Merlin Group launches Serenia – tallest residential address on Barrackpore Trunk Road
NEW DELHI: Merlin Group, the leading real estate conglomerate in Eastern India with footprints across the country and beyond the borders, has launched Serenia – The tallest residential condominium on Barrackpore Trunk Road, commonly known as BT Road, is a four- and six-lane trunk road in Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India. It connects Kolkata […]
Motovolt Mobility plans to invest Rs 200 crore next year for expansion
NEW DELHI: Electric two-wheeler maker Motovolt Mobility on Tuesday said it plans to invest Rs 200 crore next year on new products and to expand its manufacturing footprint and sales network. The company, which on Tuesday launched its electric bike URBN in two variants priced at Rs 49,999 and Rs 54,999, is looking to set […]
India to expand Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure across the nation
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Power recently issued the revised consolidated Guidelines and Standards for EV charging infrastructure on January 14, 2022. The Government of India has undertaken multiple initiatives to promote the manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicles in the country. With the considerable expansion in the public EV charging infrastructure, the electric vehicles […]
Haldia Jetty will be soon operational
NEW DELHI:India’s Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced that the contract has been awarded for Haldia inland waterway terminal, and the jetty will be soon operational for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal in Guwahati connecting the northeast with kolkata via National waterway 2. This will provide an […]
Mamata Banerjee inviting PM Narendra Modi to business meet in Bengal triggers war of words between TMC, Congress
NEW DELHI: A war of words broke out between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a global business meet to be hosted by her government, with the grand old party claiming that the “understanding” between the two parties is […]
Vibrant Kolkata can lead eastern India”s development: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Noting that India historically enjoyed its golden era when its eastern part led the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government has put maximum emphasis on developing this region and asserted that a vibrant Kolkata can lead its development. Speaking on the occasion of the release of the Hindi […]
First Covishield consignment leaves Serum Institute for 13 locations
NEW DELHI: A decisive phase in India’s fight against coronavirus began in the wee hours on Tuesday as the first consignment of Covishield vaccines left Serum Institute of India for Pune airport, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation drive launch. Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am […]
US Consulate in Kolkata launches project for Northeastern women entrepreneurs
By Sujit Chakraborty AGARTALA/KOLKATA: The US Consulate General in Kolkata under the White House-led “Academy for Women Entrepreneurs” (AWE) project brings together 150 women entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners from five northeastern states of India and to boost their startups. In partnership with Shillong-based think tank “Asian Confluence”, US Consulate Kolkata’s acting Consul General Monica […]
ED Special Director Yogesh Gupta transferred from Kolkata to Delhi
NEW DELHI: The government of India has transferred Yogesh Gupta, Special Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Kolkata to New Delhi and assigned the additional charge of post of Special Director of Kolkata to Vivek Wadekar. The decision was taken by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday. “The ACC has approved the proposal […]
IndiGo to fly to Hanoi from Kolkata
NEW DELHI: IndiGo is set to launch daily direct flights between Kolkata and Hanoi from October 3, making the Vietnam capital the fifth Southeast Asian destination in the airline’s network, the low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday. The flight to Hanoi (6E 1398) will take off from Kolkata at 12.40 pm and the return flight (6E […]
Air India launches non-stop flight to Dubai from Kolkata
NEW DELHI: Air India (AI) on Tuesday launched its non-stop flight service to Dubai from Kolkata, responding to a long-standing demand for direct flights to the Gulf city. Inaugurating the flight at the NSC Bose International Airport here, AI Regional Director Sanjay Mishra said the new service has evoked a lot of enthusiasm among the […]
Cyclone Fani: Flights from Bhubaneswar, Kolkata cancelled
KOLKATA: All flights to and from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled for 24 hours starting midnight of 3 May in view of the impending severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ threat over the Bay of Bengal, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday. The regulatory body for civil aviation issued an advance order to cancel all […]