Gov announces discontinuance of ‘His Excellency’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb2h7-DntAZUkZ0A18fmnxwBW-d3wk2xw-hMQG-8u6qwSP-cugTirUlTMV4B8b090033Psl012z-9JL3opPNMRAKpHnsN44SZsdxwnzYMF0NeoGAsiwMhM6vU2YrusOIA0zwhnXkin3zL/s1600/KK+Paul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb2h7-DntAZUkZ0A18fmnxwBW-d3wk2xw-hMQG-8u6qwSP-cugTirUlTMV4B8b090033Psl012z-9JL3opPNMRAKpHnsN44SZsdxwnzYMF0NeoGAsiwMhM6vU2YrusOIA0zwhnXkin3zL/s200/KK+Paul.jpg"></a></div>Imphal, September 18, 2014: Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhawan has given a circular that Dr Krishan Kant Paul, Governor of Manipur has approved the discontinuance of the salutation ‘His Excellency’ while organising functions within the State, and the salutation will continue in interaction with foreign dignitaries.

Gov announces discontinuance of ‘His Excellency’

Imphal, September 18, 2014: Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhawan has given a circular that Dr Krishan Kant Paul, Governor of Manipur has appro...

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Mizoram not dumping ground for Governors: Gen. VK Singh

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51y9KwJ5LrxGEDIB3MGHmUDnDMGA9Q1mqKQ0aclacoQ9soLr2B7AZCe4v87QGkikRlB_qEKWO6UmNpp_bPRCwyQSw3PuFKchni4nVHEmrQ6tGwt2Jq95eh-g-9DeltdXDtHQuKqgkEiKk/s1600/VK+Singh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51y9KwJ5LrxGEDIB3MGHmUDnDMGA9Q1mqKQ0aclacoQ9soLr2B7AZCe4v87QGkikRlB_qEKWO6UmNpp_bPRCwyQSw3PuFKchni4nVHEmrQ6tGwt2Jq95eh-g-9DeltdXDtHQuKqgkEiKk/s200/VK+Singh.jpg"></a></div>New Delhi, September 16, 2014: Former army chief and now union minister Gen. VK Singh (retd) Monday said Mizoram was not a “dumping ground” for governors and those who resigned did so on their own.

Mizoram not dumping ground for Governors: Gen. VK Singh

New Delhi, September 16, 2014: Former army chief and now union minister Gen. VK Singh (retd) Monday said Mizoram was not a “dumping ground” ...

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Dr KK Paul sworn in as Governor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8BU4syYuevFn51RqsUMVzfyqx-mf7HyoV0IvF4kdHZdo1jAhG0D0hUiNCZRCraI06zJYfKD-a8Nn8eVKjKCCr4rCxlOoz4M3rQrB71QqzW3r-fohBQ0qiGjoTuAadS2lhiHtw1v5zPFo/s1600/kk-paul-governor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8BU4syYuevFn51RqsUMVzfyqx-mf7HyoV0IvF4kdHZdo1jAhG0D0hUiNCZRCraI06zJYfKD-a8Nn8eVKjKCCr4rCxlOoz4M3rQrB71QqzW3r-fohBQ0qiGjoTuAadS2lhiHtw1v5zPFo/s200/kk-paul-governor.jpg"></a></div>Imphal, September 15, 2014: Dr Krishan Kant Paul was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Manipur today succeeding VK Duggal.

Dr KK Paul sworn in as Governor

Imphal, September 15, 2014: Dr Krishan Kant Paul was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Manipur today succeeding VK Duggal.

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Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram Guv on Sep 16

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb2h7-DntAZUkZ0A18fmnxwBW-d3wk2xw-hMQG-8u6qwSP-cugTirUlTMV4B8b090033Psl012z-9JL3opPNMRAKpHnsN44SZsdxwnzYMF0NeoGAsiwMhM6vU2YrusOIA0zwhnXkin3zL/s1600/KK+Paul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb2h7-DntAZUkZ0A18fmnxwBW-d3wk2xw-hMQG-8u6qwSP-cugTirUlTMV4B8b090033Psl012z-9JL3opPNMRAKpHnsN44SZsdxwnzYMF0NeoGAsiwMhM6vU2YrusOIA0zwhnXkin3zL/s200/KK+Paul.jpg"></a></div>Aizawl, September 12, 2014: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who was appointed to take additional gubernatorial charge of Mizoram and Manipur would be sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram on September 16 at the Raj Bhavan Durbar Hall in Aizawl.

Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram Guv on Sep 16

Aizawl, September 12, 2014: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who was appointed to take additional gubernatorial charge of Mizoram and M...

