Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Sujata Karthikeyan, wife of V K Pandian, joined duties on Wednesday a day after the Odisha government rejected her leave extension application. Sujata, Special Secretary, Finance department, had applied for six months’ leave soon after 2024 general elections. The General Administration and Public Grievance Department had granted the leave and issued […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the application of IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan for extension of child care leave (CCL) and asked her to join the duty on Wednesday. In an official letter, issued by Manoj Kumar Mohanty, additional secretary, to Karthikeyan, the General Administration and Public Grievance department informed about the government decision. […]