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Hans Raj Hans appointed varsity visiting fellow

Noted Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans has been appointed visiting professor at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar. This is the third time that Hans has been honored with similar fellowships. Earlier, California-based San Jose University had appointed him as the visiting professor of Sufism. Punjab University in Patiala had also conferred him with lifetime fellowship.

Mayawati among richest politicians

According to the details of her moveable assets submitted for the RS polls, the BSP president has Rs.10.20 lakh cash in hand. She has five savings bank accounts: in the Union Bank of India, Moti Bagh, New Delhi which has Rs.3.7 crore, Bank of India
Outgoing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who filed her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday, is worth Rs. 111.64 crore, making her one of the richest politicians in the country. This has been revealed in the details of moveable and immoveable assets given by Ms. Mayawati.

Jnanpith Award

Noted Hindi litterateur Amarkant today received the prestigious Jnanpith Award. The 87-year-old writer was presented with the award by renowned critic Namvar Singh. Amarkant had been chosen for the 45th Jnanpith award jointly with another Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla, best known for his satirical novel ‘Raag Darbaari’. Shukla passed away on October 28 ,2011.

Vijay Bahuguna sworn in Uttarakhand CM

Vijay Bahuguna of the Congress was sworn in Uttarakhand’s seventh Chief Minister. Vijay Bahuguna, the 65-year-old former High Court Judge-turned politician representing Tehri in the Lok Sabha.

BSE lists first company on SME platform

BSE, on 12 March, launched operations of its SME Exchange platform with the first listing ceremony of BCB Finance Ltd. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had granted permission to BSE last September to launch SME Exchange to offer a platform to small and medium companies to raise capital. The Bombay Stock Exchange’s (BSE) platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) became operational with the listing of BCB Finance. Shares of BCB Finance opened at Rs 27 on the BSE SME Exchange, eight per cent higher than its issue price. The stock finally closed at Rs 25.70. Total traded quantity on the counter was 276,000 shares

 Sanjay Jain is Educomp’s Group CEO

Education solutions provider Educomp appointed Sanjay Jain, former top executive of Tulip Telecom, as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jain was working as CEO of Tulip Telecom, an enterprise communications service provider..

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana to be transferred to MoRD

The Planning Commission has cleared the transfer of the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The decision to transfer the programme to the MoRD was proposed by Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik.

Chameli Devi award

Tusha Mittal of news magazine Tehelka honoured with the prestigious Chameli Devi award as Outstanding Woman mediaperson at a function organised by the Media Foundation.

Parkash Singh Badal sworn in as Punjab CM

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal was on Wednesday sworn in as chief minister of Punjab for the record fifth time heading an SAD-BJP government for a second successive term. His son Sukhbir was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister by Governor Shivraj V Patil in Chappar Chiri, about 25km from Chandigarh. Sixteen other cabinet rank ministers, including four from the BJP, also took oath of office. Badal senior headed full two five-year terms from 1997 and 2007. His other terms were between 1977-1980 and 1970-71.

Suresh Arora new Chief Director Punjab Vigilance

Parkash Singh Badal government appointed Suresh Arora, a 1982 batch IPS officer, as Chief Director, Punjab Vigilance. He succeeded Sumed Singh Saini who was made Punjab Police DGP.