Lt Governors of Newly-Formed Union Territories J&K, Ladakh Sworn-in

Srinagar: Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur were on Thursday sworn in as the first Lieutenant Governors of the newly-formed Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, respectively. Mathur was first administered the oath by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Geeta Mittal, at Leh. This was followed by the oathtaking ceremony of Murmu at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar. The ceremony was kept low key despite being a historic occasion and the media was not invited. Senior officials from the civil administration and security, including advisors to former Governor Satya Pal Malik, GOC, 15 Corps, Lieutenant General K.J.S. Dhillon and BJP MP from Jammu Jugal Kishore attended the ceremony. Malik has been made Governor of Goa for the rest of his tenure. Murmu’s wife and niece were also present at the ceremony. (IANS)

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