<p>New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has appointed K S Somashekhar as secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat with effect from Saturday.</p><p>He has held several positions, including additional secretary, joint secretary and director in the secretariat, with extensive experience in parliamentary interpretation, administration and committee work. Native of Kolar, Karnataka, he had joined the service to Rajya Sabha Secretariat in 1993.</p>.Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha deputy chairman.<p>Somashekhar also served in senior capacities in the Karnataka government and represented India in international parliamentary forums.</p><p>He has undergone specialized training in parliamentary practices in the United Kingdom and the European Union and has participated in Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings in Geneva, statement from Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has appointed K S Somashekhar as secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat with effect from Saturday.</p><p>He has held several positions, including additional secretary, joint secretary and director in the secretariat, with extensive experience in parliamentary interpretation, administration and committee work. Native of Kolar, Karnataka, he had joined the service to Rajya Sabha Secretariat in 1993.</p>.Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha deputy chairman.<p>Somashekhar also served in senior capacities in the Karnataka government and represented India in international parliamentary forums.</p><p>He has undergone specialized training in parliamentary practices in the United Kingdom and the European Union and has participated in Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings in Geneva, statement from Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.</p>
