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Former JK governor Satyapal Malik dies at 79

Former JK governor Satyapal Malik dies at 79
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New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik has died at a hospital here after prolonged illness, his personal staff said on Tuesday. He was 79.

Malik, who had also held the positions of governor of Goa, Bihar, Meghalaya, and Odisha, besides being a member of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in his long political career, died at 1.12 pm at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital here.

He was in the ICU of the hospital for a long time, getting treatment for various ailments, the staff said.

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