Administrative reshuffle in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday effected a wide-ranging reshuffle in the civil and police administration in the state.

The state cabinet, which met here with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the chair, transferred more than 30 police officers and officials of the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) each besides ordering adjustments of four inspectors general of police (IGPs).

This will apparently be the last major administrative overhaul before the state assembly elections.

The cabinet also sanctioned creation of some new administrative units including block development offices, tehsils and naib tehsil offices in the revenue department.

The reshuffle at the district administration-level includes transfers of some district magistrates, additional district magistrates and district police chiefs.

The state government had Wednesday ordered promotion of 24 deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) as officiating superintendents of police (SPs).