President appoints Banwarilal Purohit as Meghalaya Governor
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday appointed Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit, as the new Governor of Meghalaya. This comes a day after V Shanmuganathan resigned as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh following allegations that he molested a job aspirant. President Mukherjee also appointed Nagaland Governor PB Acharya, to discharge functions as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.