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TopicG C Murmu

Topic: G C Murmu

It’s IAS vs IA&AS as Murmu’s appointment as CAG upsets auditing service officers

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The 1985-batch IAS officer’s appointment is being seen as only the latest instance of the cadre’s continued domination of the agency over the auditor officers.

GC Murmu takes oath as Comptroller and Auditor General after resigning as J&K Lt Governor

PTI -
Murmu, a 1985-batch IAS officer (retired) of Gujarat cadre, will have a tenure up to November 20, 2024, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

Why Modi govt chose trusted BJP leader Manoj Sinha to replace IAS veteran Murmu as J&K L-G

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Murmu’s 4G comments, dysfunction at the top and the need for a political leader are learnt to be reasons that pushed the Modi government to replace him as J&K L-G.

Former union minister Manoj Sinha to be new L-G of Jammu & Kashmir

PTI -
The appointment of Sinha, a three-time Lok Sabha MP from BJP, came hours after J&K Lt Governor G.C. Murmu resigned from the post.

Election Commission pulls up Jammu & Kashmir L-G Murmu for repeated remarks on polls

Sanya Dhingra -
The Election Commission issued a statement saying Murmu's comments amounted to him interfering in the panel's constitutional mandate.

Wife, son of advisor to J&K Lt Governor G C Murmu test positive for Covid-19

PTI -
The officials said the advisor's wife and son had returned from Delhi a few days back and were staying at a guest house.

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Opinion

Bondi Beach, Bangladesh lynching — once again, the elephant in the room will be side-stepped

Meenakashi Lekhi -
Perhaps there is need for a moral ‘jihad’ against those indulging in the promulgation of terror in the name of religion.

Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

India’s PDS isn’t future-ready. It needs five major reforms

Economy

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Defence

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Vaibhav Pant -
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

National Interest

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

Shekhar Gupta -
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

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