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President appoints new Governors for five states

The President of India has appointed Governors for five states, as announced by the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a press communique on Tuesday.

Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati, who currently holds the position of Governor of Mizoram, has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha.

General (Dr.) Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd.) has been designated as the new Governor of Mizoram.

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, currently serving as the Governor of Bihar, will now assume the role of Governor of Kerala.

Arif Mohammed Khan, the Governor of Kerala, has been assigned the position of Governor of Bihar.

Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur.

The communique further stated that the appointments would take effect from the dates the appointees assume charge of their respective offices. It also mentioned that the resignation of Odisha’s outgoing Governor, Raghubar Das, has been accepted by the President.

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