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Retired SC Judge Arun Kumar Mishra Appointed As NHRC Chairperson; Opposition Sees Red
On Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed retired SC judge Arun Kumar Mishra as the NHRC chairperson based on the recommendation of a selection panel.
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On Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed retired SC judge Arun Kumar Mishra as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission based on the recommendation of a selection panel. The high-powered committee comprised of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. While reportedly the names of three ex-Chief Justices of India were among the shortlisted candidates, Mishra was eventually chosen.
Youth Congress workers and police personnel got into a Clash
A day after Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh s detractor in the Congress Navjot Singh Sidhu met with a three-member panel in Delhi to brief the members about the prevailing situation in Punjab, his missing posters have surfaced in Amritsar this morning.
Sidhu is MLA from Amritsar East Assembly constituency. A reward of Rs 50,000 has been assured to anyone who gives information about the missing MLA of Amritsar East.
Activists of an NGO openly pasting posters on walls and poles
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Activists of an NGO - Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Sewa Society , are seen openly pasting such posters on walls and poles without any hesitation. Some areas of Amritsar are flooded with these posters titled in Punjabi Gumshuda Di Talash and also in English Missing .