1) Justice M L Tahaliyani sworn in as Lokayukta of Maharashtra.
- He was administered the oath of office by the Governor Vidyasagar Rao at the oath taking ceremony held in Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
- Justice Tahaliyani will succeed Justice PB Gaikwad whose term as Lokayukta had ended on July 2014. He is a retired judge of the Bombay High Court.
About Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani:
- Justice Tahaliyani was born at Sardar Shahar in Rajasthan. He was often called a ‘green judge’ due to his passion for nature.
- He had started his legal practising career Gondia and Chandrapur in Maharashtra after obtaining law degree from Nagpur in 1977.
- He was appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor at Gadchiroli in 1979 and had worked in that capacity at Gadchiroli, Desaiganj, Sironcha and Warora.
- He also has served as Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Mumbai in 1997. He was elevated as High Court Judge in 2011.
2) U.S. designates Aziz Haqqani as `global terrorist`.
- Abdul Aziz Haqqani, a top leader of Pakistan-based dreaded Haqqani network, has been named as a `Specially Designated Global Terrorist` by the United States for his involvement in planning and carrying out attacks against Afghanistan.
- Popularly known as Aziz Haqqani, he assumed the leadership role of the Haqqani network after the death of his brother Badruddin Haqqani. The Haqqani Network has planned and carried out a number of significant kidnappings and attacks against US interests in Afghanistan, as well as Afghan government and civilian targets.