
Lt. Gen. Parnaik sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh Governor
The Hindu
Lt. Gen. Parnaik replaced Brig (Retd) Dr. B.D. Mishra, who has been posted as Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh
Lt. Gen. (retired) Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik was sworn-in as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in a simple ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan in Itanagar.
Justice Nani Tagia, judge of Gauhati High Court administered the oath of office to Lt. Gen. Parnaik, who is the 20th Governor of the northeastern State.
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Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his Cabinet colleagues, MLAs and high ranking civil and police officials were present at the swearing-in programme.
Lt. Gen. Parnaik replaced Brig (Retd) Dr. B.D. Mishra, who has been posted as Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Dr. Mishra had been the governor of the State on October 3, 2017.
Born on June 28, 1953, Lt. Gen. Parnaik had served as commander of the Army’s prestigious Northern Command.













