Northeast
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Ensure financial discipline of Northeastern states: Shah to CMs
India | Oct 09, 2022, 06:23 PM ISTAmit Shah on northeast: Addressing the 70th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said insurgency, lack of connectivity and failure of previous governments to focus on the Northeast hampered the region's development for decades.
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Amit Shah inaugurated Dairy conclave during his three-day visit to the northeast
India | Oct 07, 2022, 03:13 PM ISTAccording to Shah's itinerary for October 7, as posted on the microblogging site by his office, the home minister unveiled a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Rajbhavan in Gangtok.
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Train service for passengers to Tripura, parts of North-East to resume from July 22
India | Jul 16, 2022, 02:49 PM ISTTrains to resume: On the first day, Kanchanjunga Express will leave Sealdah station in Kolkata for Agartala. The down train service will begin its journey on July 23
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Cyclonic circulation likely to cause heavy rain in North Bengal, NE for next 4 days
India | Jun 02, 2022, 11:22 AM ISTThe MeT Department forecast intense spell of rainfall over sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and the northeastern states over next the four days.
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Northeast India will be engine of India's growth in 21st century: PM Modi
India | Feb 20, 2022, 12:21 PM ISTPM Modi said that the manner in which the people of the state have preserved the cultural heritage is an inspiration to the nation
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North India likely to receive above normal rainfall in February
India | Jan 31, 2022, 08:32 PM ISTThe probability forecast for the minimum temperatures indicates that during February, below normal minimum temperatures are most likely over most parts of the country except eastern parts of northeast India, south peninsular India, and southeastern parts of central India, where normal to above normal minimum temperatures are likely.
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Priyanka Chopra acknowledges lack of diversity in Mary Kom, co-star reacts
Bollywood | Jan 18, 2022, 02:05 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra had recently acknowleged that someone from the Northeast should have played the role of Mary Kom in the 2014 biopic on the boxer. Priyanka admitted that she looked nothing like her. Mary Kom hails from Manipur.
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Priyanka Chopra addresses 'Mary Kom' casting backlash, says 'was greedy as an actor'
Celebrities | Jan 14, 2022, 07:27 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra said that Mary Kom (2014) holds a special place in her heart because she got to spend time with the iconic sports star for her prep. She also shared that the role should have gone to someone from the Northeast as Mary Kom is a Manipuri.
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Dance Deewane 3: Raghav Juyal issues clarification video after 'rascist' monologue on contestant
TV | Nov 16, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTDance Deewane 3: Raghav Juyal during the course of the show used words like "momo", "chowmein" and "gibberish Chinese" for a North Eastern participant. This did not go down well with not just the fans but also the state's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who slammed him for his cringe-worthy performance. Not only this but the Netizens are also trolling Raghav for his insensitive remarks.
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India lags behind if Northeast lags behind: VP Venkaiah Naidu
India | Oct 05, 2021, 08:21 AM ISTExpressing his happiness over the perceptible change in the economy of the region over the past six-seven years, Naidu said the per capita net state domestic product of all the states has grown significantly.
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India becomes first in southeast asia to deliver COVID-19 vaccine through drones in Manipur
India | Oct 04, 2021, 11:32 PM ISTWe can use drones in delivering important life-saving medicines, collecting blood samples, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
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Post Covid, higher education in Northeast India sees uptick
Education | Sep 02, 2021, 05:34 PM ISTStakeholders, ranging from parents to educators, say region-based universities have emerged as viable higher education contenders, as opposed to learners migrating to other states in the Covid era
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75th Independence day: PM Modi assures North-Eastern state capitals to be connected by rail soon
India | Aug 15, 2021, 05:17 PM ISTDevelopment of rail infrastructure in the eight states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Sikkim has been given priority, a spokesperson of the Northeastern Frontier Railway (NF Railway) said. However, problems in implementation ranging from land acquisition to opposition by locals continue to plague some of the projects.
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Border clashes: Bomb blast damages school in Assam’s Hailakandi district near Mizoram border
India | Aug 14, 2021, 08:10 PM ISTThe blast that took place at Sahebmarra around midnight damaged a major portion of a primary school, close to the interstate border, though no casualty has been reported so far, Hailakandi Superintendent of Police Gaurav Upadhyaya told reporters.
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Border row: Medical supplies not entering state due to 'blockade' in Assam, claims Mizoram minister
India | Aug 02, 2021, 07:56 PM ISTMizoram's health minister alleged that all the transporters in Guwahati, who have been operating in Mizoram, were instructed to stop transporting goods to the state under the pretext of security concerns following the border clash that took place on July 26.
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First-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence to come up in Northeast India: Jitendra Singh
India | Jul 27, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTThe prestigious project for establishing Centre for Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development as a Centre of Excellence was sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology.
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Assam-Mizoram border row turns violent, CMs seeks Centre's intervention
India | Jul 26, 2021, 06:53 PM ISTOfficials of both states, including Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli, and Superintendent of Police Nimbalkar Vaibhav Chandrakant, are camping at trouble-torn Lailapur area in Assam's Cachar district, which borders Mizoram's Kolasib, as they try to calm down the situation.
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Centre keen on resolving border disputes among North Eastern states: Amit Shah
India | Jul 24, 2021, 11:28 PM ISTThe Modi government aims to link the capitals of all the states of the region by rail, road and airways before 2023-24, he said adding that development can happen only when this geographically remote region is provided with all types of connectivity.
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Amit Shah to meet CMs, chief secys of Northeast states in Shillong today
India | Jul 24, 2021, 09:03 AM ISTGiving detail of Shah's program, the officials said he will inaugurate the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Mawiong in the outskirts of Shillong and the Cryogenic Plant at the New Shillong Township.
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PM Modi stresses on micro containment Covid protocol for Northeast
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jul 13, 2021, 10:41 PM ISTExpressing his concern over the growing number of Covid cases in some districts of the northeastern states during an interaction with the Chief Ministers of the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need to catch these signals and take strict actions at the micro level.