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  Manipur Governor Duggal resigns, 9th Governor to go after NDA comes to power

  Politics | August 28, 2014 23:45 IST

  New Delhi: Vinod Kumar Duggal tonight resigned as Manipur Governor becoming the ninth governor appointed by the UPA regime to quit since the NDA Government came to power in May this year.Duggal, who holds additional

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  Sheila Dikshit meets Rajnath, may not resign immediately

  Politics | August 25, 2014 20:30 IST

  New Delhi: Kerala Governor Shiela Dikshit may not  resign immediately, according to sources. There were speculations of Sheila resigning today as Kerala governor after she met Home Minister Rajnath Singh today. Earlier, high level sources

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  Kamla Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram governor

  Politics | August 07, 2014 8:22 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said.Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal, who is the governor of Manipur, will hold the additional charge of

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  Will act as a bridge between UP,Centre: Ram Naik

  India | July 14, 2014 19:37 IST

  Mumbai: Describing his appointment as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh as a “turning point” in his social and political life, senior BJP leader Ram Naik today said that he would try to serve as a

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  Have accepted BJP's proposal for UP Governor's post: Ram Naik

  Politics | July 13, 2014 14:59 IST

  Mumbai: Veteran BJP leader Ram Naik today said that the party leadership had approached him to accept the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh, to which he agreed.  “I was asked by my party to

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  West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan resigns

  Politics | June 30, 2014 16:35 IST

  New Delhi: West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan today resigned, becoming the fourth person occupying the gubernatorial post to put in his papers since the NDA government prodded some of the Governors appointed during UPA

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  New UP governor rattles political leaders

  Politics | June 27, 2014 13:39 IST

  Lucknow: He is only a few days old in the Raj Bhavan here. But Uttar Pradesh's acting Governor Aziz Qureshi is already courting controversy.Given additional charge of the state along with Uttarakhand, Qureshi, a former

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  Need for institutional framework for appointing governors

  Politics | June 22, 2014 11:44 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government - like any other new dispensation - is offloading the bureaucrats who had served under the Congress led UPA-II and has reportedly asked some governors and other political appointees

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  Leave it to Governors to decide to stay on or quit: P Chidambaram

  India | June 20, 2014 18:28 IST

  New Delhi: With the NDA Government nudging some Governors appointed by the previous UPA Government regime to demit office, Congress today said Centre should leave it to the Governors to decide whether to continue in

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  Assam governor says he is not resigning

  India | June 19, 2014 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik said Thursday he was not resigning from his post."How many times I have to say that I am not resigning?" Patnaik told the media after meeting Home Minister Rajnath

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  Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt resigns

  India | June 19, 2014 11:31 IST

  Raipur: Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has stepped down from his post, two days after Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi submitted his papers following a request by the NDA government to some of them to demit

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  Uttarakhand governor given additional charge of UP

  India | June 18, 2014 10:38 IST

  Lucknow: The resignation of Uttar Pradesh governor B.L. Joshi has been accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee, an official said Wednesday. Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been given the additional charge of UP.Joshi, a retired IPS

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  Centre asks 5 Governors to resign, Governors refuse: sources

  India | June 17, 2014 9:02 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has asked five governors of states to resign from their posts, but the governors have refused to obey the Centre's directive, reliable sources told India TV this evening. In its prime

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  Country is proud of CISF: UP Gov

  India | March 11, 2014 6:31 IST

  Ghaziabad:  Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi yesterday said the country is proud of the Central Industrial Security Force, which also guards important infrastructure in the country.The force, created for the security of industrial establishments,

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  B L Joshi sworn-in as UP Governor for second term

  India | March 06, 2014 15:02 IST

  Lucknow: B L Joshi was sworn-in as the Uttar Pradesh Governor for the second time today by Allahabad High Court Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.At a function here at Rajbhawan, Joshi was sworn in as

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  Governor seeks action against UP minister

  India | May 15, 2013 16:25 IST

  Lucknow, May 15: Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has directed the chief minister's office to take "appropriate action" against cabinetminister Shiv Kumar Beria for comments against police and other officials at a public meeting.The governor's

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  Governor seeks action against UP minister

  Politics | May 15, 2013 15:05 IST

  Lucknow, May 15: Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has directed the chief minister's office to take "appropriate action" against cabinet minister Shiv Kumar Beria for comments against police and other officials at a public meeting.The

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  UP Lokayukta's term extended to 8 years

  Politics | July 07, 2012 14:37 IST

  Lucknow, Jul 7:  Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi has given his assent to a bill extending the term of Lokayukta from six years to eight years.The Governor yesterday gave his assent on the Uttar

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  Two BSP Ministers Resign In UP

  India | April 07, 2011 22:48 IST

  Lucknow, Apr 7: Uttar Pradesh Family Welfare Minister Babu Singh Khushwaha and Health Minister Anant Kumar Mishra today resigned from the Cabinet, owning moral responsibility for the irregularities detected in their departments after murder of