AGENCY
NEW DELHI:Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s crucial visit to China, six new Governors have been appointed on Tuesday.
The appointments follow several rounds of talks between Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the Prime Minister.
According to a Rashtrapati Bhawan communiqué, President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed new Governors for Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and Jharkhand.
Droupadi Murmu has been appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand in place of Syed Ahmed who has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur for remainder of his term.
Meanwhile, J.P. Rajkhowa has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Tathagata Roy as the Governor of Tripura and V. Shanmuganthan has been appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya.
Simultaneously, Nirbhay Sharma has been transferred and appointed as the Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.
