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Calcutta HC seeks Centre's response on plea against decision to rename Kol
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 8 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) against the decision to change the name of Calcutta Port Trust to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust.
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India-Bangladesh building maritime ties to easily ship goods to NorthEast
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata/Dhaka [India/ Bangladesh], Aug 12 (ANI): Shipping goods from Kolkata to northeastern states is costlier and time-consuming. The 'chicken's neck' or the 22-km wide Siliguri corridor is the only land-based connection to northeastern states of India.
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First cargo vessel from Kolkata port via Chittagong seaport likely to reac
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Agartala (Telangana) [India], July 21 (ANI): As the first consignment from Kolkata Port to Agartala and Assam via Chittagong sea-port of Bangladesh is supposed to enter Tripura in next two days, the business class and local people are very hopeful that the landlocked state of Tripura surroun
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First container ship from Kolkata Port to Agartala via Chattogram port fla
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The first trial movement of a container ship carrying steel and pulses from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh was flagged off on Thursday.
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Centre approves Rs 107 cr for modern firefighting facilities at Haldia Doc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Shipping on Tuesday approved Rs 107 crore for augmentation of firefighting facilities on five jetties of Haldia Dock Complex, Kolkata Port.
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PIL in Calcutta HC against renaming Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Calcutta High Court against renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port, claiming that that decision has resulted in "demeaning" freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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'No problem' with renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 3 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that she does not have any problem with the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as 'Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust'.
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Cabinet approves renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust.
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Kolkata Port Trust to give Rs 50 lakh financial assistance if employee suc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Monday said that Rs 50 lakh would be provided as financial assistance to the dependant members and legal heirs of an employee if he succumbs to COVID-19.
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Kolkata Port Trust records 15 COVID-19 positive cases
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Monday informed that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases at riverine port climbed to 15.
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Kolkata Port Trust employee who attended Markaz Nizamuddin event tests pos
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): An employee of one of the contractors of the Kolkata Port Trust has tested positive for coronavirus in Haldia. The man, Bilal Khan, had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and returned on March 24.
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Kolkata Port to quarantine vessels arriving from COVID-19 hit countries
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Mar 19 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, all vessels arriving from the coronavirus- hit countries will be quarantined for 14 days as a precautionary measure before they get accepted by the Kolkata Port Trust including the Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Comple
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