Promass News Bureau: Feb 6, 2016:
Famous political cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, passed away Saturday afternoon in a Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana. He was 56. Sudhir Tailang had been battling with brain cancer for a long time. Tailang was awarded Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to the art of cartooning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolence over the demise of noted cartoonist Sudhir Tailang. In a tweet, Mr. Modi said Tailang’s brush brought smiles on many faces and his demise is untimely and unfortunate.
US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was one of just 12 people to have walked on the Moon, has died. He was 85. NASA paid glowing tribute to Mitchell calling him a pioneer. He died in Florida after a brief illness late Thursday, the eve of the 45th anniversary of his lunar landing. The late astronaut was a member of the 1971 Apollo 14 mission along with Alan Shepard Jr. and Stuart Roosa. Mitchell was in charge of piloting the Antares lunar module, which landed in the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. It was the third manned mission to the Moon and Mitchell became the sixth human to walk on the lunar surface.
