NEW DELHI:
The former Intelligence Bureau Director, E.S.L. Narasimhan, and the former Finance Minister of Kerala, K. Sankaranarayan, on Friday were appointed Governors of Chhattisgarh and Nagaland respectively, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué said. Mr. Narasimhan retired as Intelligence Bureau chief on December 31, 2006.
Meghalaya Governor M.M. Jacob will discharge the functions of the Arunachal Pradesh Governor in addition to his own duties, during the absence, on leave, of Shilendra Kumar Singh.
Gubernatorial vacancies exist in Tripura, Karnataka and Meghalaya where the present incumbents have completed their terms.