Political storm brews in Odisha as the retirement of Sujata Rout Karthikeyan from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) ...

Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, known for her impactful contributions like Mamata Yojana and Mission ...

Karthikeyan, who last served as special secretary in the finance department, cited personal reasons for her exit from the ...

Sujata Karthikeyan's husband, a bureaucrat-turned-politican VK Pandian, had also taken voluntary retirement in October 2023 before joining the Biju Janata Dal.

The central government on Friday approved Sujata Karthikeyan’s application of voluntary retirement and asked the Odisha ...

Sujata R Karthikeyan, an Odisha cadre IAS officer and wife of VK Pandian, has been granted voluntary retirement effective ...

Sujata is seen as an ideal candidate due to her deep local roots. Unlike her husband, who was seen as an outsider despite his ...

IAS Sujata Karthikeyan, VK Pandian's wife, takes VRS; stirs political speculation amidst Odisha's legislative session.

Sujata Karthikeyan, an IAS officer and wife of BJD associate VK Pandian, has received approval for voluntary retirement. The approval came from the Ministry of Personnel and was conveyed to the Odisha ...

An IAS officer of 2000 batch, Sujata Rout Karthikeyan took several pioneering initiatives in her career. She was serving as ...

Senior IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has taken voluntary retirement, sparking rumors of her entry into politics. Sujata, who was serving in the ...

Her departure follows her husband VK Pandian's earlier retirement and subsequent low-profile entry into the BJD. Senior IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has opted for voluntary retirement ...