Bengal’s first handloom store, opened by Gagan Tagore, turns 110 | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The Bengal Home Industries Association, founded by Rabindranath’s nephew Gaganendranath Tagore and Lady Carmichael (wife of the then governor), has turned 110, surviving the test of time, multiple changes of address and stiff competition from the cottage industry market across India and abroad.On Tuesday, to celebrate a century and a decade of its existence,…

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Noida Protest: Uttar Pradesh govt hikes minimum wages across categories after Noida protests; revised rates effective from April 1 | Noida News

NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government has increased minimum wages across all worker categories following the recent unrest in Noida, with the revised rates implemented retrospectively from April 1, officials said on Tuesday.Gautam Buddh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam said the hike was approved by a high-powered committee.She added, “The decision was approved by CM UP…

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CM Yogi to open eastern UP’s 1st Centre of Excellence at MPIT today | Varanasi News

Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday will inaugurate eastern Uttar Pradesh’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Maharana Pratap Institute of Technology (MPIT), developed in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, is also expected to be present at the event.Set up at a cost of around Rs50 crore, the…

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