4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ladakh's Leh

Former Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in a simple yet impressive ceremony held at Lok Bhavan on Tuesday.

The Governor-designate Kavinder Gupta, recently appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh after serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, arrived in Shimla on Monday evening ahead of his swearing-in ceremony.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale struck Sikar in Rajasthan on Saturday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

In other key changes, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been named Governor of Telangana, while Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has been transferred to Maharashtra, and Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain has been named Governor of Bihar.

Kavinder Gupta was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on July 14, 2025, after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd).