New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Vini Mahajan, IAS (Punjab: 1987) assumed the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Monday in New Delhi.

Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Punjab government on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place Besides the government is learnt to have finalised the name of senior advocate DS Patwalia for the post of new advocate general of Punjab However the official order is awaited Atul Nanda had resigned as the AG after the unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the additional chief secretary development ACS food processing ACS horticulture and ACS governance reforms and public grievances Mahajan a 1987-batch IAS officer was appointed the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold this post The posting orders of Mahajan will be issued later according to a government order issued on Thursday As per the order Vini Mahajan Ravneet Kaur 1988 batch-IAS officer Sanjay Kumar 1988-batch V K Janjua 1989-batch and Kripa Shankar Saroj 1989-batch have been designated as special chief secretaries with an immediate effect Tewari has served in various capacities in the state as well as in the central government He had also served as the ACS power new and renewable energy sources and principal secretary finance planning industries and commerce Tewari had also worked as the director in the Department of Economic Affairs Government of India and the country coordinator for International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD an agency of the United Nations After the change of guard it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced Speculation is also rife about replacing Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta who is the husband of Mahajan For the new DGP the names of V K Bhawra Siddharth Chattopadhyay and IPS Sahota are doing the rounds There is also speculation about changing the Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief and for which the name of senior IPS officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu was in contention Sidhu is at present the chief of the Special Task Force on drugs Meanwhile 2004-batch IAS officer Varun Roojam Managing Director Markfed has been given the charge of special principal secretary to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa On Tuesday the Channi-led government had shifted nine IAS officers and two PCS officers Prior to that it had replaced principal secretary and special principal secretary to the chief minister The Congress on Sunday had picked Charanjit Singh Channi as the leader of the states Congress Legislature Party He was sworn in as the chief minister on Monday Amarinder Singh had resigned as the chief minister on Saturday after being locked in a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government in Punjab on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary Development ACS Food Processing ACS Horticulture and ACS Governance Reforms and Public Grievances Mahajan was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold this post She was considered close to Amarinder Singh The posting orders of Mahajan will be issued later according to a government order issued on Thursday As per the order Ravneet Kaur 1988 batch-IAS officer Sanjay Kumar 1988-batch V K Janjua 1989-batch and Kripa Shankar Saroj 1989-batch have been designated as special chief secretaries with immediate effect After the change of guard it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced Speculation is also rife about replacing Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta Gupta is the husband of Mahajan On Tuesday the Channi-led government had shifted nine IAS officers and two PCS officers Prior to that it had replaced principal secretary and special principal secretary to the chief minister The Congress on Sunday had picked Charanjit Singh Channi as the leader of the states Congress Legislative Party He was sworn in as the chief minister on Monday Amarinder Singh had resigned as the chief minister on Saturday after being locked in a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu PTI CHS VSD AQS AQS

Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place sources said Tewari is a 1990-batch IAS officer and is currently holding the position of the Additional Chief Secretary of Development Food Processing and Horticulture Mahajan a 1987-batch officer was appointed as the chief secretary last year during the Amarinder Singh-led regime and she was the first woman to hold the post in the state Mahajan was considered close to Amarinder Singh who resigned as the chief minister last week following a power tussle in the ruling Congress PTI CHS VSD SMN SMN

Chandigarh August 21Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Mohali is likely to be operational by NovemberIn a joint visit to the construction site Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and Dr RA Badwe Director Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai reviewed the progress of the projectThe Chief Secretary said the 300-bed state-of-the-art hospital would act as a tertiary care centre for the entire northern regionThe hospital will start radiotherapy radiology CT scan MRI ultrasound X-ray mammography medical oncology chemotherapy day-care ward pathology and lab facilities she said

On her joint visit to the construction site with Director Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai Dr RA Badwe Mahajan was apprised that the much-awaited Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is in the advanced stage of completionPrincipal Secretary PWD Vivek Pratap Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan Director Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre New Chandigarh Dr Rakesh Kapoor officer in-charge HBCHRC New Chandigarh Dr Ashish Gulia also accompanied the Chief Secretary during the visitWhile Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Sangrur has treated more than 23000 cancer patients till date the advanced cancer diagnosis treatment and research centre in Bathinda has cured more than 2500 cancer cases since its inceptionShe informed that a tertiary cancer centre was also being established in Fazilka to further strengthen the cancer treatment facilities in the stateMajor civil work has been completed and it is likely to start operation next year revealed the Chief Secretary