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Former Union Law Minister H R Bhardwaj Passes Away
Hans Raj Bhardwaj, former Governor of Karnataka and Union Law Minister, passed away at the age of 82.
Bhardwaj breathed his last at the Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted since Wednesday due to Kidney-related issues, his family told PTI.
He will be cremated at the Nighambodh Ghat on Monday at 4 pm, his son Arun Bhardwaj said.
He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
HC Quashes PSA Detention of Three in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday quashed the detention of three people, including the spokesperson of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
Besides Zahid Ali, the Jamaat spokesperson, the detention of district president of Bandipora Jamaat-e-Islami Sikander Malik and Samir Wani, an overground worker of a militant organisation based in Pulwama, were also quashed.
The order was passed by Justice Rashi Rabstan.
(Source: PTI)
Three Get Death for Rape of 6-Year-Old Girl in Jharkhand
A Jharkhand court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to three men for raping a six-year-old girl, killing her, and burying her body, a judgment that came in less than a month after the crime was committed.
Dumka District and Sessions Judge Taufik ul Hassan awarded capital punishment to Mithu Rai, an uncle of the victim, Pankaj Mohali and Ashok Rai, and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of them after convicting them of the crime under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
(Source: PTI)
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's House Attacked in Delhi
The Delhi residence of Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was attacked by miscreants around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, with the house staff also thrashed, his office claimed.
(Source: ANI)