UP Chief Secy gets six-month extension

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey, who was due to retire in February, has got an extension for six months, an official said Wednesday. Pandey, a 1984-batch IAS officer, was due to retire on February 28. "The Centre has approved the extension of the chief secretary," Principal Secretary (Information) Avanish Awasthi said here. The Yogi Adityanath government had requested the Centre for extension of Pandey's services.