Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates various developmental works during the golden jubilee celebrations of the North Eastern Council, in Shillong, Meghalaya, on December 18, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the football World Cup final between Argentina and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used soccer as a metaphor for development in the northeast. Addressing … Read more
Assam Police stop vehicles moving in to Shillong and Meghalaya fearing backlash, following border firing incident near Assam-Meghalaya border. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A day after violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on November 23 alleged that the BJP’s North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) has failed the Northeast and called on Home … Read more
Every Hindu living anywhere in the world has the right to come to India when he faces problems in that place, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Attacking the Congress, Sarma also said that most of the problems the country has been facing are because of only “one family”. “Every Hindu living … Read more
The area falling in the highest Seismic Hazard zone V is seismically very active. (image: PTI) On Wednesday at around 8:00 AM, several buildings and houses were damaged after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Assam. Following the main tremor, six aftershocks occurred of magnitude ranging between 3.2 and 4.7 in two-and-a-half hours. The earthquake’s epicentre … Read more
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NEW DELHI: Arms smuggling routes are being used to ferry gold into the country and the Northeast region has recorded the highest seizure of the yellow metal in 2019-20, a report by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has said. Arms smuggling took a hit with the decline in insurgency after 2013-14, the DRI report said. “But … Read more
AGARTALA: Israel’s Ambassador to India Ron Malka has said his country looks to strengthen ties with the northeastern states and wants to share technology to enhance the manufacturing capability of the region. He said the West Asian country is also interested in sharing knowledge to develop human resources. “Israel is a strong strategic partner of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday underlined the importance of integration for empowerment of people from the northeast, and said respecting and accepting those from other regions are key to national integrity. Addressing a National Commission for Women webinar on ‘Issues and Challenges faced by North-Eastern Women in Metropolitan Cities & Empowering Them’, Rijiju … Read more