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Aug 2019

Nov 18, 2019

Justice SA Bobde Sworn In As 47th Chief Justice Of India, Succeeds Ranjan Gogoi

Supreme Court Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind. He was the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Chief Justice SA Bobde, 63, succeeds Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi; he will serve as the leader of the judiciary till April 23, 2021. Justices NV Ramana, UU Lalit and DY Chandrachud are next in line.
Chief Justice Bobde was on the benches that decided the Ayodhya land dispute case in 2019, held privacy to be a fundamental right in 2017, and clarified in 2015 that no Indian citizen without an Aadhaar card could be denied government services.

Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan Took Oath As Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC

Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan took oath as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Draupadi Murmi in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhawan. Chief Minister Raghuwar Das, judges of the Jharkhand High Court and other dignitaries were present at the function.
Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan has been appointed as the 13th Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. The post was lying vacant since May 2019, after the former Chief Justice, Anirudh Bose was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan was a judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Nov 17, 2019

Goa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi aged 57

Goa's Director General of Police Pranab Nanda has died due to cardiac arrest.
Nanda was on a visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa. He was 57.
The 1988-batch IPS officer was transferred to Goa on February 25, 2019.

Rajat Sharma resigns from the post of DDCA President

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has run into a crisis in the middle of the cricket season. Its president Rajat Sharma resigned, which was followed by resignations of cricket advisory committee (CAC) members, Yashpal Sharma and Sunil Valson, its CEO Ravikant Chopra, CFO PC Vaish and GM (cricket ops) Manvi Dhodhi.
Sharma decided to quit after struggling to gain support of members of DDCA's apex council in his endeavour to 'clean up' Delhi cricket.
Rajat Sharma (born 18 February 1957) is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India TV. He is the anchor and inventor of the very famous TV show "Aap Ki Adalat". He is popularly known for his pro-BJP inclination of his channel.

Nov 16, 2019

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activist Abdul Jabbar Dies

Social activist Abdul Jabbar, who worked tirelessly for the victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy died. He was 62.
He was fondly known as 'Jabbar bhai'.
He was one of the leading figures, who had organised several protests, seeking compensation for the gas tragedy victims' kin and survivors.
Jabbar was the convener of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan, an organisation that worked effortlessly to get justice for the worst industrial tragedy victims and their kin.

Nov 15, 2019

Nilam Sawhney is New Chief Secretary Of Andhra Pradesh

Nilam Sawhney, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. She belongs to the 1984 batch of the IAS and from AP Cadre.
She takes charge from Neerabh Kumar, who has been holding additional charge as the CS, following the sudden transfer of LV Subramanyam, a week ago. Nilam Sawhney is said to have about four months service.
In the recent past, the CS post in Andhra Pradesh has seen challenging times. IYR Krishna Rao, had a tough relationship with former Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu.
Similarly, before the elections in April 2019, LV Subramanyam, appointed by the Chief Election Commissioner, also had a tough time, with Naidu as in charge CM.

PM Modi Condoles Demise Of Renowned Mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Narendra Modi described the death of renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh as the loss of a rare talent in the field of science.
Vashishtha Narayan Singh, who had been ailing for quite some time, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital in Bihar. Vashishtha Narayan Singh died at the age of 74.
He was born in Basantpur village of Bhojpur district in Bihar. Vashishtha Narayan Singh completed his schooling in Netarhat in undivided Bihar.
He was graduated from the Patna Science College and completed his PhD on cycle vector space theory from the University of California in 1969.
He used to teach at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

Delhi High Court Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Appointed CCI Member

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for the appointment of Delhi High Court judge Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal as a member in the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Justice Sehgal will serve as a member of the CCI for a period of five years from the date of assumption of charge or till attaining the age of 65 years.
Justice Sehgal was a member of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) implemented by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, with support from United Nation Development Programme, which aimed to strengthen access to justice, particularly for women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and minorities.
She has authored several books on different laws relating to women in India.

Bandhan Bank's C S Ghosh Is Business Standard Banker Of The Year 2018-19

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, founder, managing director (MD), and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bandhan Bank, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2018-19, just four years after he turned his Kolkata-based microfinance institution into a scheduled commercial bank.
The unanimous decision was taken by a high-profile jury of five, chaired by former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor S S Mundra.
Other members were former State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, Vice Chairman and CEO of Housing Development Finance Corporation Keki Mistry, Ican Investment Advisors Chairman Anil Singhvi, and Saurabh Mukherjea, chief investment officer and founder of Marcellus Investment Managers.

Nov 14, 2019

Mangala Mani Becomes First Indian Woman Scientist to Live In Antarctica for 403 Days

Mangala Mani from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the first woman scientist to spend 403 days in Antarctica. She has forged history with this achievement.
She was part of an expedition team which went to Bharati – India's research station in Antarctica – in November 2016.
Antarctica is a home to inhospitable and ruthless weather conditions. Mani informed that it was a challenge to work there as the climate was very harsh.
She was the only woman in the 23-member-team that went to the freezing continent this time.

Justice Muhammad Raffiq takes oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC

- Justice Muhammad Raffiq took oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in Shillong.
- Mr. Raffiq succeeded Ajay Kumar Mittal, who is now the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He will be the eighth Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
- Justice Rafiq started his law practice in 1984. He practised exclusively in Rajasthan High Court in almost all branches of law.
- He has been recognized as an expert on the Indian Constitution, service, land acquisition, tax and company law cases.
- In 2008, he was appointed as Justice at the Rajasthan High Court. He also served as acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court twice.

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