When do I meet my Public/Alternate Public Defender? There will be a Public/Alternate Public Defender in court at your first appearance. Generally, that attorney will not be your permanent Public/Alternate Public Defender. It takes a few days for your case to be assigned to your personal Public/Alternate Public Defender.
Analysts said acquisition of NIB will surely give MCB a major head-start. In the past five years, MCB has been a laggard in branch expansion and has opened only 125 branches since 2010, or cumulative 11 percent growth in branch network. Acquisition of NIB offers MCB a chance to grow its network by 14 percent, they added.
For being part of the NEFT funds transfer network, a bank branch has to be NEFT-enabled. As at end-January 2011, 74,680 branches / offices of 101 banks in the country (out of around 82,400 bank branches) are NEFT-enabled. Steps are being taken to further widen the coverage both in terms of banks and branches / offices.