MUMBAI: The ZEE Media group today launched the ZEE Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand television news channel at a grand ceremony at Taj Vivanta, Lucknow, where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was the chief guest. Uttarkhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Rajya Sabha MP, Subhash Chandra, Deputy Chief Ministers of UP Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, former UP chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rajya Sabha MPs Amar Singh and Vivek Tankha were also present as special invitees.

Speaking on the occasion, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “ZEE Media Group has highlighted key national issues from time to time”. He hoped that, “the new channel will provide correct and unbiased news to 25 crore people of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.”

Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra spoke to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on many important topics and advised him to have a discussion with the Muslim community and take them into confidence.

Mr Trivendra Singh Rawat congratulated Zee Media Group for launching the new channel, and also presented the roadmap his government has prepared for the development of Uttarakhand. Baba Ramdev joined the programme from Haridwar. Highlighting the good work being done by PM Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Baba Ramdev said the county will soon witness 'achche din'.