Krishnan Source was a Kathak guru. Link: https://www.un.org/en/events/lit • Many Bollywood and TV actors, eracyday/ including Priyanka Chopra, PNB put up 11 NPA accounts for Katrina Kaif and Karanvir Bohra sale among others, had received training in Kathak from Veeru. • Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put up for sale nearly a dozen Justice Vikram Nath appointed as non-performing assets (NPA) to CJ Gujarat HC recover dues of more than 1,234 crore rupees. • Justice Vikram Nath has been • It has invited bids from asset appointed as the Chief Justice of reconstruction companies non- the Gujarat High Court. banking financial companies, • The Supreme Court collegium banks, financial institutions for 11 had recommended the name of NPA accounts. Justice Nath for the top post in • The bank is set to merge two peer the Gujarat High Court on 22 banks - Oriental Bank of August 2019. Commerce and United Bank of • He is at present posted as a judge India with itself. in the Allahabad High Court. • Justice Anant Surendraray Dave UTs of J&K, Ladakh to have was appointed as the acting CJ of common High Court the Gujarat HC on 14 November 2018. • The UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will have a common International Literacy Day: 8th High Court. September • The Legislative Assembly will be formed in J&K as UT but there • International Literacy Day will be no Legislative Assembly in celebrated annually on 8 the UT of Ladakh as it will be September. directly controlled by the Union • It is an opportunity for Government. Governments, civil society and • 108 Central Laws will be stakeholders to highlight applicable on the two UTs while improvements in world literacy 164 State laws will be repealed rates, and reflect on the world’s and 166 State laws will continue remaining literacy challenges. to be applicable. • The Theme of International Literacy Day 2019 is Literacy and Nadal clinched 4th US Open Multilingualism. Tennis title 2 | P a g e • In tennis, Rafael Nadal won US silver medals -- one by the junior Open Men's singles beating boys team and another by Jain. Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4- 6, 6-4 on 9 September 2019. 24th World Energy Congress • This is his fourth US Open title commenced and 19th Grand Slam trophy. • He won his 19th career Grand • The 24th World Energy Congress Slam singles title, in his 27th commenced on 9 September Slam final. 2019 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa bin Eighth edition of Ladakh Zayed Al Nahyan, President of Marathon held in Leh the UAE. • The 4-day World Energy • The eighth edition of Ladakh Congress aims to bring together Marathon was held on 8 international energy September 2019, in Leh. stakeholders, including • It is the highest marathon in the governments, private and state world as it is held at over 11, 000 corporations, academia and feet above the mean sea level. media. • The Marathon was held in the • It is set to welcome over 250 categories of 42KM Full Full high-level speakers, 72 Ministers, Marathon, 21KM half marathon 500 CEOs. and 7 km long Run for Fun. • The 9th Edition to be held in President Kovind on 9-day visit to 2020 will be a qualifying race for 3 nations the Abbot World Marathon Majors. • President Ram Nath Kovind embarked on an official nine-day Payas Jain won silver medal visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia on 8 September 2019. • India's Payas Jain settled for a • This visit will enhance India's silver medal in the 25th Asian political and economic ties with Junior and Cadet Table Tennis the three European countries. Championships which concluded • During the first leg of his visit, he in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 7 will arrive in Iceland and will September 2019. hold talks with his Icelandic • Jain lost to top-seed and world counterpart Guðni Th. number 1 Yuanyu Chen of China Jóhannesson and Prime Minister 0-4. Katrin Jakobsdottir. • India's campaign at the championship ended with two 3 | P a g e PM Modi to address segment of Supervisory Committee to run the COP-14 cricketing affairs of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) and also • PM Narendra Modi addressed the conduct fresh elections. High-Level Segment of the 14th • MLA Puvvada Ajay Kumar was Conference of Parties of the UN appointed as the Transport Convention to Combat Minister of Telangana. Ajay was Desertification in Greater Noida, allotted the portfolio by the Chief Uttar Pradesh on 9 September Minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao. 2019. • The Conference is being held at a Sports News time when India has assumed the COP Presidency from China for • The Indian men's hockey team two years. was static at number 5 while the • Around 30 decisions will be taken women's team climbed a place to at the Conference that aim to number 9 in the FIH rankings strengthen land-use policies released on 8 September 2019. worldwide. The fresh list was released following the conclusion of the 3.5 lakh cr to be spent on Jal Oceania Cup. Jeevan Mission • Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmeteva and Latvian player • PM Narendra Modi has Kamilla Bartone won junior announced that the central doubles trophy at US Open. government will spend 3.5 lakh They won over Aubane Droguet crore rupees in the next five years and Selena Janicijevic. on 'Jal Jeevan Mission'. • He also announced that under the Miscellaneous News MUDRA scheme, one woman in every SHG will get a loan of 1 lakh • India has announced a rupees and this will help them humanitarian assistance of one start new ventures and grow their million dollar to help people in business. the Bahamas affected by • The Jal Jeevan Mission was Hurricane Dorian. launched in August 2019. • The 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) began in Guwahati on 8 Appointments September 2019. During the 2- day session, there will be • The Committee of Administrators presentations from various (CoA) of BCCI has appointed a ministries and state governments three-member Independent on various developmental issues critical to the North East. 4 | P a g e Obituaries • Senior journalist and resident editor of the Business Standard • Actor and director Rajasekar, (Odisha edition), Dillip Satpathy, who has worked on several Tamil passed away in September 2019. films as well as in television He had worked for several media shows, passed away. He had outlets and was a panelist for directed films such as OTV live news and debates very Palaivanacholai. often. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz 5 | P a g e .