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In a statement, Singh said the governor's post is constitutional and has its own dignity and it is expected from a governor that he or she performs impartially without fear and favour.
Ganga Prasad, the Governor of Meghalaya, has been transferred to Sikkim, said the communique.
Governor NN Vohra, who is also chairman of the board, held a meeting to review the latest status of the ongoing yatra, which commenced on June 28.
The use of IAF helicopters were as per the direction given by Governor NN Vohra to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board.
The BJP pulled out of the alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir forcing chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign from her post.
Three people have died in rain-related incidents in the valley. Srinagar-bound traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway was suspended due to the lurking threat of floods in the Valley, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.
Security arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra - which commences from June 28 - have been tightened following rise in terror-related acitivites.
The two-month long pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath will commence on June 28.
The BJP on Tuesday pulled out of the three-year-old ruling coalition with the PDP in J&K and called for Governor's rule, saying it had become 'untenable' to continue in the alliance government.
Under the provision of Section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution, Governor's Rule is imposed for six months, but only after the consent of the President of India.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was scheduled to take up a discussion on Governor NN Vohra's address made in the legislature on Tuesday.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday arrived here on a day`s visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today reviewed the preparations, including those related to the security, of the 40-day-long annual yatra to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Himalayas, starting next month.
"The Governor and the Home Secretary held extensive discussions about issues relating to effective maintenance of law and order," a Raj Bhawan spokesman said after the meeting.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday to discuss the worsening security and law and order situation in the state.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the tense situation prevailing in the Valley and instructed Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra to work together with the state government in order to restore normalcy there.
Indian Army's Northern Command chief, Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu on Thursday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on the security situation in the state.
The maintenance of internal security and public order is extremely important for border guarding, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra said here on Tuesday.
The move is reportedly part of the Centre’s effort to jump start the governance process in the state.
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