Sushma Swaraj to visit Bahrain
New Delhi, July 12 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Bahrain on July 14-15 to co-chair the second High Joint Commission (HJC) meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, it was announced on Thursday.
According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry, the meeting will cover a range of issues including, political, economic, security and cultural ties.
The first meeting of the HJC was held in New Delhi in February, 2015.
Sushma Swaraj will also meet with the Bahraini leadership to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
According to External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, Sushma Swaraj will also meet members of the expatriate Indian community in that Gulf nation and inaugurate the new chancery-cum-residential complex of the Indian Embassy in Manama.
There are around 350,000 Indian nationals, the largest expatriate community in Bahrain, and more than 3,000 Indian-owned or joint venture companies.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