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Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram Governor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4maaC2sDWaUKASyk4Zo20X2GR9OYtYh_GPOWfwRNxW2WhJtOyFaUiTGwoGnw8zoswG6Z-9JCv6gpbswuLVhiI1IQeHYpM_jNZHH3XlaKHZSqOwRYTmTM-bFIMNrX6huweTvdKpLsVvJ/s1600/KK+Paul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4maaC2sDWaUKASyk4Zo20X2GR9OYtYh_GPOWfwRNxW2WhJtOyFaUiTGwoGnw8zoswG6Z-9JCv6gpbswuLVhiI1IQeHYpM_jNZHH3XlaKHZSqOwRYTmTM-bFIMNrX6huweTvdKpLsVvJ/s200/KK+Paul.jpg"></a></div>Aizawl, September 11, 2014: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul is likely to be sworn-in at the Aizawl Raj Bhavan on September 16 to take additional charge of Mizoram’s Governor, sources in the Raj Bhavan today said.

Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram Governor

Aizawl, September 11, 2014: Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul is likely to be sworn-in at the Aizawl Raj Bhavan on September 16 to take a...

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President accepts resignation of Manipur governor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRuioN-0RJw4bSygcNwPoedcB90k2yOwJokWXzrHNgboZAd8QMJjNIsDH8LHhXsz2cgIx8LX3z-B-HWCUyUF9Y9dvG0_OQ7u25-hv6Jci9WkPA4Lly7jjLXFe8mk-gtTr4QUchVO-PEiW/s1600/VK+Duggal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRuioN-0RJw4bSygcNwPoedcB90k2yOwJokWXzrHNgboZAd8QMJjNIsDH8LHhXsz2cgIx8LX3z-B-HWCUyUF9Y9dvG0_OQ7u25-hv6Jci9WkPA4Lly7jjLXFe8mk-gtTr4QUchVO-PEiW/s200/VK+Duggal.jpg"></a></div>New Delhi, September 11, 2014: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and Mizoram. A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said: "The president has accepted the resignation of Vinod Kumar Duggal, as governor of Manipur and Mizoram."

President accepts resignation of Manipur governor

New Delhi, September 11, 2014: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and...

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Governors not wanting to shift to North East must apologise: Kiren Rijiju

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lOurlVsogiw47uoqmeV6zn_4EbD3lpuDtYp-1TkiDJwqhr_lwz2dp4B1le9w1DxEM34j84PQuyAvKyTKQUS74_tjAkjHHgDD7W3izHg8K16L0nVLe7o44UatUhkubzD1NycTrXzW2ygg/s1600/Kiren+Rijju.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lOurlVsogiw47uoqmeV6zn_4EbD3lpuDtYp-1TkiDJwqhr_lwz2dp4B1le9w1DxEM34j84PQuyAvKyTKQUS74_tjAkjHHgDD7W3izHg8K16L0nVLe7o44UatUhkubzD1NycTrXzW2ygg/s200/Kiren+Rijju.jpg"></a></div>New Delhi, August 31, 2014: On refusal of the several UPA-appointed governors to shift to north-eastern states, especially Mizoram, the minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju, who is from Arunachal Pradesh, said those governors must “apologise to the nation.”

Governors not wanting to shift to North East must apologise: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, August 31, 2014: On refusal of the several UPA-appointed governors to shift to north-eastern states, especially Mizoram, the mini...

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Duggal formally submits quit notice to President

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRhq4t93LN3ITmVCqKV3lIlvnMD7vTMGJ9lxteuJgPh8WhziBuMBFi_Jxm5XTKNKQGOIDgjzzY1CdTXLByZFZUeoqXsJ7HWRfzO8tQ532F5tdguduusWaZ1ep5VARG1yOqD9f9JBySHrZ/s1600/VK+Duggal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRhq4t93LN3ITmVCqKV3lIlvnMD7vTMGJ9lxteuJgPh8WhziBuMBFi_Jxm5XTKNKQGOIDgjzzY1CdTXLByZFZUeoqXsJ7HWRfzO8tQ532F5tdguduusWaZ1ep5VARG1yOqD9f9JBySHrZ/s200/VK+Duggal.jpg"></a></div>Imphal, August 28, 2014: Contrarily to the premature reports that were doing to round earlier, Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal formally submitted his resignation paper to President Pranab Mukherjee this evening.

Duggal formally submits quit notice to President

Imphal, August 28, 2014: Contrarily to the premature reports that were doing to round earlier, Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal formal...

