New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS): President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday accepted the resignation of V.K. Duggal as the governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said: "The president has accepted the resignation of Vinod Kumar Duggal, as governor of Manipur and Mizoram."
"The president has been pleased to appoint Krishan Kant Paul, governor of Meghalaya to discharge the functions of the governor of Manipur and the governor of Mizoram, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the governor of Manipur and Mizoram are made," the communique said.
Duggal had resigned Aug 28, becoming the ninth governor to do so since the NDA government assumed office in May.