Governors Current Affairs, GK & News
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
Category: Persons in News
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 • Persons 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
Committee of Governors submits report to President
The Committee of Governors submitted its report ‘Rajyapal –VikasKeRajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors as Agents for Change in Society’ to President Ram NathKovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Committee was constituted by President during 48th Conference of Governors in October 2017 to examine role of Governors in taking forward the developmental process. It comprises ESL Narasimhan ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Topics: Committee of Governors • Governors • National • Ram Nath Kovind • States • TNPSC