B R Sharma is new J&K chief secy

The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday appointed senior bureaucrat B R Sharma as the new Chief Secretary following the resignation of Iqbal Khanday. A senior IAS officer, Sharma has held various important positions in the state administration before being appointed to the top post.

With Sharma’s elevation, the government has superseded four officers — Dr Arun Kumar and his wife Sonali Kumar (both 1979 batch), Khursheed Ahmed Ganai (1982 batch) and A K Angurana (1980 batch).

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But while Kumar will serve till December next year, his wife will retire in November this year. Ganai will superannuate in October this year and Angurana is to retire in April next year.

The decision to appoint Sharma was taken by the Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
(With PTI inputs)