Include North Bengal in North East region: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar proposes to PM Modi
Jul 25, 2024, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering a row, Union Minister and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar has proposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include North Bengal in the North East region, in a bid to facilitate the state with more funds and development.
Indefinite blockade on key NorthEast highway in protest against poor road condition
Jun 20, 2024, at 04:42 pm
Shillong/IBNS: An indefinite blockade by the Meghalaya transporters, led by the Joint Action Committee, began on NH 6, one of the busiest highways of the NorthEast region, on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jun 20, 2024, at 02:42 am
Khliehriat (Meghalaya): The East Khasi Hills Truck Owners & Transporters Association and the East Jaintia Hills Limestone Suppliers Association, yesterday met the DC of East Jaintia Hills district demanding action against all overloaded trucks plying on NH-6, the arterial road connecting Guwahati in Assam to Meghalaya and further into Silchar (south Assam), Mizoram and Tripura.
Monsoon arrives in Kerala and NorthEast early and simultaneously
May 30, 2024, at 06:16 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: In quite a rare occasion, monsoon has arrived in Kerala and the northeastern states of India earlier than expected time as well as simultaneously, media reports said.
Congress followed Loot East Policy for North East, says Narendra Modi in Tripura
Apr 18, 2024, at 12:16 am
With Lok Sabha polls now around the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday upped his sleeves in targeting the Congress and said it only followed 'Loot East Policy' while dealing with North East region during the ten-year-tenure.
Mizoram's 15 small hydro projects generate 38.55 MW of power
Feb 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Aizawl: Mizoram's power landscape has received a significant boost with 15 small hydro-electric power projects contributing to a substantial 38.55 megawatts of power generation, State’s Power and Electricity Minister F. Rodingliana said.
Dec 31, 2023, at 07:52 am
New Delhi: The Centre and the Assam government signed a 'tripartite Memorandum of Settlement' with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday.
Jul 08, 2023, at 06:36 am
Indian Railways has transformed train journeys across the country with the introduction of Vistadome coaches. These innovative coaches, featuring expansive glass windows and roofs, offer passengers an immersive 360-degree view of the picturesque landscapes, revolutionizing the travel experience.
Manipur observes Uprising Unity Day in low key ceremonies as ethnic tension persists
Jun 19, 2023, at 07:42 am
Imphal: Manipur observed Uprising Unity Day on Sunday in a rather subdued manner, amid the ongoing ethnic violence since May 3, media reports said.
North-East region is witnessing an unprecedented pace of progress: Modi
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said North-East region is witnessing an unprecedented pace of progress.
Meghalaya starts evacuating students, civilians as ethnic violence sweeps Manipur
May 06, 2023, at 05:14 am
Shillong: The Meghalaya government has started evacuating students and civilians from riot-hit Manipur, State Law Minister Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh said on Friday.
May 06, 2023, at 05:05 am
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Bamang Felix on Friday said that the state government is making every possible attempt to safely rescue and evacuate the Arunachal Pradesh students and citizens who are stuck in Manipur due to the ongoing violence.
New era of development, peace started in northeast under Narendra Modi's regime, says Amit Shah
Apr 11, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Itanagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, "a new era of development and peace" has started in the once insurgency-ridden Northeast, thereby putting an "end" to the disputes and insurgency in the region.
Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Mar 21, 2023, at 06:53 am
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
Northeast Elections : When women shine bright
Mar 14, 2023, at 04:49 am
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.
PM Modi to attend cabinet meeting in Assam
Mar 08, 2023, at 01:40 am
Guwahati/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to the North East from Tuesday, will attend a cabinet meeting of the Assam government in Guwahati.
Union Minister Reddy expresses gratitude to people of NE states for reposing faith on BJP and ally
Mar 04, 2023, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G Kishan Reddy on Saturday expressed his gratitude to the people of people of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya for reposing their faith on BJP and its ally in the recent Assembly elections by voting for peace, prosperity and growth.
'Results show people's strong faith in democracy': PM Modi on BJP's big win in northeast
Mar 03, 2023, at 04:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s good performance in the recently-concluded assembly elections in three northeast states shows people's solid trust in democracy and the democratic process.
North East has seen unparalleled transformation in the last 8 years: Narendra Modi
Feb 12, 2023, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra on Sunday claimed that North Eastern states have seen "unparalleled" transformation under the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in Northeast controlled: Amit Shah
Feb 11, 2023, at 10:03 pm
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that terrorism in Jammu Kashmir, insurgency in the northeast and left-wing extremism in some parts of the country have come down.
59 railway stations in northeast would be developed with world class facilities:Ashwini Vaishnaw
Feb 06, 2023, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi: As many as 59 railway stations in the northeast would be developed with world class facilities, announced Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently.
The Northeast has great people and beautiful places :PM Modi
Jan 22, 2023, at 07:26 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the increased pace of development is leading to multiple benefits for the people in the Northeast.
Northeast witnessing 74 pct decline in insurgency: Union Minister
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:00 am
Impal: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said there has been a 74 percent reduction in insurgency-related violence in the North-East.
Northeast will be free from insurgency: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:35 pm
Imphal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the Northeast region will soon be free from insurgency problems.
Dec 29, 2022, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Wednesday constituted screening committees for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
Borders and Borderlands: Integration vs Assimilation
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:12 am
Borders are artificial constructs drawn on paper by the powers that be to serve their interests under the Westphalian State system and have been further legitimised by the excesses of colonialism from the fifteenth to the twentieth century C.E., as well as the subsequent decolonisation process.
PM Modi hails strengthening of rail connectivity, infrastructure in Northeast
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness at President Droupadi Murmu flagging off the Mendipathar - Guwahati - Shokhuvi Special from Guwahati on Friday.
Modi govt is committed to resolving NE issues, BJP national President Nadda say in Nagaland
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Kohima, Sep 16 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party National president Jagat Prakash Nadda has said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was committed to resolve all disputes in the North Eastern Region.
Bangladesh invites CMs of northeast Indian states
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Bangladesh government has invited chief ministers of northeast states in a bid to further improve connectivity and trade with the region.
Centre committed to bringing peace and development to North-East: Shah
May 21, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Itanagar/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday reiterated that the Centre was committed to bringing peace and development in North Eastern states, while asserting that the Narendra Modi-led dispensation was working to make the region "peaceful and free from controversies".