Mangaluru: Dr. H. L. Nagaraj has been appointed as the new Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District.

He was serving as Assistant Commissioner and Sub-divisional Magistrate, Chikkamagaluru Sub-division in his earlier posting. He is a Karnataka Administrative Service Batch 2006 officer.

He had also served as Assistant Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Hassan.

He replaces Dr. Prajna Ammembala, who was serving as DK ADC.