*CURRENT AFFAIRS (03:09:2014)

1. Tessy Thomas and
Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath
become the first Women
directors of IIT council.
- IIT Council is the apex body of
all the 16 IITs with union HRD
minister as its head.
- Thomas, the first woman to
lead India's missile
programme, is currently in
charge of Agni-4 missile
project of DRDO.
- Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath,
known for her research on
neurogenerative disorders, has
been instrumental in setting-
up the National Brain Research
Centre.
2. Lesotho lapse into political
crisis; prime minister Tom
Thabane overthrown by
military.
- Earlier, Tom Thabane was
supposed to face a no-
confidence vote in the
parliament after his deputy and
coalition parter withdrew the
support.
- The PM suspended the
parliament for nine months to
escape the imminent vote-out.
- The army put the foot in the
door leading Tom Thabane to
flee to South Africa.
3. Tripoli airport falls to
Islamists; planes and
surrounding buildings set
ablaze
- The islamist militia, Dawn of
Libya, also claims to have
captured much of the territory
of Libyan capital Tripoli.
- The seat of legislature has
already been shifted to Tobruk
(in the far east) with the rebels
setting up a competing
parliament in Tripoli.
- Its notable that the rebels
draws salaries from the
government and wear
uniforms but in practice owe
their loyalty to respective
warlords who are no longer
with the government.
- Libya, with all the infighting,
is at the brink of slipping back
into civil war.
4. Goolam E Vahanvati, first
muslim Attorney General of
India, passes away at 65.
- He served as such in the
UPA-2 regime from 2009-14.
5. Renowned Kathak exponent
Maya Rao dies aged 86.
- Awards
- National Award for
Choreography
- Sangeet Natak Akademi
award
- Shantala award (given by the
Karnataka government)
6. 'Abhiraj', the fourth in the
series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels
(FPVs), is commissioned under
the administrative and
operational control of the
Commander, Coast Guard
Region (East).
- The Indian Coast Guard Ship
has been designed and built by
Cochin Shipyard Limited.