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Cavouright P Marak sworn in as Meghalaya Lokayukta

Shillong, May 30 (UNI) Retired Indian Forest Service official Cavouright P Marak was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Meghalaya on Friday.
Governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar administered the oath of secrecy to Marak at Raj Bhavan in Shillong in the presence of Chief Secretary and senior government officials.
Marak was a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial). Following his retirement as a civil servant, he took on various other roles.
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