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| Former Director Information K L Dhar passed away | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Former Director Information Shri Kanhaya Lal Dhar passed away at Mumbai this morning after a brief illness. He was cremated at Mumbai this afternoon.
He was 84. He is survived by his wife Smt. Dulari Dhar and two daughters- Aarti and Monica Dhar.
Coming from a humble background, Shri Dhar started his career in the Information Department and rose to Director Information. He was inducted in IAS and manned many important assignments including Director Social Welfare, and Director IMPA. After retirement, he had served as Special Assistant to Prof Saifuddin Soz during his tenure as Union Minister for Water Resources and made many friends in the central bureaucracy. Very popular among politicians and journalists and was known for his wisdom, intelligence and wit. He was a keen political watcher and had interest in developments in Kashmir and Pakistan. An amazing conversationalist, Mr Dhar made friends very easily and was loved and adored by everyone around him. He was a very religious person.
News of his death was received by journalists in J&K with shock and disbelief as many of the senior journalists and former officers of the Information Departments were in regular contact with him and used to analyse political developments taking place in the country and Jammu & Kashmir.
The group of retired officials of the Information Department held a condolence meeting at Jammu and conveyed heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Dhar. K B Jandial who had served with him for a long time in the Information Department and one of Mr Dhar’s close friends said that he got the sad news from his eldest daughter Aarti with total disbelief. His death is a personal loss to him. The Information Veterans passed a condolence resolution on his demise and prayed for his eternal peace to the departed noble soul and grant of strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss. |
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