BJP veteran Badnore is new Punjab governor

NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore has been appointed the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said, "President Pranab Mukherjee has been pleased to appoint VP Singh Badnore to be the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, in addition to his duties as Governor of Punjab." He will take charge from Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is the Haryana Governor holding additional responsibility of Punjab. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla will be the governor of Manipur, while BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi will be the new lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.