Vandita Sharma appointed Karnataka's new Chief Secretary
Bengaluru, May 27: The Karnataka government on Friday appointed senior IAS officer Vandita Sharma as the state's new Chief Secretary.
Sharma, a 1986-batch IAS officer, is currently Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner.
She will succeed P Ravi Kumar who will retire on May 31.
The senior IAS officer will be in office till November 2023. The state goes to assembly polls next year.
Sharma will be Karnataka's 39th chief secretary, and will be the fourth woman to occupy the post, after Teresa Bhattacharya in 2000, Malathi Das in 2006, and K Ratna Prabha in 2017.
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Dalit youngster in Raichur denied entry into temple: Video viral
Police, priest, Dalit leaders ‘unaware of matter’
Raichur: The priest of the Ambabhavani Temple in Athkur village has been accused of stopping Dalit youngsters from entering the temple for a ritual related the Navaratri festival, although related parties, including the priest and Dalit leaders of the village, have denied knowledge about the incident.
A video of the youngsters, belonging to the Madiga community, who wanted to wear the ritual garlands for the festive period, being denied entry into the temple and the priest handing them the garlands keeping them outside the threshold has gone viral on social media platforms.
Yapaladinni Police officers, however, have said no police complaint about the matter has been filed so far. In addition, Dalit leaders in Athkur have said no such incident has occurred in the village, but the police officers are conducting an inquiry since youngsters have alleged that they were denied entry into the temple.
The temple priest has also refuted the charges against him, clarifying that action will be taken if a complaint is filed.
