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1968 In India
Events in the year 1968 in the Federal Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – Zakir Husain * Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi * Vice President of India – V. V. Giri * Chief Justice of India – Kailas Nath Wanchoo (until 24 February), Mohammad Hidayatullah (starting 24 February) Governors * List of governors of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh – Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (until 11 April), Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (starting 11 April) * List of governors of Assam, Assam – Vishnu Sahay (until 17 April), Braj Kumar Nehru (starting 17 April) * List of governors of Bihar, Bihar – Nityanand Kanungo * List of governors of Gujarat, Gujarat – Shriman Narayan * List of governors of Haryana, Haryana – Birendra Narayan Chakraborty * List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir – Bhagwan Sahay * List of governors of Karnataka, Karnataka – Gopal Swarup Pathak * List of governors of Kerala, Kerala – Bhagwan Sahay (until 15 May), V. Viswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of India
The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office on 25 July 2022. The office of president was created when Constitution of India, India's constitution came into force and it became a republic on Republic Day (India), 26 January 1950. The president is indirect election, indirectly elected by an electoral College (India), electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India and the state Legislative Assembly (India), legislative assemblies of each of States and union territories of India, India's states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected by the citizens. s:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 53 %7BExecutive power of the Union%7D, Article 53 of the Constitution of India stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriman Narayan
Shriman Narayan (1912 - 1974) was ex-governor of the Indian state of Gujarat. He was a great supporter of the Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian .... He was a member of the first Lok Sabha of independent India. He had an eminent academic career. He later undertook an educational tour and visited Hawaii, China, Japan, United States of America, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Pakistan. He was detained for 18 months during 1942 Quit India Movement. He held a number of posts in various committees, State Planning Boards, academic councils in universities, etc. Espousing the spirit of the Gandhian economic thinking, he published ''Gandhian Plan of Economic Development for India'' in 1944. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajudhia Nath Khosla
Ajudhia Nath Khosla (11 December 1892 – 1984) was an Indian engineer and politician. He was the Chairman of the Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission of India. Khosla was born in Jalandhar, and worked as Vice Chancellor of the University of Roorkee from 1954 to 1959. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1977. He was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament in 1958, but resigned in 1959 and joined the Planning Commission. He was the Governor of Odisha from September 1962 to August 1966 and again from September 1966 to January 1968. He was the president of Indian National Science Academy from 1961-62. Education Born in Jalandhar district of Punjab, he took up his early education there. After passing the matriculation in 1908 he took his BA with honours from D.A.V. College, Lahore, in 1912. He then joined the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (now IIT Roorkee) in 1913 and passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Odisha
The Governor of Odisha is the head of the Indian state of Odisha. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief minister of the state and their council of ministers whereas they act as the nominal head. The current incumbent is Kambhampati Hari Babu since 3 January 2025. There are 36 governors if counted with 8 acting governors and 1 additional charge. Lieutenant governors of Bihar and Orissa Province *1912-1915: Sir Charles Stuart Bayley *1915-1918: Sir Edward Albert Gait *1918: Sir Edward Vere Levinge (acting) *1918-1920: Sir Edward Albert Gait Governors of Bihar and Orissa Province *1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Nagaland
The governor of Nagaland is the head of state of Nagaland. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Current governor is the 21st if governors with additional charge also counted. Powers and functions The governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, *Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and *Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor. Governors of Nagaland See also * Nagaland * Governors of India * Chief Minister of Nagaland Notes and references External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20070208084406/http://www.nagaland.nic.in/functionaries/rajbhavan/list.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Governors of Nagaland Lists of governors of Indian states, Nagaland Governors of Nagaland, Nagaland-related lists, Governors https://nagaland.gov.in/governors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P V Cherian
