Tamil Nadu Governor allocates 1 Crore to PM-CARES Fund

On March 30, 2020, the Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit allocated 1 crore rupees to PM Cares Fund and another 1 crore towards the Tamil Nadu CM Public Relief Fund (CMPRF). The funds were released from the Governor’s Discretionary Grant. Highlights In Tamil Nadu, the number of COVID-19 infected cases suddenly increased by 17 ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Topics: Constitution • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Governors • PM CARES Fund • Tamil Nadu • Tamil Nadu Government

President appoints Governors of seven states

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governors of seven states including Bihar, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Meghalaya, and Tripura by exercising his authority under Article 156. The appointments will be effective from the dates the incumbents take charge of their respective offices. New Governors Satya Pal Malik: He is former Governor of Bihar who ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Baby Rani Maurya • Ganga Prasad • Governors • Kaptan Singh Solanki • Lal Ji Tandon • National • Persons in News • President • Satya Pal Malik • Satyadev Narayan Arya • Seven states • Tathagata Roy

Anandiben Patel takes additional charge as Chattisgarh Governor

President Ram Nath Kovind has given Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel additional charge of Chhattisgarh. She will discharge additional duties until the regular arrangements for the office of governor of Chhattisgarh are made. She was given additional charge following death of Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon (in office from 25 July 2014 to 14 August ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Anandiben Patel • article 153 • Article 156 • Balramji Dass Tandon • Chattisgarh Governor • Governors • Persons in News

President appoints new Governors of Odisha and Mizoram

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Kummanam Rajasekharan as Governor of Mizoram and Prof Ganeshi Lal as Governor of Odisha under Article 153 of the Constitution. Kummanam Rajasekharan will replace Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma who completed his tenure on May 28, 2018. Prof Ganeshi Lal will take charge from Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Governors • Kummanam Rajasekharan • Mizoram • Odisha • President Ram Nath Kovind • Prof Ganeshi Lal

Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik given additional charge as Governor of Odisha

President Ram Nath Kovind has given Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik (72) additional charge of Odisha until regular arrangements are made. He was given additional charge after incumbent governor S C Jamir completed his five-year tenure. The five-time Chief Minister of Nagaland S C Jamir had taken over as Odisha governor in March 2013 after ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Bihar • Governors • Odisha • Persons in News • Ram Nath Kovind • S C Jamir • Satya Pal Malik