J&K ex-deputy CM Kavinder Gupta appointed new Lt Governor Ladakh

Srinagar, July 14: Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as the new Lt Governor of Ladakh.

According to a press communique, Gupta has been appointed the new Lt Governor following the resignation of Brig. (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd.) as LG Ladakh.

"The President of India has accepted the resignation of Brig. (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd.) as Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh. Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as new Lieutenant Governor," reads the communique. (KNO)