Khirwar is a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre and brings with him vast administrative experience across diverse sectors of governance.
The appointment will take effect from the date Justice Gupta assumes charge, following the superannuation of the incumbent Chief Justice, Justice Guhanathan Narendar, on January 9, 2026.
Saleem Ahmad has assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Navratna Central Government PSU under the Ministry of Railways, on 23 December. Prior to this posting, Saleem Ahmad was working as Director (Projects) at NBCC (India).
Garg has served in several key roles, including Divisional Railway Manager, Mysore; Principal Financial Advisor, Rail Wheel Factory; and Director General, IRIFM.
Congratulating the new state unit chief, the Chief Minister said he was confident the organisation would gain further strength under Vinay Kumar's leadership. He said a new era had begun in the Congress Party, marked by a generational shift, as a young leader takes charge of the state uni
Ending more than a year of organisational vacuum in the Himachal Pradesh Congress, senior leader and three-time MLA Vinay Kumar on Sunday formally assumed office as the President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) at the party headquarters in Shimla.
During his illustrious career spanning over 38 years, he has held several key operational, staff and yard appointments. He has also served in various capacities on the aircraft carrier INS Viraat and on the frontline warships INS Brahmaputra and INS Dunagiri.
Justice Kant began the day's official proceedings in Courtroom number 1 in the apex court along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Atul S Chandurkar on the bench.
Sanjay Garg, a senior civil servant of the IAS-1994 batch from the Kerala cadre, has assumed charge as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India, with effect from November 1.
Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar, AVSM, VSM, assumed the position of the 40th Chief of Materiel on 1 November 2025. He is a distinguished alumnus of the 70th Course at the National Defence Academy and was commissioned as an Electrical Officer in the Indian Navy on July 1, 1987.