Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that Uttar Pradesh, which is strategically located near the National Capital Region (NCR), is India’s fourth largest state by area. “Our state is home to 24 crore citizens, making it India’s largest labour and consumer market,” the Chief Minister said. On Tuesday,... The post appeared first on .

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister late Chandra Shekhar in Ballia district and inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 80 crore.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 3 (ANI/PNN): Packaging Solutions company, Mega Flex Plastics Ltd - one of the leading manufacturers of Leno Bags used for packaging of agricultural products and Woven Fabrics is scheduled to open its Rs 11.40 crore public issue for subscription on September 6. Company received approval to launch its public issue on SME Emerge Platform of National Stock Exchange. Proceeds of the public issue will be utilised to fund company's expansion plans, working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Finshore Management Services Ltd is the lead manager of the issue. Public issue will close on September 9.

Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): The maiden voyage of Naphtha, the by-product of crude from an Indian oil refinery has started a new journey from oil jetty No. 1 of Haldia dock to Bangladesh through Indo-Bangla protocol route.

Kolkata Apr 22 PTI A day after a TMC councillors photograph with Delhis Jahangirpuri violence accused Mohammed Ansar went viral several senior leaders of the party in West Bengal on Friday shared purported images of the man with BJP leaders on Twitter urging the saffron camp to do some soul searchingOn Thursday Ansars photo with TMC councillor from Haldia Municipality Ajijul Rahman were flashed on news channels with the ruling party leader confirming that the picture was taken in 2019We are public representatives and people click photographs with us he saidAs the BJP went to town with the matter several TMC leaders including industries and commerce minister Partha Chatterjee tweeted purported photos of Ansar with saffron party leaders to indicate his proximity with themChatterjee the secretary general of the TMC shared an image where Ansar is seen flanked by BJP leaders in Delhi and stated I truly believe that our priority should be ensuring justice The perpetrators must be adequately punished Here we see how Ansar has been closely associated with BJP4India Lets not have a one-track mind In a similar vein Indranil Sen MoS for Tourism Information and Cultural Affairs tweeted yet another photo where the accused is seen attending a BJP campaign and said Ansar is sheltered by BJP4India Photos below for everyones reference who cannot stop trying to please the Mo-Shah duo by coming up with garbage Ansar was arrested by the Delhi Police for his involvement in violence last Saturday at Jahangirpuri in the national capital during a Hanuman Jayanti rally Stone-pelting and arson during clashes between two communities left eight police personnel and a local injuredState fire services minister Sujit Bose emphasised that ensuring justice should be our only priority Ansar could be a repeat offender He has been seen with people from BJP4India as wellLets not misplace our prioritiesSlamming the saffron camp TMC state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh told reporters that the BJP instead of making viral an old photo of Ansar -- who hails from Haldia -- with our local leader must explain how he got seen in its political programmesRebuffing the allegations leveled by the TMC BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said his party believed in ethics and integrityAnsar was seen hurling stones at the car of our leader Suvendu Adhikari on the day 2021 assembly poll results were declared How can he be with the BJP Our party never gives shelter to such elements he added PTI SUS RMS RMS

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Much like the rest of South Asia, the landlocked Himalayan nation Nepal is confronted with a lack of infrastructure. Challenges on regional connectivity, restrictive trade policies and inefficient procedures have been some of the obstacles hindering trade in the region.

Kolkata Mar 28 PTI The two-day nationwide general strike called by central trade unions to protest against wrong policies of the Union government evoked mixed response in the eastern region on its first day on MondayServices in the banking and financial institutions were partially hit in several states in the region such as West Bengal Assam and Jharkhand However there was hardly any impact on the functioning of private sector banksBandh supporters put up blockades on road and railway tracks while they were seen picketing in front of various bank branches across the region where normal life was partially affectedEducational institutions business establishments shops and markets largely remained unaffectedThe Jharkhand chapter of the Bank of India Employees Union BoIEU claimed that more than 2000 branches of various public sector banks remained closed across the state Saket Kumar Sharma assistant general secretary of BoIEU Ranchi zone told PTI that they were protesting against various issues including privatisation of banks sale of public sector units and outsourcing in the banking system We are also demanding re-constitution of the old pension scheme he said INTUC central secretary and vice president of Indian National Mines Workers Federation INMWF AK Jha claimed that coal dispatch and road transportation remained affected in Jharkhand Coal production was affected by more than 70 per cent Dispatch and transportation have been affected he told PTI However coal companies including Central Coalfields Limited CCL and Bharat Coking Coal Limited BCCL claimed that there was no impact of the strike on coal production Five workers of Heavy Engineering Corporation HEC Limited claimed they suffered injuries in a scuffle with bandh supporters in Ranchi who wanted to stop them from entering the plantIn Assam banks insurance companies and all other public sector institutional financial establishments remained closed as the employees did not report for their dutiesTanker services of various oil companies were also hit as different unions took part in the strikeCity and long-distance buses cab services auto-rickshaws and other commercial vehicles decided not to ply on the first day of the general strike leaving the commuters in the lurchLeft activists blocked roads and railway tracks at several places across West Bengal where markets and shops were open while essential services like healthcare electricity and fuel supplies remained unaffected Public and private offices and educational institutions were not impacted by the strike Banking services were partially impacted as branches in a few areas downed shutters with a section of employees not reporting for duty while many ATMs remained closed INTUC backed Jute Mill trade union leader Ganesh Sarkar said the strike was a partial success in jute mills Several mills in Howrah remained closed but many others were operational An Eastern Coalfields official said 90 per cent of the production remained normal SAILs Durgapur Steel plant also remained operational There were no reports of any significant disruptions in industrial productions in Haldia industrial town ports and the IT sectorA joint forum of central trade unions has given a two-day strike call on Monday and Tuesday to protest against a number of government policiesThe strike however failed to evoke much response in TripuraAttendance in government offices and educational institutions was normal officials saidTheir demands include the scrapping of the labour codes no privatisation in any form scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline NMP increased allocation of wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and regularisation of contract workers The central trade unions part of this joint forum are INTUC AITUC HMS CITU AIUTUC TUCC SEWA AICCTU LPF and UTUC PTI TEAM NN NN

