Daily Current Affairs / Former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and once top Delhi Police Officer "YS Dadwal" passed away
Category : Obituaries Published on: September 24 2021
· Former Delhi Police Commissioner Yudhveer Singh Dadwal passed away
· He was 70 years old.
· Dadwal, an Indian Police Service officer of the 1974-batch, served as the 16th police commissioner of Delhi from July 2007 to November 2010. Notably, the Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi during his tenure.
Important Facts
About Arunachal Pradesh
v Arunachal Pradesh was earlier a Union Territory and it became an independent state on 20th February, 1987.
v It is the easternmost state of the country.
v Arunachala means "Land of the mountains with dawn light". Sometimes it is also called "Land of the Rising Sun". The first sunrise in India can be seen in the Dong Valley of Arunachal.
v Capital: Itanagar
v Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
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