Anirudh Tewari appointed Punjab Chief Secretary
The Hindu
The 1990 batch IAS officer replaces Vini Mahajan
on Thursday appointed Anirudh Tewari, a 1990 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of the State, replacing Vini Mahajan.
Mr. Tewari, currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner (Development), had been posted as Chief Secretary with immediate effect, said an order issued by the government.
Ms. Mahajan’s posting orders would be issued later, added the order.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.