Kolkata Mar 28 PTI Left activists blocked roads and railway tracks at several places across West Bengal on Monday in support of the two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions to protest against the wrong policies of the Union government partially affecting normal life Markets and shops were open while essential services like healthcare electricity and fuel supplies remained unaffected on the first day of the stir Public and private offices and educational institutions were not impacted by the strike Left supporters blocked roads at places in districts such as North 24 Parganas Howrah Murshidabad Jalpaiguri Paschim and Purba Medinipur Hooghly and Coochbehar The Left activists were seen carrying models of LPG cylinders and petrol cans to protest against the fuel price hike They also shouted slogans against the BJP-led central government The Left activists blocked railway tracks at Jadavpur in Eastern Railways Sealdah division Rail blockades were also reported from the Howrah division Banking services were partially impacted as branches in a few areas downed shutters with a section of employees not reporting for duty while many ATMs remained closed However there was hardly any impact on the functioning of private sector banksINTUC backed Jute Mill trade union leader Ganesh Sarkar said the strike was a partial success in jute mills Several mills in Howrah remained closed but many others were operationalAn Eastern Coalfields official said 90 per cent of the production remained normal SAILs Durgapur Steel plant also remained operational There were no reports of any significant disruptions in industrial productions in Haldia industrial town ports and the IT sectorCITU state president Anadi Sahoo said that the Left trade unions student bodies and supporters were on the streets to make the strike a successThe first day of the strike was a complete success despite threats by the ruling TMC and the BJP Sahoo saidOn Saturday the West Bengal government asked all its employees to report for duty during the 48-hour nationwide strike on March 28 and 29 failing which they will be issued show-cause noticesAlthough the ruling TMC is opposed to any form of strike and shutdown this time it was not very active in foiling the strike call unlike on previous occasions except for issuing circulars at government offices Several senior Left leaders held rallies in Kolkata and various parts of the state in support of the strike The state BJP accused the TMC and the Left of being hand in glovesA joint forum of central trade unions has given a two-day strike call on Monday and Tuesday to protest against a number of government policiesThe central trade unions part of this joint forum are INTUC AITUC HMS CITU AIUTUC TUCC SEWA AICCTU LPF and UTUC PTI BSM PNT NN NN

Agartala Mar 26PTI The Integrated Check Post ICP a strategic project aimed at facilitating seamless trade and peoples movement with Bangladesh in South Tripuras Sabroom would be put in place by end of this year an official of Land Ports Authority of India LPAI said on SaturdayThe Centre has already sanctioned Rs 250 crore to build the ICP to pave the way for trade and immigration with Bangladesh through Maitri SetuAn amount of Rs 91 crore has also been paid to the landowners for the acquisition of 50 acres of land near Maitri Setu and civil works are going on in full swing at present he saidAs part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav we have set a target of completing the ICP work as much as possible by the end of this year And we are working in this direction the LPAI official saidThe ICP is considered a key project to make Sabroom a border town of South Tripura district a logistic hub for the Northeast region by using Chittagong port in BangladeshAt present Haldia port in West Bengal is the only option to bring logistics from outside the region which escalates freight expenseThough Maitri Setu was inaugurated one and half years ago trade has not yet begun because a Land Custom Station LCS was not set up on the other side of river Feni in BangladeshAt present two ICPs are functioning in Tripura one at Akhaura Agartala and the other at Sonamura in Sepahijala districtOne more ICP at Nischintapur the corridor of the Indo-Bangla railway project in West Tripura district is under consideration of the Centre the official saidNishchintapur rail yard also needs to have an ICP to handle citizens for both sides and goods to be transported through the point he added PTI PS MM MM

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has achieved a landmark when the motor vessel (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday.