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Indian-Australian sworn in as treasurer of NSW, takes oath on Bhagavad Gita

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Melbourne: Indian-origin politician Daniel Mookhey took oath on the holy Bhagavad Gita as he was sworn in as the Treasurer of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state by Governor Margaret Beazley in Sydney.
Mookhey was sworn in on Tuesday along with NSW Premier Chris Minns and six other ministers.
“Sworn in as Treasurer of the great state of NSW. Thank you to the people of NSW who entrusted us with this honour and privilege,” Mookhey said in a statement.
“I am incredibly honoured and humbled to be the first Australian Minister, state or federally, to take my oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad Gita. This is only possible because Australia is so open and so welcoming to the contributions of people like my parents, who I was thinking about a lot as I took my oath earlier today,” he said.
In 2015, Mookhey was elected by the Labor to replace Steve Whan in the NSW upper house — making him the state’s first politician of Indian background, and the first to take oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad Gita.
In 2019, he became the Shadow Minister for Finance and Small Business and Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy.
“This is a time to relax and enjoy before the period of really, really hard work starts again,” Governor Beazley said addressing the ministers.
Mookhey’s parents had migrated from Punjab to Australia in 1973.

Born in Blacktown suburb, Mookhey has three university degrees and has worked as a consultant to unions, charities and community groups.
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March 29, 2023
Justice Diwaker to be sworn in as Allahabad HC chief justice

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Prayagraj: Justice Pritinker Diwaker will be sworn in as the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court on Sunday.
He will be administered the oath of office by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel
In a notification dated March 24, President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice Diwaker as the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Till now, Justice Diwaker had been working as the acting chief justice of the court.
Born on November 22, 1961, Justice Diwaker graduated from the Durgawati University, Jabalpur. Initially, he was enrolled as an advocate in the year 1984. During his legal career, he has dealt with constitutional, civil and criminal matters.
He also worked as standing counsel for SAIL, SBI, Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank, Bank of Baroda and IDBI among others.
He was designated as senior advocate by the High Court of Chhattisgarh in January 2005. He was a member of the Madhya Pradesh State Bar Council for seven years and that of the State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh for five years.
Subsequently, he was elevated as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court on March 31, 2009. Later, he was transferred to the Allahabad High Court on October 3, 2018 and appointed its acting chief justice on February 13, 2023.

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March 26, 2023
Justice NK Singh Sworn In As Chief Justice Of High Court Of J&K And Ladakh

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SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered Oath of Office to Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as Chief Justice of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at an impressive Oath Ceremony held at Convention Centre in Jammu on Wednesday.
Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh sworn in as the Chief Justice of the High Court of JK and Ladakh
An official handout reads that at a ceremony held today in the Convention Centre, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K, Manoj Sinha.
After administering Oath Lt Governor congratulated Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and wished him a highly successful tenure as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

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February 15, 2023
Austrian President sworn in for 2nd term

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Vienna: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen was sworn in, inaugurating his second six-year term.
Van der Bellen won the presidential election in October 2022 with 56.7 per cent of the vote. He has served as Austrian President since 2017, Xinhua news agency reported.
“I will fulfill my duty to the best of my knowledge and belief,” the 79-year-old said in his inaugural address at the Austrian Parliament in Vienna on Thursday morning.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer later congratulated Van der Bellen on social media, saying he was looking forward to “continued good cooperation” with the President.
The President of Austria traditionally plays a ceremonial role, but, under the country’s constitution, has the power to dissolve the National Council (lower house of Parliament).
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January 27, 2023
Azam Khan sworn in as caretaker CM of Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Peshawar: Former bureaucrat Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the caretaker chief minister of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at a ceremony held here on Saturday.
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali administered oath to Khan, whose name for the role was finalised after talks between outgoing chief minister Mahmood Khan and leader of the Opposition Akram Khan Durrani.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Governor House in Peshawar and was attended by civil and military officials. Earlier on Saturday, Ali formally appointed Khan as the caretaker chief minister of the province in the interim set-up.
Khan has previously served as the finance minister of the province. He was also the chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from September 1990 to July 1993.
Khan’s name was announced at a joint press conference by outgoing chief minister Khan and Durrani.
“We decided on Azam Khan’s name after consultation with our leader,” Khan said.
“We agreed on Azam Khan as our consensus candidate. We have chosen a person who is acceptable to all,” Durrani was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune newspaper.
He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former defence minister Pervez Khattak played an important role in reaching the consensus.

Talking to reporters after the appointment, Khan vowed to extend “complete cooperation” to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding “free and fair elections” in the province.
He said that efforts would be made to further strengthen the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and control inflation in the province, the Dawn newspaper reported.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly stood dissolved on Wednesday after the governor signed and approved the chief minister’s summary on the orders of PTI chief and ex-premier of Pakistan Imran Khan for the dissolution of the provincial legislature.
The government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday sent a summary to the governor for the approval of the dissolution of the provincial assembly before midnight, a move aimed at forcing the federal government to announce snap polls.
“In pursuance of provisions of Article 112(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan, I do hereby forward my advice for dissolution of the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 17th January 2023,” outgoing chief minister Khan said in a statement.
The KP Assembly was dissolved almost months before the expiry of its mandated period. The current assembly was to expire on August 13 this year.
On January 14, the Punjab Assembly was dissolved despite the Punjab governor’s refusal to sign the summary for the provincial assembly’s dissolution.
Former premier Khan in a bid to force the government to hold early general elections ordered the dissolution of provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Political pundits believe that the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in no mood to succumb to pressure from Khan whatsoever for holding general elections in the country before the expiry of the scheduled time in August this year.
The federal government will straight away go for holding elections in two provinces – Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – after the dissolution of the assemblies.
Federal Information Minister Maryum Aurangzeb has clearly stated that general elections as per the constitution of the country will be held in October this year.
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January 21, 2023