Next gen polls behind appointment of 5 governors

Mahesh Sharma

New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu has appointed new governors in 13 states. Some new governors have been appointed and some governors have been transferred. Now except for a few Union Territories, governors have been appointed eve- rywhere. So, as per new list now, eastern Uttar Pradesh has dominance among the governors.

A total of five governors or deputy governors have been appointed from the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. This is a sign of a greater imbalance. There is no governor from many states, while there are one or two governors from many big states. But five governors from one part of Uttar Pradesh are in different states or union territories of the country.

Among the new governors, two names are from Uttar Pradesh and both are from Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla, who hails from Gorakhpur, has been made the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

Apart from him, Laxman Prasad Acharya of Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been made the governor of Sikkim. Prior to this, three people from Eastern Uttar Pradesh are already Governor or Deputy Governor. Manoj Sinha is the Deputy Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Kalraj Mishra, a veteran BJP leader, is the Governor of Rajasthan. Both Manoj Sinha and Kalraj Mishra are residents of Ghazipur. Fagu Chauhan, a resident of Azamgarh, who was the Governor of Bihar, has been removed from there and made the Governor of Meghalaya.

OVER 100 SHANTIES GUTTED IN GURUGRAM FIRE

Gurugram (Agencies): A major fire broke out at Ghasola village in Sector-49 Gurugram on Tuesday afternoon. The fire engulfed several huts of which more than 100 shanties were completely gutted. The cause of the fire is suspected to be blast in small cylinders or an electric short-circuit. Fire personnel and police evacuated people from the huts and it took them several hours to control the fire. However, no casualties or injuries have been reported. According to the fire officials, they suspect that the blaze may have broken out due to blasts in small cylinders which caused the fire in the area, further spreading to other huts.

CM Sukhu launches Jio’s 5G services in Himachal

Shimla (IANS):

Himachal Pradesh

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday launched the fifth generation (5G) services of the Jio telecom network in the state and said the people would benefit from this as every third person in the state is utilising the internet services.

Expansion of 5G services would further strengthen the digital infrastructure, which would usher in a plethora of opportunities and enriched experiences for every individual, especially students, businessmen and professionals, said the Chief Minister.

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh launches 5G services of Jio in state on Tuesday.