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Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said the airport built with Indian assistance marks an important development for the region as well as the whole of Sri Lanka. Alliance Air (the subsidiary of Air India) launched a flight to the airport with invitees from the aviation industry

Mohammed Arif Khan, Kerala Governor and education minister C Raveendranath welcomed King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima  at Cochin International Airport 

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik directed the withdrawal of the advisory with effect from October 10.
 

Torrential rains have brought Houston to a halt. The Governor has declared emergency in several parts of Texas. This comes just a couple of days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Howdy Modi’ event. 

Former Tamil Nadu president of the BJP Tamilisai Soundararajan would be the first woman Governor of Telangana. She was also the state BJP's first woman president.

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed new governors for Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Telangana
 

Pakistan’s Punjab governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar claimed that the Sikh girl who has been kidnapped to Pakistan refuses to go home. The claim comes just after he had met the girl at a Lahore shelter home. 
 

The Bharathidasan University has hit the headlines after asking its staff to ‘dress up well’ for the event where the chief secretary to the Tamil Nadu Governor is expected to deliver a lecture

Rahul Gandhi along with opposition leaders had visited Srinagar on August 25 despite the fact that Kashmir has not returned to normalcy after abrogation of Article 370. Mayawati said that this visit has given the Governor and Centre a chance to do politics over the issue
 

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has maintained that even though communication lines suffered, it has ensured that there has been no loss of lives and added the supply of essential commodities like medicines was never hurt

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and held an hour-long meeting with him
 

The Karnataka BJP has instructed all its legislators to be present in Bengaluru as 17 ministers are to be administered the oath of office by Governor Vajubhai Vala

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa is set to induct 17 ministers into his Cabinet today (August 20). The names of R Ashoka, Jagadish Shettar and CT Ravi make it to the list. A letter seeking the governor to administer the oath has surfaced
 

Speaking after inaugurating the Convergence Academia Complex at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam said political parties and other outfits were "exploiting" the youthful vigour of students

Every policymaker is concerned with growth as it is the highest priority, said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das