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MSF protests frequent changes of Governors in Mizoram

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Mwvf4pIPJf0yYDv1T2DiRXl0VqTzuXyDnHOEObBqcYw1SbaPvaw24KQ5GRot0BmSOgXq-vl06YG00j9yDBA2tYyULmkD2bB7TxI9e4Njvjp0Co9_bVI4wM_WDhnPcBWgE-nWZj2mPCI/s1600/Mizo+Zirlai+Pawl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8Mwvf4pIPJf0yYDv1T2DiRXl0VqTzuXyDnHOEObBqcYw1SbaPvaw24KQ5GRot0BmSOgXq-vl06YG00j9yDBA2tYyULmkD2bB7TxI9e4Njvjp0Co9_bVI4wM_WDhnPcBWgE-nWZj2mPCI/s200/Mizo+Zirlai+Pawl.jpg"></a></div>Aizawl, August 26, 2014: The Mizo Students Federation on Tuesday accused the NDA government of using the state as a “dumping ground” of governors appointed by the UPA government and said it was not going down well with the Mizo people.

MSF protests frequent changes of Governors in Mizoram

Aizawl, August 26, 2014: The Mizo Students Federation on Tuesday accused the NDA government of using the state as a “dumping ground” of gove...

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Four new Governors appointed

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptAnw0_rk9wxWxdyV0xQaOtl5TRtdjg3pcctLlBODtpB_x5xSR22yAR0GY_5bNK_fj2P5MVRgD2Bq6l6IZ2RqJvhDxD1u4qHBf_PwY55QKxaOveCrh8Fb2_7FS6YdbRwrBU6TK1ZNBaR_/s1600/Rashtrapati-Bhavan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptAnw0_rk9wxWxdyV0xQaOtl5TRtdjg3pcctLlBODtpB_x5xSR22yAR0GY_5bNK_fj2P5MVRgD2Bq6l6IZ2RqJvhDxD1u4qHBf_PwY55QKxaOveCrh8Fb2_7FS6YdbRwrBU6TK1ZNBaR_/s200/Rashtrapati-Bhavan.jpg" /></a></div>New Delhi, August 26, 2014: Yet another UPA-appointed Governor, Sheila Dikshit resigned today as the Narendra Modi government named former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh as the nominee for Rajasthan along with three others for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa, reports PTI.<!--more----><br /> <br /> Appointed in March on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, Sheila Dikhsit, who has been facing pressure, quit the post as Kerala Governor after her meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday.<br /> <br /> Continuing with the filling up of vacancies caused by the sacking, resignation or retirements of incumbents appointed during the previous regime, the Government today picked 82-year-old Singh for Rajasthan, where Margaret Alva completed her tenure earlier this month.<br /> <br /> Gujarat Speaker Vajubhai Vala was named for Karnataka where HR Bharadwaj had also completed his tenure recently.<br /> <br /> Former Union Minister C Vidyasagar Rao will take the place of K Shankaranarayanan, who quit as Governor of Maharashtra on Sunday after he was shunted to Mizoram.<br /> <br /> Seventy-one-year-old Mridula Sinha, former president of the BJP’s Mahila Morcha, was appointed as Governor of Goa in place of BV Wanchoo who was among those asked to quit after the change of guard at the Centre.<br /> <br /> According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, 82-year-old Kalyan Singh will take over in Jaipur in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Margaret Alva earlier this month.<br /> <br /> The Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the appointments will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge of their respective offices.<br /> <br /> Source: Assam Tribune

Four new Governors appointed

New Delhi, August 26, 2014: Yet another UPA-appointed Governor, Sheila Dikshit resigned today as the Narendra Modi government named former U...

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‘I quit as I did not want to go to Mizoram’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Mi9jLUokuDA5Q-lPFSaoVhhQn1elEGI81sGxsMlc0wlxGgEhuRpzpviuiVJaCdNIUm77wDzoF0x-oCHz8t6EimngTCZ6ttdjtvTKdVCpqz-LcE7wa6RucNmT67bAuHizvRpSybCbtiAp/s1600/K.-Sankaranarayanan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Mi9jLUokuDA5Q-lPFSaoVhhQn1elEGI81sGxsMlc0wlxGgEhuRpzpviuiVJaCdNIUm77wDzoF0x-oCHz8t6EimngTCZ6ttdjtvTKdVCpqz-LcE7wa6RucNmT67bAuHizvRpSybCbtiAp/s200/K.-Sankaranarayanan.jpg"></a></div>Mumbai, August 25, 2014: K Shankarnarayanan, who resigned as Maharashtra Governor after being shunted to Mizoram, on Monday suggested that the Centre’s action against him was not in good taste and said he had quit as he did not want to go to any other state.

‘I quit as I did not want to go to Mizoram’

Mumbai, August 25, 2014: K Shankarnarayanan, who resigned as Maharashtra Governor after being shunted to Mizoram, on Monday suggested that t...

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