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Bairabi-Sairang rail link to cut Aizawl-Guwahati travel time to 12 hours | Check ticket prices
India | July 15, 2025 20:55 ISTThe newly completed 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang railway line is an engineering feat, cutting through some of the most challenging terrain in India.
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Viking makes waves in India with its first luxury Brahmaputra river cruise launch
Travel | July 14, 2025 11:27 ISTThe Viking Brahmaputra is built to provide passengers with the utmost in comfort and luxury, guaranteeing a leisurely and easy journey in the unspoiled northeast of India.
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Yunus rakes up India's Northeast again, calls for integrated economic plan with Nepal, Bhutan
World | May 14, 2025 22:12 ISTIn a previous visit to China, Muhammad Yunus had sought to position Bangladesh as a key regional partner for trade, logistics and manufacturing. Addressing Chinese officials, he pointed to the geographical constraints of India’s northeastern states.
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Assam Rifles hosts symposium on Northeast India's future in Agartala
Assam | April 12, 2025 11:36 ISTAssam Rifles, in collaboration with Asian Confluence and CENJOWS, organised a high-level symposium in Agartala titled "Northeast India: 2030 & Beyond" to discuss development, connectivity, and security in the region.
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Active monsoon boosts rainfall in northwest India by 36 per cent in August: IMD report
India | August 21, 2024 12:16 ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a 36.9% increase in rainfall across northwest India in August, driven by an active monsoon. This surge contributed to a 7.3% overall rise in rainfall nationwide.
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Mizoram CM asks PM Modi to play crucial role in restoring peace in Myanmar
India | September 15, 2022 16:32 ISTMizoram shares a 510-km-long border with Myanmar. The northeastern state is already home to thousands of Myanmarese, mostly from Chin state. They have migrated to Mizoram since the late 1980s fleeing the military junta in the neighbouring country.
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Manipur Regional Saras Fair brings rural women under one platform
News | April 09, 2021 21:20 ISTManipur Regional Saras Fair 2021 is underway in Manipur. The fair is being organized to promote the local artisans and weavers of the state to showcase their products. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh inaugurated the eight-day long Regional Saras Fair, 2021 at Iboyaima Shumangleela Shanglen, Palace compound, Imphal East.
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Manipur woman 'racially abused' in North Delhi, called 'corona'
India | March 23, 2020 12:10 ISTA case of racial discrimination has surfaced in Delhi after a woman from Manipur was racially abused when she was on her way in Vijay Nagar area of North Delhi. The incident took place when a man, on a two-wheeler, came and racially abused the woman by allegedly calling her 'corona'.
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Citizenship act protests: US advisory for its citizens against visiting North East India
India | December 14, 2019 16:18 ISTGovernment curfews are in place in some areas. Internet and mobile communications may be disrupted. Transport may be affected in various parts," the advisory read.
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7 reasons to explore 7 Sisters of India in the month of September
Travel | August 26, 2018 18:25 ISTBecause all the seven Sisters of India boast picturesque views as they are home to magnificent terrains, exotic flora and fauna, and of course, diverse culture.
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20-30 houses build for flood-hit people per constituency in Manipur
India | June 20, 2018 13:49 ISTTwenty to Thirty houses will be built in each Assembly constituency from the Local Area Development Fund of the legislators, the chief minister told reporters on the sidelines of a programme in Manipur on tuesday.
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Sushma Swaraj calls for greater connectivity between northeast India and southeast Asia
India | May 04, 2018 23:08 ISTSushma’s emphasis on greater connectivity between the two sides was an indication of the importance that India gives to boosting its ties with the Asean regional bloc as part of New Delhi’s Act East Policy.
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Christmas celebrated with fervour in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Bengal
India | December 25, 2017 20:59 ISTThree Christian-dominated north-eastern states—Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland— along with West Bengal celebrated the festival of Christmas with fervour and gaiety on Monday.
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Northeast India gets its first solar power plant
February 05, 2015 14:29 ISTMonarchak (Tripura): North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has commissioned a five-MW solar power plant at Monarchak in Tripura, which will be the biggest and the first of its kind in northeast India."We started generation
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Northeast India turns to Myanmar, Bangladesh for rice
India | October 16, 2014 16:21 ISTAgartala: Transport bottlenecks have forced India's northeastern states to procure much needed rice from neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.The Indian government has floated bids to import rice from Myanmar for Manipur and Mizoram. The Food Corporation
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Northeast need development for peace: Singh
India | September 07, 2014 0:00 ISTNew Delhi: The northeast region needs development to bring about peace, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, V K Singh said today.“Northeast region is full of natural resources... development starts everything and if it
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Quake hits northeast India
India | August 17, 2014 7:34 ISTShillong: A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook India's northeastern states and parts of Myanmar on Saturday, authorities said.The quake occurred at 10.09 pm. There were no immediate reports of casualties
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Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain to northeast India
India | June 12, 2014 17:10 ISTAgartala: In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain to the landlocked northeastern states using its territory and infrastructure."To begin with, the Bangladesh
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LIVE “ Lok Sabha Polls 2014 (Phase II): Huge turnout in 4 states of northeast India
Politics | April 09, 2014 20:13 ISTShillong/Itanagar/Kohima/Imphal: India's four northeastern states witnessed brisk polling in the Lok Sabha election Wednesday, with Nagaland recording 82.5 percent voter turnout and Manipur as well as Arunachal Pradesh seeing around 70 percent balloting. Meghalaya saw
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Nine more climbers from North-East scale Mt Everest
India | May 19, 2013 20:49 ISTItanagar, May 19: It was a 'red letter day' for the Indian mountaineering fraternity as nine more climbers from North East India scaled the Mount Everest and raised the tricolor on Saturday.Six climbers started their
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