Persons

Persons in News 2010

• Former CJI K G Balakrishnan is appointed as Chairman of National Human Rights Commission.
• O P Bhatt has been elected as Chairman , Indian Banker’s Association for the year 2010-11.
• Tenzin Norzon, a resident of Varanasi crowned as Miss Tibet 2010.
• J G Farrell won the Lost Man Booker Prize for his novel ‘Troubles’.
• Sachin Tendulkar conferred with Indian Air Force’s honorary rank of Group Captain. Till now 21 persons have been granted honorary ranks by the IAF. The first person was Raja of Jawhar- Raja Yaswant Rao in 1994. Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to be conferred with this honour.
• Sharad Pawar will be 7th President of ICC. He become 2nd Indian after Jagmohan Dalmia to occupy the position. He succeeded David Morgan.
• Wrestler and 1970’s Asian Games Gold medalist, Chandagi Ram Kaliram died.