President appointed Governor in two states

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President Draupadi Murmu appointed new governors for Tripura and Odisha.

An Overview of the News

• Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was appointed Governor of Tripura in place of Satyadev Narayan Arya.

• Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das was elected as the new Governor of Odisha in place of Professor Ganeshi Lal.

About Tripura

• It is a state in North-East India.

• Tripura has 19 different tribal communities with a majority Bengali population and Bengali, English and Kokborok are the official languages of the state.

• Five mountain ranges - Hathai Kotar, Atharamura, Longthrai, Shakhan, and Jampui Hills - run from north to south with intervening valleys.

Capital - Agartala

Governor - Indra Sena Reddy

Chief Minister - Dr. Manik Saha

Tourism Minister - Sushant Chaudhary

Borders - Bangladesh, Mizoram and Assam

About Odisha

• Formation - 1 April 1936

• Capital - Bhubaneswar

• Governor - Raghubar Das

• Chief Minister - Naveen Patnaik

• Rajya Sabha - 10 seats

• Lok Sabha - 21 seats