Kas Officer Appointed Information Commissioner

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As reported by ENS in expressbuzz.com on 07 October 2008:
Kas Officer Appointed Information Commissioner

Kas Officer Appointed Information Commissioner

BANGALORE: Senior KAS office J.S. Virupakshaiah has been appointed the new State Information Commissioner. Presently he is working as an Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister.

A close confidant of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Virupakshaiah will be the third I n f o rma t i o n Commissioner, excluding Chief Information Commissioner K K Mishra.

The other two RTI Commissioners are former KPSC chairman Dr H N Krishna and former KAS officer Thippeswamy, a close confidant of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.

Hailing from Kodagu, Virupakshaiah (58) joined government service in 1976 and was selected for the KAS in 1989.

He will hold the post for five years from the date of his assuming office or until he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

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