Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit was on Tuesday sworn in as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh. He has been given this as an additional charge as incumbent V.P. Singh Badnore has completed his term.
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Ravi Shanker Jha administered the oath of office to Purohit at Punjab Raj Bhavan here.
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were present on the occasion.
Purohit took the oath in English.
Earlier in the day, he arrived at the Punjab Raj Bhavan and was given a guard of honour by a Punjab Armed Police contingent.
ADVT
India
Purohit sworn-in as Punjab Governor
MORE India ARTICLES
People want gay marriage to be legal in India: Study
According to data gathered from users of dating app OkCupid, 55 per cent of men and 82 per cent of women support gay marriage in India
People want gay marriage to be legal in India: Study
Make India $5 trillion economy: PM to secretaries
Modi asked the top bureaucrats to focus on taking steps to improve "ease of living" for the people.
Make India $5 trillion economy: PM to secretaries
UN leaders praise India's leadership in driving South-South cooperation
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that through this initiative India "is championing greater prosperity and opportunity for all".
UN leaders praise India's leadership in driving South-South cooperation
Visit to Maldives, Sri Lanka will strengthen ties: Modi
The Prime Minister said he will meet President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the Maldives and the top Sri Lankan leadership in Colombo.
Visit to Maldives, Sri Lanka will strengthen ties: Modi
Alert in 8 Karnataka districts against Nipah virus
The virus is an emerging infectious disease of public health importance in the South-East Asia region.
Alert in 8 Karnataka districts against Nipah virus
CM pledges to make Punjab healthiest in India
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh pledged to make the state's healthiest in India by providing pollution free air and water.