President Appoints Former Odisha Minister Droupadi Murmu As Jharkhand Governor

12 may, New Delhi

President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday appointed Governors in six states.

Former Odisha Minister Droupadi Murmu will be the new Governor of Jharkhand. She will replace Dr Syed Ahmed who has been transfered to Manipur for remaining period of his term.

J P Rajkhowa has appointed as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh who will replace Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma who has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term.

Tathagata Roy will be the Governor of Tripura and V. Shanmuganthan has been appointed as Meghalaya Governor. Their appointments will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge.