North Eastern States
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Sikkim CM announces compensation after devastating landslides, flooding hit northeastern state
India | Jun 13, 2024, 01:57 PM ISTSikkim faces widespread devastation as heavy rains trigger landslides, isolating North Sikkim and causing the Teesta River to overflow, displacing hundreds. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced Rs 5 lakh in compensation for the families of three deceased in South Sikkim's Majwa village.
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CAA will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
India | Mar 12, 2024, 08:10 AM ISTThe law grants citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, including Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi communities, who migrated to India before December 31, 2014.
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President Droupadi Murmu to visit three Northeastern states from today
India | Nov 02, 2022, 08:33 AM ISTDroupadi Murmu Northeastern states visit: Murmu would also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various projects related to education and infrastructure in the northeastern state.
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IRCTC to launch special tourist train for exploring 5 North Eastern States
India | Oct 03, 2021, 08:48 PM ISTAccording to an IRCTC official, the company has planned to operate a special tourist train 1st time in North eastern state of India.
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Border row: Centre decides to demarcate North eastern state borders through satellite imaging
India | Aug 01, 2021, 04:29 PM ISTTwo senior government functionaries said the task has been given to the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DoS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC).
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'Focus on micro containment zones': PM Modi reviews Covid situation in North-East with CMs
India | Jul 13, 2021, 01:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Chief Ministers of the North-eastern states to focus on micro containment zones to tide over Covid-19 crisis.
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Mizoram CM Zoramthanga writes to PM, says NE states badly in need of financial assistance
News | Jun 03, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTMizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the Centre to procure COVID-19 vaccines and distribute them to states, free of cost.
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IIT-Guwahati opens extension centres in Northeast
India | Jul 22, 2019, 07:22 PM ISTThe IIT-Guwahati is planning to set up extension centres in northeastern states and run programmes to bring Class 12 students from state-run schools for exposure visits at its campus.
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Tripura, Mizoram launch ambitious afforestation plan
India | Jun 13, 2019, 12:28 PM ISTTripura Forest and Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia told reporters here that the state government has decided to plant at least 10 lakh trees across the state this year.
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BCCI to bear all expenses of North Eastern states' Ranji debut
Cricket | Aug 01, 2018, 08:41 PM ISTNormally the BCCI units pay for their support staff but for NE states, the parent body will make an exception.
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PM Narendra Modi all set for his maiden visits to Manipur, Nagaland
National | Nov 06, 2014, 09:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on November 30 and Nagaland on December 1. This will be his first visit to the northeastern states after assuming the office of the Prime Minister
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India to be open-defecation free in ten years says Jairam Ramesh
National | Jun 30, 2012, 08:03 PM ISTAgartala, Jun 30: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today said India has embarked on a ten-year mission to make India an open-defecation free country.The minister, who held a review meeting with representatives of Northeastern
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Centre to help N-E states in raising loans from market, says Pranab
Jun 05, 2012, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5: Expressing Central Government's commitment to support development of the North Eastern states, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said Centre would help them in raising loans from the market. “If any State