Patiala, Aug. 6 -- The Punjab government has replaced the Patiala deputy commissioner (DC) with the Trident Group chairman to head Patiala's historic Kali Devi temple advisory committee as chairperson. Traditionally, the district administration has been helming the affairs of the temple. Now, the DC is left with the charge of the panel's member secretary.

Industrialist Rajinder Gupta, founder and chairman of Trident Group, also holds the post of vice chairman of the Economic Policy and Planning Board of the state government, having a cabinet rank. Additionally, the government has appointed renowned industrialist AS Mittal, vice chairman of Sonalika Group, and Mahesh Mittal, director of Aarti Steels, as members of the committee. All three...