Jaideep Bhatnagar to officiate as Principal DG Press Information Bureau

Jaideep Bhatnagar, Officer on Special Duty in News Service Division of All India Radio, was on Tuesday given charge of Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau until KS Dhatwalia resumes duties. "During the absence of K.S. Dhatwalia, Principal DG, PIB, Jaideep Bhatnagar, OSD, NSD-AIR, shall officiate as Principal DG, PIB, with immediate effect and till Dhatwalia resumes his duties," an order issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said. Bhatnagar is a 1986-batch Indian Information Service officer. Dhatwalia had tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and was admitted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences here. Dhatwalia had on June 3 shared the stage with Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prakash Javadekar when they had briefed the media on the Union Cabinet decisions. (IANS)