Bhoyar Harshal Narayan Rao Appointed New Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner
Ten people lost their lives and several others were hospitalised after a group entered the Kalinakatta river near Shirali on Sunday morning.
Karwar (Fikrokhabar News): The Karnataka government has appointed 2016 batch IAS officer Bhoyar Harshal Narayan Rao as the new Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada district, transferring incumbent Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshmipriya to Bengaluru.
The state government issued an official order on November 6, confirming the administrative changes.
According to the order, K. Lakshmipriya has been appointed Special Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority. She will be responsible for election affairs, disaster management, public relations and coordination.
Before his new appointment, Bhoyar Harshal Narayan Rao was serving as Director of the e Governance Department under the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms in Bengaluru.
Previous Connection with Bhatkal
Bhoyar Harshal Narayan Rao was appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Bhatkal Sub Division in October 2018. His earlier posting in Bhatkal gives him a previous administrative connection with the Uttara Kannada district.
He has now been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada with immediate effect, succeeding K. Lakshmipriya.