PTI, New Delhi: The incumbent governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik has been moved to Goa for the remainder of his tenure as the governor. He was first appointed governor of Bihar in September 2017 and later shifted to Jammu and Kashmir last year in August.
Malik succeeds Mridula Sinha, who completed her five-year tenure in August this year but continued to hold the post till October 23.
Meanwhile, Girish Chander Murmu, a senior IAS officer, who worked closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat and is currently the expenditure secretary, was on Friday appointed the first Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, six days ahead of the state becoming a union territory.
