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Time of India
30-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
State govt transfers several top IAS officers in major reshuffle
T'puram: In a major reshuffle involving top IAS officers, govt transferred several officials, including four district collectors. Priyanka G, Palakkad collector, will be the new Ernakulam collector. Madhavikutty M S is the new Palakkad collector. Chetan Kumar Meena, additional resident commissioner at Kerala House in New Delhi, was appointed as the new Kottayam collector. Dinesan Cheruvat, director of panchayats, is the new Idukki collector. Among the reshuffle of other bureaucrats, K Vasuki, secretary, labour and skills department, was transferred and posted as secretary, general education department. Shanavas S, director of general education, was posted as special secretary, labour and skills department. The officer will hold full additional charge of the post of director of panchayats. Sheeba George, additional secretary, revenue department, was posted as additional secretary, health and family welfare department. Chithra S, additional secretary and officer on special duty, local self govt department, is now the additional secretary, general education department. Geetha A, joint commissioner, land revenue, was transferred and posted as additional secretary, revenue department. Geromic George, on return from study leave, is posted as principal director, local self govt department. Umesh NSK, Ernakulam collector, is now the director of general education. The officer will hold the full additional charge of managing director, Kerala Financial Corporation. V Vigneshwari, Idukki collector, was transferred and posted as additional secretary, agriculture department. The officer will hold the full additional charges of deputy project director, Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernization Project (KERA) and director, Centre for Continuing Education Kerala. John V Samuel, Kottayam collector, was posted as director, state water transport department. Nizamudeen A, mission director, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, is now the director, Kerala Institute of Local Administration. Sreedhanya Suresh, inspector general of registration, was posted as additional director (general), tourism. Aswathy Srinivas, managing director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, is the new additional resident commissioner, Kerala House, New Delhi. The officer will hold the full additional charge of director, Kerala state insurance department. Arun J O, director, backward classes development department, was posted as chief operating officer, Township Project Wayanad. Meera K, sub collector Fort Kochi, is now the director, survey and land records department. Mithun Premraj, sub collector Ottapalam, is transferred and posted as joint commissioner, land revenue. Misal Sagar Bharat, sub collector, Mananthavady, is now the deputy secretary and officer on special duty, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes development department. Harshil R Meena, sub collector, Kozhikode, was posted as director, Environment and Climate Change. Jayakrishnan V M, sub collector, Devikulam, is the new managing director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited.
India Gazette
23-04-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Kerala CM directs NORKA to assist Malayalis in Kashmir following Pahalgam terror attack
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India, April 23 (ANI): Following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the life of a native of Ernakulam, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has instructed the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Roots to set up a dedicated help desk to assist Keralites currently in the region. The Chief Minister said, 'The news of the demise of a person from Ernakulam is extremely painful. His family will be brought home safely, and all necessary arrangements will be made by the government.' CM has also directed Norka Roots to make arrangements to provide necessary assistance to all Malayalis who have come to Jammu and Kashmir for tourism purposes. The help desk, launched by NORKA Roots, aims to provide critical assistance, timely services, and updated information to Keralites currently residing in Kashmir. Additionally, those stranded or concerned about relatives in the area can contact the NORKA Global Contact Centre via the toll-free number 1800 425 3939 or the missed call service at +91 88020 12345. The Chief Minister also directed Kerala House in New Delhi to ensure that necessary arrangements and facilities are in place for those requiring support during transit or evacuation. Judges of the Kerala High Court--Justice Anil K Narendran, Justice P G Ajithkumar, and Justice Girish--who are on a personal visit to Jammu and Kashmir, are confirmed to be safe and staying at a hotel in Srinagar. They are expected to return to Kerala on Thursday. The Chief Minister directed Kerala House to provide necessary facilities and arrangements in Delhi as well. Following Tuesday's terror attack in Pahalgam that had left Kashmir Valley in deep mourning and the nation in collective grief, on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid his tributes to the victims by laying a wreath at a poignant ceremony outside the Police Control Room in Srinagar. The tragedy that has shaken not just Kashmir but the entire country took place yesterday, where innocent tourists were killed, making it one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Following the terror attack, security forces have launched search operations to track down the terrorists responsible. Security has been heightened since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack. (ANI)
