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May 2019

Jun 10, 2019

Girish Karnad Passes Away

Jnanpith award winning playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad died at his residence in Bengaluru, aged 81.
Karnad was a prominent playwright for four decades, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues.
His plays have been translated into English and several Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, BV Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan, Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin.
He was conferred the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and has won four Filmfare Awards, of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award.

Prabhakar Rao Passes Away

Former Tamil Nadu cricketer U. Prabhakar Rao, aged 84, passed away.
Prabhakar Rao was a medium-pacer who played 32 matches for Tamil Nadu picking 84 wickets at an average of 25.08 with a best effort of seven for 28.
Rao also played in Duleep Trophy for South Zone and had three first-class five wicket hauls to his name.
Later, Rao made his name as an able administrator with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.

Jun 09, 2019

J&K Bank Government Removes Parvez Ahmad

The Jammu and Kashmir government removed J&K Bank chairman Parvez Ahmad from his post and appointed R. K. Chibber as the interim chairman of the lender.
Mr. Chibber was appointed as the interim chairman and director on the board of directors.

Jun 08, 2019

Pradeep Kumar Sinha Gets Extension

Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was given three-month extension, the third one after assuming the top post.
In May 2015, Sinha was appointed Cabinet Secretary for a fixed two-year term.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the extension for a further period of three months, beyond June 2019.
Earlier, Sinha's term was extended for one-year each in 2017 and 2018. This is the third time that Sinha's tenure has been extended.

Chandrakant Patil Pune District's Guardian Minister

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis handed over charge of the portfolio of Pune district guardian minister to Chandrakant Patil.
This came after Pune MP Girish Bapat resigned from the post. Guardian minister is a key post with all major decisions in the district falling under the purview of the minister.
Patil, currently a cabinet minister in Fadnavis' Maharashtra cabinet, was in charge of Western Maharashtra during the Lok Sabha elections and played an important role in ensuring the BJP's victory in the sugar belt.

Jun 07, 2019

Navjot Sidhu Loses Key Portfolio

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh carried out a major reshuffle of portfolios for most ministers including Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The change, which cost Sidhu the Local Bodies, Tourism and Culture ministries, had been in the works for some time. Sidhu has been assigned the power ministry.
Sidhu has been at loggerheads with the chief minister ever since his wife Navjot Kaur was denied a ticket for the April-May Lok Sabha elections.

Azim Premji to Retire

India's second richest man, Azim Premji, announced his retirement as chairman of Wipro, the company that he transformed from a small cooking fat firm into a global information technology (IT) powerhouse.
Premji will step down as executive chairman on July 30, to be replaced by his son Rishad Premji, but will remain on the board as non-executive director and founder chairman.
The company named CEO Abidali Z Neemuchwala as its new MD.

Qaida affiliate names Musa's 'successor'

Al-Qaida affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) announced that 30-year-old Hameed Lelhari, a native of Pulwama, is its new chief.
The successor of Zakir Musa, who was killed in an encounter with security forces on May 23, is a member of Islamist organization Jamait-Ahl-e-Hadith.
The announcement coincided with flags of Pakistan and banners of Pakistani terror groups and Islamic State being exhibited on the streets of Srinagar during Eid celebrations.
Lelhari served as Musa's deputy after the latter split from Hizbul Mujahideen along with a group of around a dozen terrorists and swore allegiance to al-Qaida in July 2017.

May set to Resign as British PM

Theresa May conducted her final public tour as British PM with a visit to Normandy in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War 2- D Day landings.May will formally step down as Prime Minister on 7 June 2019, having set the timetable for her Downing street exit in May 2019.
It will then trigger the official phase of the Conservative Party Leadership contest, so far with 11 MPs in the running to succeed her. Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson remains the front-runner.

Jun 06, 2019

Prayut Chan-O-Cha Elected as PM

Thailand's junta Chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected as the kingdom's first civilian Prime Minister since the 2014 coup he led, in a vote by a parliament stacked with appointed allies of the conservative, arch-royalist army.
Prayut swept aside his sole challenger Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit who led the anti-military bloc, garnering 500 votes to his rival's 244.

Prakash Pant Passes Away

Uttarakhand minister Prakash Pant died in the US after a prolonged illness.
Pant was Uttarakhand's minister for parliamentary affairs and finance besides being in charge of a host of other portfolios.
He was a BJP MLA from Pithoragarh in the state assembly and was considered one of the most important and knowledgable members of Rawat's cabinet.

Actor Dinyar Contractor Passes Away

Veteran actor and theatre legend Dinyar Contractor, who appeared in films such as Baadshah and Khiladi, passed away. He was 79.
Dinyar Contractor was a stage actor, comedian and Bollywood/Tollywood actor.
He acted in Gujarati theatre and Hindi theatre, as well as Hindi movies. He started acting at school and began his professional career in 1966.

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