Page 24 - Northeast India

Polling begins for 38 seats in first phase of Manipur assembly elections

The BJP has fielded candidates in all the 38 seats, followed by Congress with 35 contestants

IOC to ramp up LPG output in Northeast by 53% to 80 mn cylinders by 2030

PSU major Indian Oil Corp is planning three new plants in the Northeast to increase its LPG bottling capacity by nearly 53 per cent to eight crore cylinders annually by 2030

Arunachal to be major gateway to South East Asia: PM Narendra Modi

The prime minister said that it has been his firm belief that eastern India and particularly the northeast will be the engine of the country's development in the 21st century

Modi govt's initiatives in Northeast will prove as a golden chapter: Prez

The current phase of improvement in connectivity and infrastructure in the region will prove to be a golden chapter in India's growth story, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.

Cong releases first list of 40 candidates for Manipur assembly polls

Former deputy chief minister and former president of Manipur Pradesh Congress Gaikhangam will be contesting from Nungba (ST) assembly seat

Mobile Covid-19 testing lab launched for Northeast starting Mizoram

Beginning with Mizoram, the Centre on Thursday launched a Mobile Covid testing facility for Northeast India.

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of North East

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said.

World War II era Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in NE

The Agartala airport, which was was used as a technical base for the Royal Air Force during World War II, would likely be declared an international airport soon

Covid cases rising rapidly in northeastern states, alarmingly in Assam

Covid cases are rising rapidly in the northeastern states, and alarmingly in Assam even as CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ruled out any lockdown in the state

Northeast will become major driver of India's growth: PM Modi in Manipur

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Northeastern states will become major drivers of India's growth in the upcoming years with Manipur as the main source of the country's growth trajectory.

PM to inaugurate slew of projects during visit to Manipur, Tripura today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate multiple developmental projects during his visit to the states of Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday

Cong targets PM after Meghalaya governor's 'arrogant' remark about him

"Narendra Modi ji is this true?" the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge asked

Govt has pushed NE into 'abyss' of lawlessness, insurgency & chaos: Cong

The Congress on Thursday tore into the BJP government saying that its "lust for power" has pushed the North East into abyss of "lawlessness, insurgency and chaos."

East, NE India to see wet spell during next 48 hours, dry thereafter

East and northeast India will see a wet spell during the next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter, the IMD said

Manipur govt likely to propose to lift AFSPA from state: Officials

Keeping in view the violent activities by militant outfits, the Union Home Ministry in consultation with the state government had imposed AFSPA in Manipur on September 8, 1980

Sonowal tasks experts with feasibility report on organic farming in NE

Sonowal asked an expert group of academicians and agri-entrepreneurs to draw up a report on the feasibility of organic and natural farming in the Northeast

Mizoram prepares for 150th year of Christmas celebration

People in Christian-majority Mizoram are preparing for the 150th year of Christmas celebration in the tiny northeastern state.

Statsguru: 7 charts show economic growth of northeast India in past few yrs

Though there was numerical improvement in the situation in terms of violence, economic challenges continue to ail the sunrise states of India

Too many lives lost due to AFSPA: Naga Peoples Front MP in Lok Sabha

The MP flagged in the Lok Sabha the alleged sufferings faced by the Northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh due to the imposition of the AFSPA

Nagaland civilian killings: Tribal body revises death toll to 14

Confusion prevailed over the death toll in firing by security forces on civilians in Nagaland's Mon district, with a tribal body claiming that 17 people were killed, but later revised the figure to 14