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Nov 2018

May 04, 2021

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Passes Away

Former Union Minister and Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan passed away after a spell of illness. He was 93.
Jagmohan started his career as a bureaucrat and was seen by many as a tough and efficient administrator. He also served as the lieutenant governor of Delhi.
He was appointed Jammu and Kashmir governor in 1984 and completed his five-year tenure.
As militancy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir, he was made the governor again in 1990 but was removed within a few months as differences between him and the then V P Singh-led government at the Centre grew over tackling the militancy.

May 03, 2021

Former National Selector Kishan Rungta Dies

Former BCCI selector and Rajasthan captain Kishan Rungta died in Jaipur. He was 88.
Rungta served as a national selector from Central Zone in 1998. He played 59 first-class games between 1953 to 1970, scoring 2717 runs.
His late elder brother Purushottam was a BCCI treasurer in the 1970s. Purushottam's son Kishore held the same position in the early 2000s.
The Rungta family dominated Rajasthan cricket for nearly five decades before Lalit Modi beat them in the elections and wrested control in the mid-2000s.

May 02, 2021

Bihar Chief Secretary Passes Away

Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh died in a private hospital.
Singh who had tested positive was undergoing treatment at Paras hospital where he died.
He was appointed as the Chief Secretary after retirement of his predecessor Deepak Kumar on February 28.
A 1985 batch IAS officer, Singh was slated to retire in August end.

May 01, 2021

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Becomes ASICS Brand Ambassador

Sportswear brand ASICS announced that it has appointed Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounder of the Indian cricket team as its brand ambassador.
The company, which focuses on sporting gear for the running category, said that its partnership with Jadeja would further strengthen the company's commitment, spread awareness about its diverse offerings, and magnify the reach of the brand during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Apr 30, 2021

Michael Collins Passes Away

Michael Collins was an American Astronaut. He was the pilot of the Apollo 11 command module. On July 20, 1969, Michael Collins stayed behind when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first humans to walk on the moon.
He died at the age of 90.
His first Voyage mission was Gemini X. Gemini X was a part of the missions that prepared Apollo Programme. His next and final spaceflight was Apollo 11.

Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee Passes Away

Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee passes away. He was 91.
Born in 1930 in Bombay, Soli Jehangir Sorabjee began his legal practice in the year 1953 at the Bombay High Court. He was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court of India in 1971. He became the Attorney General of India, first from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004.
Sorabjee is a renowned human rights lawyer. He was appointed by the UN as a Special Rapporteur for Nigeria, in 1997, to report on the human rights situation in that country. Following this, he become a member and later Chairman of the UN-Sub Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, from 1998 to 2004. He was a member of the United Nations Sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities since 1998.
He has also served as member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague from 2000 to 2006.
In March 2002, he was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award for his defense of freedom of speech and the protection of human rights.

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