A 1993-batch IAS officer, Anurag Verma, on Saturday, took charge as 42nd Chief Secretary of Punjab in the presence of outgoing Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua and other senior civil officers.
This comes a day after Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Tuesday said that the state government will soon submit the "interim" report to the Ministry of Home Affairs, related to the security breach issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit in January 2022.
This comes after the Central government sought a detailed action-taken report from the Punjab government over PM Modi's security breach. Sources had said that a letter was sent through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the Punjab government asking for a detailed action taken report ag
The delegation of the 63rd course of National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi, led by college secretary Brigadier AK Pundir paid a courtesy call on Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Monday at Chandigarh, as per an official release.
NHRC expressed strong concern over stubble burning cases in North India, especially in Punjab as the air quality has turned 'severe' in many cities and has been affecting the health of the people as well as putting seriously impacting those with existing illnesses.