Geeta Kapoor SJVN chairperson, MD

Shimla, February 1

Geeta Kapoor, Director (Personnel), has assumed the additional charge of chairperson and managing director of the SJVN. She is the first woman to head any hydro Central public sector enterprise in the Indian power sector. She was also the first whole-time woman Director in the SJVN in 2018. — TNS

CM mourns Purewal’s death

Shimla: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the demise of Gurmit Singh Purewal, (96), a leading industrialist who passed away on Wednesday. Purewal played a vital role in bringing industry to the state in the sixties with Purewal watches, he said. Purewal created job opportunities for thousands, he added.