New governors for Maharashtra, Goa, Sikkim >From Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday appointed new governors for the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa and Sikkim. Goa Governor Mohammed Fazal Mohammad was appointed governor of Maharashtra. Sikkim Governor Kidar Nath Sahani has been transferred to Goa. Mohammad will take charge from Justice C.L. Thakkar, chief justice of Bombay High Court, who had been officiating as governor after P.C. Alexander resigned his post in July. V. Rama Rao, a former vice president of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads a coalition government in New Delhi, was appointed governor of Sikkim. --Indo-Asian News Service ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To unsubscribe from Goanews Send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: 'unsubscribe goanews'
