Nagaland guv to hold addl charge of Assam

Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya will hold additional charge as the governor of Assam after incumbent JB Patnaik completes his tenure on December 10.
"The President of India has been pleased to appoint Acharya, Governor of Nagaland, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Assam in addition to his own duties until regular arrangements for the office are made..." the press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee said today in a statement here.