LIEUTENANT General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik was sworn-in as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in a simple ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan here. Justice Nani Tagia, judge of Gauhati High Court administered the oath of office to Parnaik, who is the 20th Governor of the north-eastern state. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his Cabinet colleagues, MLAs and high ranking civil and police officials were present at the swearing-in programme.

Lt General Parnaik replaced Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra, who has been posted as Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Mishra had been the Governor of the State on October 3, 2017. Born on June 28, 1953, Lt General Parnaik had served as Commander of the Army’s prestigious Northern Command. He was commissioned into the Rajputana Rifles on March 31, 1972 and commanded its 2nd battalion in Rajasthan sector and in Jammu and Kashmir, a Raj Bhawan communique said. On January 26, 2003, Parnaik was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal for his command of an infantry brigade during the 2001-2002 India–Pakistan stand-off.

Outgoing Himachal Governor Arlekar given warm send-off: “TAKING wealth of love from Himachal Pradesh,” outgoing Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Thursday at his farewell here. Arlekar has recently been appointed the Governor of Bihar, while former Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla will take his place in the hill State. “I got a lot of cooperation and respect here, for which I will always be indebted to the people of Himachal,” Arlekar said.