Jammu and Kashmir

Girish Murmu sworn in as first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Girish Chandra Murmu took oath as the first Lieutenant Governor of the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam read the Warrant of Appointment following which Murmu was administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy by Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, […]

Odisha-born IAS officer Girish Murmu appointed first Lieutenant Governor of J&K

October 25, 2019October 26, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Gujarat cadre Odia IAS officer Girish Chandra Murmu was appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Murmu, a 1985-batch IAS officer currently holds the post of Expenditure Secretary in the Finance Ministry. He hails from Mayurbhanj district. Born on November 21, 1959 in Mayurbhanj district, Murmu was set to retire from […]

Pulawama terror attack: CM speaks to family members of two Odia martyrs

February 15, 2019February 16, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday spoke to the family members of two Odia martyrs, who among many CRPF jawans were killed in a terror attack in Pulawama in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Patnaik talked with the family members of Prasanna Sahu and Manoj Behera over telephone and conveyed his deep sympathy and […]