Former Union minister Manoj Sinha has been named the new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday. Sinha’s appointment comes as G C Murmu abruptly resigned as J&K Lt governor on Wednesday.

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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Girish Chandra Murmu resigned late on Wednesday (August 5,2020) night. Murmu was the first Lt Governor of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He was appointed in October 2019.

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