SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered a major administrative reshuffle in the Information Department, transferring and posting 17 officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration.
According to the order, Showkat Hussain Ganie, JKAS (Junior Scale), District Information Officer (DIO), Shopian, has been transferred and posted as District Information Officer, Kulgam, against a vacant post of Information Officer.
Erim Aziz, JKAS (Junior Scale), DIO, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Information Officer in the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir, against a vacant post.
Rajinder Kumar Dingra, JKAS (Junior Scale), DIO, Kathua, has been posted as Cultural Officer, Jammu, while Abhimanyu Singh, JKAS (Junior Scale), DIO, Doda, who was also holding the additional charge of DIO Kishtwar, has been placed at the disposal of the **Director, Public Relations (J&K), New Delhi, until further orders.
The government has also transferred Adil Manzoor Wani, JKAS (Junior Scale), DIO, Kupwara, and posted him as District Information Officer, Bandipora.
Among the other postings, Rajinder Paul Singh has been appointed as Editor in DIPR, while Gulshan Sumbria will continue on deputation in the office of the Deputy Director, Information (J&K), New Delhi, as Editor.
Majeeb Ahmad Ganai and Gulshan Ara have also been posted as Editors in DIPR. In addition, Gulshan Ara has been assigned the additional responsibility of looking after the post of Assistant Director, Information (Advertisement) in the office of the Joint Director Information, Kashmir.
The order further transfers Shabir Ahmad Bhat as Field Publicity Officer, Kashmir; Gurpreet Singh as District Information Officer, Kathua; Liyaqat Ali Mir as District Information Officer, Budgam; Mohammad Owais Gurkoo as District Information Officer, Bandipora; and Natyapal Singh as District Information Officer, Ramban.
In addition, Parvaiz Ahmad Lone has been posted as Information Officer (Youth), Kashmir; Sajad Ahmad Shah as District Information Officer, Shopian; and Hardeep Singh Choudhary as District Information Officer, Poonch. Choudhary will also hold the additional charge of District Information Officer, Rajouri, until further orders.
The government has directed that all the officers covered under the order shall be deemed relieved from their present places of posting with immediate effect.
