Srinagar, JAMMU & KASHMIR :

Srinagar :

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary Iqbal Khanday passed away on Monday morning. According to reports the former bureaucrat was suffering from cancer.

Khanday, a 1978 batch IAS officer, held various positions in the state government before before his retirement in 2015.

He became Chief Secretary of the state in 2013 during National Conference-Congress Government headed by then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Before he had held a various positions in different capacities.

Governor Satya Pal Malik, his Advisors BB Vyas/K Vijay Kumar/Khurshid Ahmad Ganai & KK Sharma, Chief Secy BVR Subrahmanyam and Administrative Secretaries have expressed profound grief over the demise of Khanday.

source: http://www.risingkashmir.com / Rising Kashmir / Home / by Rising Kashmir News / / Srinagar, November 19th, 2018