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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicJ&K DGP

Topic: J&K DGP

Incoming J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat is ‘field officer’ hardened by stints in Naxal hotbeds, South Kashmir

Nalin Prabhat will take over from outgoing J&K DGP RR Swain on 1 October, 14 yrs after he played key role in daring hostage rescue at Srinagar's Punjab Hotel.

‘Brought in to dismantle terror’ — who is J&K DGP Swain, under fire for remark on regional parties

RR Swain was with RAW for 15 years before being posted to J&K in 2020. His comments on regional parties cultivating terrorists have led to sharp reaction from politicians.

CRPF ‘spy’, ‘terror funding’ duo — 2 cases in which Enemy Act Ordinance was last invoked in J&K

In both cases from 2022, UAPA also invoked & trial has begun. Once booked under this law, there is no appeal & punishment is either life imprisonment or death sentence.

Omar Abdullah criticises timing of Jammu & Kashmir DGP S. P. Vaid’s removal

The former chief minister said there was no hurry to replace Vaid until a permanent arrangement had been worked out.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.