Shimla (The Hawk): The Faculty of Legal Sciences of Shoolini University organised the 1st Leila Seth Memorial Inter-University Judgment Writing Competition in which seven teams participated.The team from comprising Himanshi (LLB 1st Year) and Rashi (BALLB 3rd Year) of the Faculty of Legal Sciences, Shoolini University, was adjudged the best while the runner-up position was bagged by the team from LLR Institute of Legal Studies, Solan. Its members were Devyanshi Bhardwaj (BALLB 8th Sem.), and Aditya Sharma (BALLB 8th Sem). The chief guest of the competition was Prof. P.K. Khosla, Chancellor Shoolini University and the Guest of Honour was Brig S.D. Mehta, Director of Operations, Shoolini University. The competition was judged by Mr Radhe Shyam Gautam, Advocate, High Court, Shimla and Mr Ashwani Kumar Pathak, Advocate High Court, Shimla. Prof. Nandan Sharma, Associate Dean, Faculty of Legal Sciences, Shoolini University welcomed the guests and briefed the audience about the competition. The event was concluded with the&nbsp;Vote of thanks by Ms. Monika Thakur, Assistant Professor, Law who was the Convener of the event along with Ms. Isha Negi. She thanked the Vice Chancellor and the Management and staff of Shoolini University underlying the importance of the Judgment Writing Competition to Law students specifically. The Concept of Judgment Writing has been prevalent for quite some time in the legal fraternity. A participant is encouraged to think like a Judge and reach a well-reasoned and innovative conclusion to render a suitable Judgment. The participants attempted to base their judgments on a thorough and diligent appreciation of the factual matrix. The competition encouraged innovative judgments that have meticulously examined and applied relevant legal concepts.

The Faculty of Legal Sciences of Shoolini University organised the 1st Leila Seth Memorial Inter-University Judgment Writing Competition in which seven teams participated.

Competition in judgment writing held

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: Four tourists were killed and three others injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Monday, police said. The accident took place near the Ghiagi area on Banjar-Jalori-Jot road, they added.The three injured passengers -- two women and a man -- were admitted to a hospital, police said. Identities of the deceased tourists have not been ascertained yet, they said. The vehicle, an SUV, involved in the accident was bearing a Delhi registration number, police said.—PTI

Four tourists were killed and three others injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Monday, police said.

Four tourists killed, three injured in Himachal

Gorakhpur:&nbsp;Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday visited the famous Gita Press, Gorakhpur.Singh said the press has been spreading the fragrance of spirituality all over the country and world.Gita Press has spread the fragrance (of spirituality) in the world and country and due to the press, the books which were once rare are readily available," he said.In the Press visitor's book, Governor Arlekar wrote that Gita Press, Gorakhpur is going to celebrate the centenary year of its working period and it has played a vital role in spreading culture and nationalism. It is inspiring for the country.Geeta Press trustees Devidayal Agarwal and Baijnath honoured the governor by offering him a shawl and Gita ki Tika 'Sadhak Sanjivni' in Marathi language. Other senior members of the press were also present at the occasion.Located in Gorakhpur city in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Geeta Press is known to be the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts. Founded in April 1923 by Shri Jaydayalji Goendka, the press strives at meeting the aim of its founder to spread the knowledge emanating from the Geeta.Striving at spreading "Sanatan literature" at the minimum possible cost, Geeta Press sells its publications at a price lower than their input costs and it does it without accepting any contribution from any source, the Press said in a statement about itself.Till March 2021, it had published 71.77 crore books, including 15.58 crore copies of Geeta and 11.39 crore copies of Ramchartmanas and Tulsi literature, and 261 lakh copies of Puran, Upnishads etc.—PTI

Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday visited the famous Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

HP governor visits renowned Geeta Press, Gorakhpur

Shimla: In a major achievement, the state police on Wednesday arrested Harvir Singh, a resident of Morinda in Punjab, in connection with the pro-Khalistan flags pasted at the entrance of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Dharamsala.The police have tightened the security and sealed all interstate borders following the pasting of banners and painting graffiti of Khalistan on the outer boundary of the Vidhan Sabha on May 8.The police have registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, General Counsel to the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).Section 13 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has been added to the FIR.Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has described the incident a cowardly act. “The incident will be investigated quickly and strict action will be taken against the culprits. I would like to tell those people that if you have the courage, then come out in the light of day, not in the dark of night." —IANS

In a major achievement, the state police on Wednesday arrested Harvir Singh, a resident of Morinda in Punjab, in connection with the pro-Khalistan flags pasted at the entrance of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Dharamsala.

One Held For Pasting Khalistan Flags In HP Assembly

Shimla: Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram has passed away, his grandson said. He was 94.Sukh Ram was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on May 7.A Himachal Pradesh Congress leader, Sukh Ram's grandson Aashray Sharma in a Facebook post on late Tuesday night wrote, "Adieu Grandfather, Now phone will not ring (Alvida Dadajee, Abhi Nahi Bajegee Phone Ki Ghanti)."However, the post did not mention when he breathed his last.Sharma also posted his childhood photo with Sukh Ram on Facebook.Sukh Ram suffered a brain stroke in Manali on May 4, following which he was admitted at the regional hospital in Mandi. From there he was airlifted to Delhi on Saturday for better treatment at AIIMS.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on May 7 provided a state helicopter for airlifting the veteran political leader to Delhi.Sukh Ram was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh.He won the Vidhan Sabha elections five times and the Lok Sabha elections three times.In 2011, he was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for corruption when he was Communications Minister in 1996.Sukh Ram's son Anil Sharma is a BJP MLA from Mandi.Sukh Ram represented the Mandi Assembly seat from 1963 to 1984. During his tenure as Animal Husbandry minister in Himachal Pradesh, he brought cows from Germany which led to the increase in income of the state farmers.He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 and served as a junior minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government.Sukh Ram served as minister of state for defence production and supplies, planning and food and civil supplies. Sukh Ram was the Union minister of state (independent charge) holding the communications portfolio from 1993 to 1996.While Sukh Ram represented the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, his son Anil Sharma contested and won the Assembly seat in 1993.Sukh Ram won the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in 1996, but he and his son were expelled from the Congress after the telecom scam. Subsequently, they floated the Himachal Vikas Congress party, which entered into a post-poll alliance with the BJP and joined the government.In 1998, Sukh Ram contested the Assembly Elections from Mandi Sadar and won by a huge margin. His son Anil Sharma was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998.In the 2003 Assembly poll, he retained the Mandi Assembly seat but rejoined Congress in the run-up to the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. His son Anil Sharma won the Mandi Assembly seat in 2007 and 2012 as a Congress candidate.Prior to the 2017 Assembly elections, Sukh Ram joined BJP along with his son Anil Sharma and grandson Aashray Sharma.However, Sukh Ram along with his grandson Aashray Sharma rejoined Congress right before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to get Congress ticket for Aashray but he could not win.Sukh Ram was born on July 27, 1927. His other grandson Aayush Sharma is an actor and married to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's sister.—PTI

Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram has passed away, his grandson said. He was 94.