Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi was Tuesday transferred to Mizoram, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who holds additional charge of Manipur and Mizoram, will replace Qureshi in Dehra Dun.
"Aziz Qureshi, governor of Uttarakhand, is transferred and appointed as governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his term. Krishan Kant Paul, governor of Meghalaya, is transferred and appointed as governor of Uttarakhand for the remainder of his term," the communique said.
It said that Paul, a former Delhi Police chief, will continue to hold the additional charge as Manipur governor till further orders, while West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has been given additional charge of Meghalaya.
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