New Delhi, July 14 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh as the Governor of Haryana, Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the Governor of Goa and Kavinder Gupta as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.

The President also accepted the resignation of Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Kavinder Gupta who will take over from BD Mishra is a senior BJP Leader from Jammu and Kashmir and served as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state under the Chief Ministership of Mehbooba Mufti.

BD Mishra is a former brigadier of the Indian Army and is the former Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), also known as the Black Cat Commandos. After...