Palathinkal Varkey Cherian (or Cheriyan) (9 July 1893 – 9 November 1969) was a physician, surgeon and politician from India. He was the Governor of Maharashtra from 14 November 1964 to 8 November 1969. Early life and medical career Cherian was born in Alleppey, Travancore, as the son of Achamma and Magistrate P. M. Varkey and to the Anglican Syrian Christian Palathinkal family. After completing schooling in Travancore, Cherian went to Madras in 1912, where he earned his MBBS degree in 1917. He then joined the Government Hospital for Women and Children as an Assistant Surgeon. He was later commissioned to the Indian Medical Service, as part of the 88th Carnatic Infantry and served in various cities in Mesopotamia. In 1925, Cherian went to the United Kingdom to specialise in ear, nose and throat diseases and, in 1926, passed the FRCS examination from Edinburgh. R. N. Arogyasamy Mudaliar, the Minister for Medical Administration (1926–28), he was keen to "indianise" medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Maharashtra
The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers. C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current governor of Maharashtra since 31 July 2024. Powers and duties The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, the Maharashtra Lokayukta, Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the Maharashtra State Election Commission, state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the sheriff of Bombay, and the Maharashtra State Information Commission, state chief information commissioner. List of governors Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Madhya Pradesh
The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. There are 22 governors. Below is a list of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar and the precursor offices associated with that title: Chief commissioners of Nagpur Province and Saugor Nerbudda territories *1861–''1862'': Edward King Elliot Chief commissioners of the Central Provinces *''1862''–1864: Edward King Elliot *1864–1867: Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet, Sir Richard Temple, Bt. *1867–1883: John Henry Morris, Sir John Henry Morris *1883–1884: William Brittain Jones *1884–1885: Charles Crosthwaite, Sir Charles Haukes Todd *1885–1887: Dennis Fitzpatrick (colonial administrator), Dennis Fitzpatrick *1887–1889: Alexander Mackenzie (civil servant), Alexander Mackenzie *1889–1893: Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell of Swinford, Sir Antony Patrick Macdonnell *1893–1895: John Woodburn (Bengal governor), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Kerala
The governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the President of India, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is ''de jure'' head of the government of Kerala; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. The elected council of ministers is headed by the chief minister of Kerala, who thus holds '' de facto'' executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon their own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent. Durga Das Basu. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. . p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Kerala as well. Since 2 January 2025, Rajendra Vish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopal Swarup Pathak
Gopal Swarup Pathak (26 February 1896 – 4 October 1982) was the vice president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He was the first Indian vice president not to succeed his superior as President. Life Born on 26 February 1896 at Bareilly in the North-Western Provinces, he studied law at Allahabad University . He was the judge in Allahabad High Court 1945-46, member of Rajya Sabha 1960-66, Union Minister of Law 1966-67, Governor of Mysore state 1967–69 and Chancellor of Mysore University, Bangalore University and Karnataka University. Honored with "Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "Allahabad University Alumni Association", NCR, Ghaziabad (Greater Noida) Chapter 2007–2008 registered under society act 1860 with registration no. 407/2000. He died on 4 October 1982. His son R. S. Pathak was Chief Justice of India and one of the four judges from India to have been on the International Court of Justice in The Hague (the others being Nagendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Karnataka
The governor of Karnataka, formerly governor of Mysore, is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the president of India, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is ''de jure'' head of the government of Karnataka; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister of Karnataka, which thus holds '' de facto'' executive authority in the state. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the president's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government–appointed governor. Durga Das Basu. ''Introduction to the Constitution of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwan Sahay
Bhagwan Sahay (15 February 1905 – 6 December 1986) was the Governor of Kerala, India, from 6 February 1966 to 15 May 1967. Bhagwan Sahay took over as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on 15 May 1967 and continued till 3 July 1973. He was an ICS officer and an alumnus of the S.M College in Chandausi, Moradabad and became the second alumni of that College, after his immediate predecessor Ajit Prasad Jain, to become governor of Kerala. Before his stint in Kerala, he was also the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. In the 1970s, under President VV Giri, a former governor of Kerala himself, he headed the committee of governors which sought to outline guidelines for constitutional heads. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ..., and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
