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Jammu, Dec 10: A major administrative reshuffle is expected later this month in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh following the impending retirement of two senior IAS officers.

According to the General Administration Department (GAD) record, Additional Chief Secretary of J&K, Shantmanu, and Chief Secretary of Ladakh, Pawan Kotwal, are set to retire on December 31.

Sources said both Lieutenant Governors, Manoj Sinha of J&K and Kavinder Gupta of Ladakh, have initiated the process for a significant administrative overhaul to fill the upcoming vacancies. Various names are being considered for key postings, and some officers may be shifted while new ones could be inducted.

Pawan Kotwal, the outgoing Chief Secretary of Ladakh, has previously held impor

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