09/09/2026
NEW DELHI/LEH, Sep 8: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena was on Tuesday given additional charge of Jammu and Kashmir during the absence on leave of incumbent LG Manoj Sinha, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.
"The President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt. Governor of Ladakh to discharge the functions of the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to his own duties," the communique said.
Sinha, who took charge as Jammu and Kashmir LG in August 2020, is currently in the United States and addressed the IIT (BHU) Global Alumni Meet in Chicago on Monday, officials said.
Saxena's additional assignment comes ahead of the swearing-in of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati as the new Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. The ceremony is scheduled to be held at 11 am at the Convention Centre in Srinagar.
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