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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicGirish Chandra Murmu

Topic: Girish Chandra Murmu

Former J&K L-G Girish Chandra Murmu appointed new Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Girish Chandra Murmu's appointment came a day after he resigned as the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi, who completes his term on 7 August.

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.

PDP leader resigns from party after expulsion of leaders for meeting J&K Lt Governor Murmu

Senior PDP leader Shah Mohammad Tantray resigned over 'unnecessary expulsions' of 8 leaders. He also called Article 370 'deadstock' due to amendments by Congress in past.

Guaranteed protection of land, jobs for locals, with exceptions: J&K LG Girish Murmu

Murmu also said the government will to implement 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments that will address many concerns.

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.

Jammu & Kashmir govt shifts capital to Jammu in ‘Darbar Move’ under tight security

The bi-annual shift of the Jammu & Kashmir capital took place for the first time since the region became a union territory. L-G Girish Murmu skipped the customary press conference.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?