{
  "id": 17761767,
  "title": "More action in J&K’s corridors of power: Interim Chief Secretary appointed as Sajjan Singh Yadav awaits posting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/more-action-in-j-ks-corridors-of-power-interim-chief-secretary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-interim-chief-secretary-sajjan-singh-yadav-10946997/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed Shailendra Kumar, a 1995 AGMUT cadre IAS officer, as the interim Chief Secretary until the arrival of Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav. Kumar is currently serving as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) in the Finance Department and has additional charge of the Administrative Secretary post in the Agriculture Production Department. Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, who succeeds Atal Dulloo, was appointed on November 1 or the date he assumes charge, whichever is later. Meanwhile, the LG Manoj Sinha transferred six IAS officers, including Shaleen Kabra, who was appointed as the DG of Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development. The Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices have reopened, marking the resumption of government functioning in Jammu after a six-month closure. The practice of shifting the seat of power between Jammu and Srinagar began in 1872 and was discontinued in 2021 but reinstated by the Omar Abdullah government in October 2025.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Shailendra Kumar appointed as interim Chief Secretary in J&K",
    "Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav to assume charge on November 1",
    "Civil Secretariat and Darbar Move offices reopen in Jammu"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Sonia Gandhi meets RJD chief Lalu Yadav; leaders recall UPA era governance, policies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sonia-gandhi-meets-rjd-chief-lalu-yadav-leaders-recall-upa-era",
        "published": "2026-11-02T10:12:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}