Weekly Current Affairs (10th March to 16th March 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (10th March to 16th March 2024)

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 17 2024

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  • Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan.
  • Devendra Jhajharia has been appointed as the new President of the Paralympic Committee of India. 
  • Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned from his post before the Lok Sabha elections.
  • Shri Kishore Makwana assumes charge as Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).
  • Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora becomes the first Sikh Minister of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
  • Former Supreme Court judge AM Khanwilkar sworn in as Lokpal chairperson.
  • Three members of India's Lokpal took oath, now nine members including the chairman in the Lokpal office of India.
  • Nayab Singh Saini sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana.
  • Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh appointed as the new Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu appointed as new Election Commissioners.
  • Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh appointed as Director (Projects), NHPC Ltd.
  • Former DGP Vishwakarma appointed as new UP Chief Information Commissioner.
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