Parrikar back in India, to reach Goa in evening
Panaji, June 14: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who was being treated in a US hospital for advanced pancreatic cancer since more than three months now, returned to India on Thursday afternoon and is expected to arrive in Goa later this evening, a BJP leader said.
Parrikar, accompanied by members of his family, a medical team and officials of the Chief Minister's Office, flew from US to Mumbai, from where he will be taking a connecting flight to Goa, a party official said.
Additional police personnel have been deployed at Dabolim International Airport ahead of the Chief Minister's return.
Parrikar is expected to chair a meeting of the state's council of ministers on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu's Governor transferred as WB Governor in late-night reshuffle of governors by Prez Murmu
New Delhi (PTI): Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has been appointed West Bengal Governor and Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) named new Bihar Governor as part of major gubernatorial appointments effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday night.
Ravi succeeds C V Ananda Bose, who resigned earlier in the day.
President Murmu has accepted Bose's resignation, a communique issued by her office said.
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu, it said.
Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt Governor of Delhi, has been appointed as Ladakh's LG in place of Kavinder Gupta, who has been named Himachal Pradesh Governor.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been named Delhi LG, the communique said.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been made Telangana Governor in place of Jishnu Dev Varma, who has been appointed Maharashtra Governor.
Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as Nagaland Governor, the communique said.
