The 48-hour taxi strike in the city from June six has been postponed after a meeting between taxi operators and transport minister Madan Mitra. The general secretary of the Bengal Taxi Association, Bimal Guha, said the transport minister has sought time till June 23 for consideration of their nine demands including a fare hike. "In deference to his request, we are postponing our 48-hour strike which was to begin from June 6," Guha told PTI.

Taxi strike postponed

Press Trust of India

Howrah Bridge, which is one of the largest cantilever in the world connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah, will soon go for one of the major maintenance works since its inception to tackle corrosion, including a cosmetic makeover.

Corrosion pushes a fibre glass makeover for Howrah bridge

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The consistent dry and extreme hot weather in the states of Punjab and Haryana might affect the yield of cotton this year. The pre-monsoon showers that give strength and vigour to the crop skipped the area this season. The farmers are worried that the hot wind (loo) blowing may burn the cotton plants.

Weather plays spoilsport with cotton in Haryana, Punjab

Imitating the model of &lsquo;Night Safaris&rsquo; in swanky Singapore, the Uttar Pradesh government has revived the idea of wildlife &lsquo;Night Safari&rsquo; at Greater Noida under the public private partnership (PPP) mode. This project, if becomes a reality, would boost tourism and investment in the area.

UP moots 'Night Safari' at Greater Noida under PPP mode

Uttarakhand finance minister Indira Hridayesh, who presented her maiden Budget for the year 2012-13, did not make any new announcement that would have given a boost to sectors like power, tourism and industry which are considered to be catalysts of growth in the hill state.

Growth-oriented sector skipped by U'khand Budget 

In a bid to enhance and promote cross border trade, the PHD chamber of commerce and the visiting heads of the Rawalpindi chamber of commerce and industry from Pakistan signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) here Monday.

PHD chambers signs MoU with Rawalpindi counterparts

The Uttar Pradesh government has made budgetary provision of over Rs 15,000 crore to give a jack to the infrastructure spanning energy, road and transport sectors during the current financial year.

Rs 15,000 cr boost to UP infra sector 

Noted RTI activist Dev Ashish Bhattacharya on Thursday lambasted the P.K.Dhumal led Himachal Pradesh government saying it is breaking all service rules to promote certain officers close to him .

Whistleblower targets Himachal IAS officer

Wild fire is blazing across the forests of Himachal Pradesh, with the dry weather acting as a catalyst in the process.

Himachal forests ablaze this summer

After remaining closed for around six months due to heavy snowfall, the majestic 13,050 feet high Rohtang Pass has been thrown open to vehicular traffic, officials said Friday.

Himachal's Rohtang pass opens for traffic

The decks seem to be clearing for the ambitious Rs 60,000-crore coal-to-liquid (CTL) project proposed by Jindal Synfuels Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel &amp; Power Ltd (JSPL). The project envisages a production of 80,000 barrels of oil per day and will be located at Durgapur in Angul district.

Odisha govt, Jindal Synfuels to sign MoU for coal-to-liquid project soon

Karnataka government&rsquo;s ambitious proposal to develop an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Bangalore international airport is all set to become a reality. With the high-powered committee to screen the proposal at the Central government giving its approval for the state&rsquo;s proposal, the state government is readying to float global tenders to select key project developers, a top government official said.

State to float global tenders for ITIR soon

The government has approved 1004 new posts in CISF for augmenting security at several public and private installations, including Ahmedabad Airport and Infosys in Mysore.

Ahmedabad airport to get more CISF security 

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum will participate in the Global Investors Meet (GIM) EXPO-2012 being organised by the government of Karnataka from June 6-8 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bangalore.

VTU plans to be part of  GIM-12

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday presented a Rs 28,000-crore annual Plan 2012-13 with the Planning Commission, an increase of 19 per cent over the outlay of Rs 23,535 crore in 2011-12. The Plan outlay is proposed in the overall context of the 12th Five-Year Plan outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore proposed for the state, which is more than double the 11th Five-Year Plan outlay of Rs 85,344 crore.

TN govt's Rs 28,000 cr annual Plan

Tamil Nadu-based trade union United Labour Federation (ULF), with the support of the National Forum Against Contract Work, is conducting a 90-day campaign in the major industrial areas of Tamil Nadu, against alleged labour issues.

Trade union protests against contract labour issues in TN

The Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) will undertake an impact study in the districts across the country where the Centre's flagship programme- Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been executed.

Centre to conduct study on impact of RGGVY execution

Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Innovation Council, has joined hands with Dr Devi Shetty and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CMD, Biocon, on Monday for the setting up of a holistic wellness centre as a pilot at Narayana Hrudayalaya.

Devi Shetty, Sam Pitroda moot facility for holistic healthcare 

After a 47-day fishing holiday, mechanised fishing boat operators in Andhra Pradesh are venturing into fishing with high expectations.

Fishing holiday ends, fishermen hope for a good catch

In what may be a case of the fence eating the crop, a head constable who had been been accused of sand mining has been shifted out from Talkad, the sand town on the banks of the Cauvery following allegations of his involvement in sand mining, according to a release from Police Superintendent R Dileep.

Karnataka takes more steps to check sand mining

The power demand in the CESC distribution area has jumped by 11 per cent in just 30 days due to soaring temprature. "The demand for power has crossed 1900 MW mark from 1700 MW a month ago," a CESC spokesperson said. CESC officials said that in a single month, an estimated 40,000 air-conditioners have been sold in the distribution area and this is one of the major reasons why there was a sudden rise in the demand for electricity.

Power demand in CESC area jumps 11 per cent in a month

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