Northeast
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BCCI interested in developing cricket in North East: Anurag Thakur
Cricket | Nov 04, 2015, 10:57 PM ISTShillong: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur today expressed keen interest in developing cricket in the North East region, including Meghalaya."The Board is committed for development of cricket in
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Jawaharlal Nehru let north-east down during 1962 China war: Kiren Rijiju
National | Oct 31, 2015, 09:27 PM ISTHyderabad: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today attacked country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of "letting people of north-east region down" during the 1962 Indo-China war, while accusing the Congress of "forgetting" the "true heroes" Subhash
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Earthquake jolts India's northeast and parts of Bangladesh
India | Oct 30, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTShillong: An earthquake of slight intensity jolted India's north-eastern states and parts of Bangladesh in the early hours of Friday, an official said.However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property."The quake,
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ISL: Velez strikes again as NorthEast beat Kolkata
Football | Oct 23, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTGuwahati: Second half substitute Nicolas Velez scored the decisive goal as NorthEast United FC beat defending champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 in their Indian Super League football match here today.The nippy Argentine striker, who came
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ISL: NorthEast beat Chennaiyin 2-0 in ill-tempered match
Football | Oct 20, 2015, 10:02 PM ISTGuwahati: NorthEast United tasted their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Chennaiyin FC in an eventful Indian Super League football match that was marred by frayed tempers and violent conduct
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It's the duty of North Indians to merge with people from North East: Kiren Rijiju
National | Sep 27, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTShillong: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that it was the responsibility of the North Indians to merge with the people from the North East. He said the country begins from its borders and not
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Smriti Irani and north east ministers to discuss education policy tomorrow
National | Sep 17, 2015, 04:52 PM ISTAgartala, Tripura: Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani will preside over a meeting of higher education ministers of the Northeast region tomorrow, as a part of the Centre's initiative to involve all
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Amit Shah praises RSS for efforts to integrate NE with rest of country
National | Sep 13, 2015, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today heaped lavish praise at RSS for its effort to integrate North East with rest of India as he felicitated noted Gandhian Natwar Thakkar for his life-long contribution in
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Rajnath Singh Calls up Manipur CM, Takes Stock of Situation
National | Sep 02, 2015, 01:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of violence in Manipur, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, who briefed him about the prevailing situation in the northeastern state.The Home Minister assured
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Naga peace accord will help entire northeast: PM Modi
National | Aug 25, 2015, 05:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Acknowledging the role of previous governments in the peace process in Nagaland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that the successful talks with the NSCN-IM will pave the way for development in
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Government to boost growth in eastern states: Jaitley
National | Aug 23, 2015, 02:24 PM ISTKolkata: The industry in West Bengal will be given incentives as the central government hopes to usher in growth in the eastern states, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday."The east needs to grow... The
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Congress forced 3 North East CMs to retract views on Naga accord: BJP
National | Aug 08, 2015, 07:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today accused Congress of forcing its Chief Ministers of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh to retract statements on Naga peace accord and said it "augurs badly" for the country that the opposition
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NE States to be taken into confidence before final Naga pact
National | Aug 08, 2015, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amid mounting pressure from opposition Congress, the Government on Friday sought to allay fears of neighbouring states of Nagaland by assuring them that they would be consulted before the final agreement with NSCN-IM
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Northeast MPs lock horns over possible alteration of state boundaries
National | Aug 06, 2015, 06:46 PM ISTAs the details of the peace accord between the Central Government and NSCN (Isak-Muivah) remain ambiguous, parliamentarians from Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have locked horns with their counterparts from Nagaland over the possibility of altering
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Naga accord shows Modi government's arrogance: Sonia Gandhi
National | Aug 06, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today slammed the Modi government over the Naga peace accord, accusing it of not taking chief ministers of north eastern states into confidence and said it showed its "arrogance".Opening
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Twelve new railway lines being constructed in northeast
India | Aug 04, 2015, 02:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Work on 12 new railway lines with a total length of 1,248 km is being taken up in the northeast, an official statement said on Tuesday."Against a national average of 20 km per 1,000
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Centre sanctions Rs 1,000 crore for Indo-Bangladesh rail link via North East
Jul 27, 2015, 07:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East."We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it
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Six 'solar cities' to be developed in northeast
India | Jul 25, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTAgartala: Guwahati and five other cities in the northeast will be developed as solar cities to reduce dependency on conventional energy, a top official has said.Six cities - Guwahati and Jorhat in Assam, Kohima and
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Centre to infuse Rs 92,000 crore for development of North East
India | Jul 15, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Funds to the tune of Rs 92,000 crore will be spent by the Centre on development of North East, including construction of highways and developing rail networks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today
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Amnesty International advocates repeal of AFSPA in North East
India | Jul 12, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTGuwahati: A day after the Union Home Minister talked about a possible scaling down in central forces' deployment in the North East, Amnesty International today said it must lead to a rethink on the use of