Governor accepts Abdullah’s resignation

September 10th, 2009 SC Republican leaders vote to ask governor to quitCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republican Party leaders have voted to ask Gov.

September 4th, 2009 Palin resignation costs Alaska at least $40,000ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to her departure. The preliminary figures obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request show it cost the state almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in ceremony of new Gov.

July 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday rejected Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's resignation, which Omar had submitted Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked him to a 2006 prostitution racket.

July 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday turned down Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's resignation he had submitted Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked him to a 2006 prostitution racket.

July 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Pandemonium reigned in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) sought a judicial probe into state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's alleged involvement in the 2006 sex scandal. Accusing the CBI of defending Omar Abdullah, senior members of the PDP tore up a letter issued by the CBI in connection with their investigation of the case.

July 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with his conditional resignation after being linked to a sex scandal, has limited Governor N.N. Vohra's options, says a constitutional expert.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress, partner in the ruling Jammu and Kashmir coalition, Tuesday expressed confidence that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would come out unscathed from the opposition allegation linking him to a sex scandal, which forced him to step down. "Omar (Abdullah) stands on a high moral ground...He will fight and prove his innocence," Rajya Sabha MP and state Congress chief Saifuddin Soz told IANS here.

July 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra on Tuesday refused to accept Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's resignation, saying that the latter should continue in office till a final decision is taken on the matter.

July 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today submitted his resignation to the State Governor N.N.Vohra, hours after after a senior PDP leader alleged in the State Assembly that he was involved in last year's sex scandal. Abdullah formally submitted his resignation to Governor Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here.

July 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned Tuesday after being linked to a sex scandal by the opposition. He submitted his resignation to Governor N.N.

July 4th, 2009 Palin's replacement wants full termANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Republican inheriting the job as Alaska governor from resigning Sarah Palin plans to seek a full term in office in 2010. Palin spokesman David Murrow says Lt.

July 4th, 2009 A survey conducted regarding the surprise resignation of Gov. Sarah Palin spurned up strong reactions from the citizens of Alaska.

June 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI/RANCHI - Amid a blame game over the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral debacle, its national vice president and veteran leader Yashwant Sinha Saturday resigned from all party positions. BJP president Rajnath Singh accepted his resignation.

May 4th, 2009 KATHMANDU - President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday evening, stated a report on Nepal News.

March 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted the resignation of Information and Broadcasting (IB) Minister Sherry Rehman, and has appointed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Qamaruz Zaman Kaira to the post. According to sources, Rehman told Gilani that the unwarranted interference in her work by some ministers had affected her prestige.