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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicGirish Chandra Murmu

Topic: Girish Chandra Murmu

Jammu and Kashmir L-G Murmu said to have quit on first anniversary of Article 370 scrapping

Officials in the J&K L-G office refused to confirm or deny the move but two senior officials in the administration said Murmu had resigned.

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

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

Contrasting tale of 2 J&K administrators — politician Malik and bureaucrat Murmu

J&K officials say not only are S.P. Malik and G.C. Murmu’s roles and styles of functioning very different, but also how their juniors and the public perceive them.

J&K has no chief minister but now has ‘four ministers’ — for home, power, revenue, Haj

Jammu & Kashmir is a union territory with a legislature and a chief minister, but it has not seen elections since it was stripped of its statehood.

J&K LG Murmu invites Gujarati businessmen to invest in newly-created UT

J&K administration says top Gujarat business houses such as Rasna, Cadila, Ambuja Group, Amul, Adani, Suzlon and Abellon Clean Energy among others interacted with the LG.

Only govt land to be used for development projects, L-G assures fearful Kashmiris

Officials say L-G Murmu’s order will ensure faster, cheaper development, and reassure people of J&K that their land won't be acquired by govt unless they wish to sell it.

PDP expels Rajya Sabha MP for ‘anti-party activities’ after he attends Lt Gov’s swearing-in

Nazir Ahmad Laway says he was invited to G.C. Murmu's swearing-in ceremony as a Rajya Sabha MP, adds he has received no information about his suspension.

IAS officer Girish Murmu, trusted Modi-Shah aide, is J&K’s first Lieutenant Governor

Girish Chandra Murmu is the Expenditure Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He was Principal Secretary in the Gujarat CMO during Modi’s rule.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.