Banwarilal Purohit
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Banwarilal Purohit is an Indian politician who is the current and 29th Governor of Punjab, India and Administrator of Chandigarh as of 29 August 2021. He was the former Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021, and former Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur three times, twice as an Indian National Congress member, once as a BJP member.
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Supreme Court: Governments can’t sit on bills and veto legislative actionThe Supreme Court has sought to clearly delineate the boundary of action by governors when a bill passed by a state assembly is sent for their assent by ruling that, being titular heads of states, they..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme court seeks updated status report on Punjab government's plea against governor's delay in nod to billsThe Supreme Court has directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to provide an updated status report on the action taken by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit regarding the bills passed by the Assembly...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Punjab BJP chief Jakhar seeks governor's intervention in teaching job aspirant suicide casePunjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has requested the intervention of Governor Banwarilal Purohit in the case of a Rupnagar-based job aspirant who committed suicide and blamed the state's education minister..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Punjab to move Supreme Court as guv says assembly session illegalThe Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has decided to move the Supreme Court against Governor Banwarilal Purohit's decision to not clear pending bills, which he deemed as "patently..IndiaTimes - Published | |
AAP trust vote: Punjab governor says no to special assembly session; democracy over, tweets KejriwalPunjab governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday withdrew his order summoning a special assembly session on September 22 for the AAP government to move a confidence motion.The Raj Bhavan cited absence..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Amit Shah to inaugurate conference on drug trafficking, national security in ChandigarhBesides Amit Shah, the national conference will be addressed by Punjab governor and Chandigarh Union territory administrator Banwarilal Purohit, chief ministers of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP’s petty politics led to convict’s release: Congress on Perarivalan releaseCongress said on September 9, 2018, the then AIADMK-BJP government in Tamil Nadu had recommended the release of all seven Rajiv assassination convicts, and the recommendation was sent to the then..IndiaTimes - Published | |
A 'rubber doll' has become Punjab's CM: Navjot Singh SidhuNavjot Singh Sidhu claimed the law and order situation in Punjab had "deteriorated drastically" under Mann's government with 40 people killed in a month. Sidhu along with former MLAs Navtej Singh..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BREAKING | Punjab: 10 MLAs take oath in first AAP Cabinet led by CM Bhagwant MannGovernor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers in the Raj Bhawan.DNA - Published | |
Bhagwant Singh Mann sworn in as Punjab chief ministerAam Admi Party's Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday took oath as the Punjab chief minister at Khatkar Kalan. Mann was administered the oath by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. A grand ceremony of the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Channi’s new team likely to have 7 new facesAfter days of hectic discussions and uncertainty, the Congress leadership finally arrived at a consensus on who all will join the Punjab cabinet. The list was cleared during CM Charanjit Singh..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Punjab: ‘Humiliated’ Captain retires hurt, Sidhu in race to take crease"I had made a decision in the morning. I had a word with the Congress president (Sonia Gandhi), and I conveyed it to her that I will resign today. 'I am sorry, Amarinder," said Sonia Gandhi when I..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Amarinder Singh opposes Navjot Singh Sidhu as next Punjab CM face, calls him a 'disaster' and 'incompetent'Captain Amarinder Singh tendered his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday evening (September 18) ahead of the CLP meetingDNA - Published | |
