<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the imposition of the Governor's rule with immediate effect in Jammu and Kashmir for six months. Governor N N Vohra had yesterday forwarded his report to the President for imposition of Governor's rule after the BJP pulled out of the coalition government and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti tendered her resignation. </span></b></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><br />''</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">The State Constitution provides for the Governor's Rule unlike other states which see President's Rule. Mr Vohra yesterday recommended to the Union Home Ministry that the Governor's Rule should be imposed for six months in the state.</span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">The decision came after resignation of </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti from the post following </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">coalition partner BJP pulling out from the alliance government with the </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Vohra had consultations with the BJP, PDP, National Conference and Congress in this regard.</span><b></b></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; color: #222222; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 11pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, serif; color: #333333;"> </span></b></p>