Chavez, who ruled for 14 years, anointed Maduro as his political heir in his last speech to the country before succumbing to cancer on March 5.
Major sectors likely to be affected include banking, insurance, post, transportation and coal as 11 trade unions are on strike.
The islands, which Japan calls Senkaku and China, Diaoyu, have resulted in souring of bilateral ties.
Aggrieved by the shoddy police investigations, father of the ST girl had approached the High Court in July 2012.
Shocked Muslims expressed their disgust and said the act was an attack on their culture.
The victim's friend recorded his statement on Wednesday before the metropolitan magistrate.
The BSE index rose 0.4 per cent or 74.53 points to end at 18,505.38, falling 1.37 per cent for the month.
Shiv Kapur shot a five under 66 in the final round to achieve the best finish among the Indians.
Meanwhile, Vishnu Vardhan led his rival by two sets to one when bad light stopped play.
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