UP Govt: Ritu Beri, Manish Malhotra to offer expert tips to artisans
“Fashion designers like Rina Dhaka, Ritu Beri, Manish Malhotra and J J Valaya will impart art-based knowledge to artisans of Uttar Pradesh and also give lessons on attractive packaging, branding and marketing of their products,” said a government spokesperson. December 17, 2020 2:28:46 pm
Prominent fashion designers like Manish Malhotra and Ritu Beri will work with the UP govt to promote its One District One Product scheme. (Express File)
Several prominent fashion designers have agreed to work with the Uttar Pradesh government to promote its “One District One Product (ODOP)” scheme, said a statement issued by the state government on Wednesday.
Since the easing of the lockdown, with three-term Delhi MLA Jarnail Singh as AAP in-charge in the state, the focus has been to strengthen the organisational base in Punjab, said senior party leaders. One of the ideas behind Singh’s appointment was to shed the “outsider” tag the AAP seemed to carry in the state.
“The first time we fought in 2017, we became the main opposition party in the state. But in 2017, the organisation wasn’t strong. Our assessment showed that the wave for us was very strong, but the organisation couldn’t capitalise. The last mile management wasn’t there. In each vidhan sabha constituency, we have now created four blocks. So around 450 block-level committees. Then, we have circle committees, one circle has five villages, and now in the next few months, we will have a team in all thirteen thousand villages,” an AAP leader said.
‘Frontline warriors to be vaccinated on priority basis’ (Express File)
Accusing the BJP of trying to poach Trinamool Congress leaders ahead of next year’s assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said there may be a couple of “opportunists” in her party but the “real assets are the old-timers”.
Indirectly targeting rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is likely to join BJP later this week, she told a public rally in Coochbehar, “One or two come during the high tide and go out during the low. It doesn’t matter.”
“Those who were there in Trinamool from the first day, they are still here. They’ll continue to fight… One changes his clothes but not ideology,” said the chief minister, who is on a three-day tour of North Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee: BJP calling up TMC leaders, trying to coerce them to join saffron camp
Addressing a rally in West Bengal s Cooch Behar, Mamata Banerjee termed detractors in her party as opportunists and blamed the BJP for trying to break the TMC by using moneybags .
By: PTI | Cooch Behar |
‘Frontline warriors to be vaccinated on priority basis’ (Express File)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of trying to coerce Trinamool Congress leaders to join the saffron party.
Addressing a rally here, Banerjee termed detractors in her party as “opportunists” and blamed the BJP for trying to break the TMC by using “moneybags”.
Attack on police: Court allows UP govt plea to drop case against BJP leader, others
In 2007, Sixteen BJP leaders were accused in a case in which policemen were attacked and a police jeep was set on fire by protesters following two road accidents involving deaths of eight people in Rampur. December 12, 2020 8:33:21 am In order to bring prosperity to farmers, the government has made extensive reforms and brought the new farm laws. But those who did not like progress and development of the country and happiness on the face of the farmers are misleading and provoking them, Yogi Adityanath said.(Express File)