S Rajalingam is the new District Magistrate of Varanasi.
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The state government has included Kushinagar District Magistrate S.K. Rajalingam has been appointed as the District Magistrate of Varanasi. DMs of five districts including Varanasi have been changed. Banda District Magistrate Anurag Patel has been kept waiting.
The post of District Magistrate in Varanasi is vacant for almost a month. Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma was also given the additional charge of District Magistrate. According to sources, the officers of the Appointment and Personnel Department were engaged in finalizing the transfer list till late night. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved the transfer list. The transfer list will be officially released on Saturday.