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Aug 20, 2021

Former Nagaland CM Zeliang Appointed as Finance Advisor to State Government 

Nagaland Governor appointed former Chief Minister T R Zeliang as finance Advisor to Government of Nagaland. This post will be in rank of a cabinet minister and will receive pay and allowances admissible to a cabinet minister.

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President Appoints Banwarilal Purohit as Governor 

President Pranab Mukherjee accepted resignation of V Shanmuganathan as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Banwarilal Purohit, the Governor of Assam to execute the functions. Banwarilal Purohit appointed as Governor of Meghalaya and A…

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Shaktikanta Das, Point-Man for Demonetisation, is New RBI Governor 

Former finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das as governor of the Reserve Bank of India, a day after former central bank boss Urjit Patel resigned abruptly. According to a government statement released, he will be given a three-year-tenure.

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Professor J S Rajput as India՚s Representative to the Executive Board of UNESCO 

Union Government nominated Professor JS Rajput, former Director of NCERT, as India՚s representative to Executive Board (EXB) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on March 25,2018.

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Amulya Kumar Patnaik Appointed Delhi Police Commissioner 

Government appointed Amulya Patnaik as next Commissioner of Delhi Police. A native of Odisha, Patnaik is an IPS office of AGMUT cadre. He was holding charge as special commissioner (administration) in Delhi Police when announced to succeed Alok Verma as Commissioner.

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Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma Appointed as New CBI Director 

Alok Verma՚s appointment was approved by PM Narendra Modi for period of 2 years as CBI chief. It was approved by three-member selection panel and was headed by PM. The post of CBI director was lying vacant for over one month after Anil Sinha՚s retirement.

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About Ram Nath Kovind- Elected 14th President of India- Took Oath on July 25th 

Ram Nath Kovind born on 1st October 1945 is a lawyer and now the President of India. He is the 2nd Dalit leader to be elected to the post. Earlier served as the 35th Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.

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Mar 27, 2017

Trivendra Singh Rawat Sworn – in as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand 

BJP՚s Trivendra Singh Rawat was on Saturday sworn-in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand. The oath of office being administered by Governor Krishan Kant Paul The swearing-in ceremony that was held at the Parade Ground.

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Mar 16, 2017

Sanjeev Sanyal Appointed Principal Economic Adviser 

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Sanjeev Sanyal, as principal economic adviser in department of economic affairs in finance ministry. He has been appointed in a pay scale of ₹ 67,000 - 79,000 for a period of three years.

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Cairn India Appointed Melody Meyer and Atul Gupta as Advisors 

Cairn India has appointed oil and gas exploration experts Chevron executive Melody Meyer and ex-CEO of BSG Resources Atul Gupta as executive advisors. Atul Gupta on its team to drive the company՚s objective of contributing 50% of India՚s overall crude production. According to a c…

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