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

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

The Centre has approved Odisha cadre IAS Officer Sujata Karthikeyan's request for Voluntary Retirement. | One of India's ...

During the last year's state election, Karthikeyan was transferred to a less influential post following the Election Commission's direction. While VK Pandian quit politics, Karthikeyan took childcare ...

She began her career in Odisha’s Maoist-affected Sundargarh district, where she initiated key social programs.

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

Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata Karthikeyan has taken voluntary retirement, after the Centre approved her application, ...

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

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 ...

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

Trouble started for her just ahead of assembly polls last year, when ECI ordered her transfer from Mission Shakti after BJP ...