SRINAGAR, MARCH 01 (KNS): The employees of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) have condoled the demise of former Deputy Director, Information, Ghulam Rasool Badana (Azad), who passed away after brief illness.
In a condolence meeting held in this regard, the employees remembered the outstanding services of the officer to this department and the literary landscape and who actively made an impact for the growth of department.
The officials of the DIPR paid their rich tributes to the officer, prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and strength for bereaved family members to bear this loss.
Notably, late G.R Badana was a noted Urdu and Gojri scholar and writer. He was also the member of Jammu and Kashmir Information Gazetted service and served the department in various capacities from Information Officer, PRO Raj Bhawan, Deputy Director- Publications and other assignments.(KNS)