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- ↑ "Haryana gets woman chief secretary". The Times of India. 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Keshni Anand Arora is new Haryana chief secretary". July 2019.
- ↑ "EC clears extension for chief secretary". The Times of India. October 2014.
- ↑ "Jakhu to continue as CS till November 30". 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "National herald case: IAS officers named in FIR despite clean chit from Haryana vigilance bureau". 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "National Herald: Subramanian Swamy Seeks Ex-Haryana CM as Witness". 23 April 2017.