Northeast
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PM Modi to interact with northeast CMs on Tuesday as Covid rears its head again
India | Jul 12, 2021, 05:08 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of eight north-eastern states on Tuesday over the prevailing Covid-19 situation.
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'Greater Tipraland' sparks fears, leaders say it's for NE tribals' progress
India | Jun 27, 2021, 01:02 PM ISTTIPRA Motha claims it is necessary for the socio economic development of indigenous tribals inhabiting in the eight northeastern states and the neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh
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IMD predicts widespread rains in East, Northeast India as Southwest Monsoon advances further
India | Jun 07, 2021, 08:10 AM ISTDue to the strengthening of southwesterly winds and a cyclonic circulation over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and neighborhood in lower tropospheric level, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity very likely over Northeastern states and adjoining East India during next 4-5 days.
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COVID: Indian Army mobilises 2 field hospitals from North East to Patna
India | May 06, 2021, 10:51 PM ISTThe sources said medical officers and other support staff of the two hospitals will be utilised to set up a 500-bed hospital at Patna.
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Manipur govt declares Greater Imphal area as containment zone for 7 days
India | Apr 30, 2021, 07:21 AM ISTThe Manipur government on Thursday declared the whole of the Greater Imphal area as a containment zone with immediate effect for seven days in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases
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Night curfew, closure of schools in North Eastern states to check COVID spread
India | Apr 18, 2021, 07:26 AM ISTAssam Health and Family Welfare Minister said on Saturday that lower primary schools would be closed in districts where 100 active COVID cases are found in 10 days.
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Airports in North-east India operating, expanding at full strength amid Covid-19 pandemic
News | Feb 28, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTIndia's northeast region.has been experiencing a tourism boom in recent times. And a rapidly expanding network of airports has been the most significant contributor.
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Vastu Tips: Light white-colored candles in north-east direction to get rid of troubles
Aug 26, 2020, 07:29 AM ISTBy placing white colored candles in the northeast direction, all the problems from your life will go away one by one automatically. Obstacles that come in your way are automatically destroyed.
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Development of Jammu and Kashmir, northeast, hilly states priority of PM Modi govt: Jitendra Singh
India | Aug 17, 2020, 06:46 PM ISTUnion minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said development of Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and hilly states is the priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-BJP government.
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Tourism potential of North East including Manipur is still unexplored: PM Modi
News | Jul 23, 2020, 12:31 PM ISTNortheast India is a great symbol of India's natural, cultural diversity & cultural strength. In such a situation, tourism gets a lot of strength when modern infrastructure is built. Tourism potential of North East including Manipur is still unexplored: PM Modi
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Highways, Airways, Waterways and i-ways: PM Modi lays out BIG Northeast infra push
India | Jul 23, 2020, 11:59 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project today through video conferencing. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, Manipur Governor Najma Akbar Ali Heptulla, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh also attended the event through video conferencing.
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Meghalaya becomes 5th North Eastern state to be coronavirus-free
India | May 18, 2020, 05:28 PM ISTMeghalaya on Monday became the 5th Covid-19-free state out of the eight northeastern states as its lone corona patient, a woman, recovered from the dreaded disease, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said.
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Return of health workers to North-eastern states is problematic: AMRI Hospital CEO
News | May 16, 2020, 06:37 PM ISTKolkata's AMRI Hospital CEO Rupak Barua raised concerns on returning of health staffs who belong to North eastern states.
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5 North-Eastern states completely COVID-19 free: Jitendra Singh
India | Apr 27, 2020, 07:13 PM ISTFive out of the eight Northeastern states are completely coronavirus-free and the remaining three have not added any new COVID-19 positive case in the last few days, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.
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North East COVID-19 Update: 34 coronavirus cases reported; Assam emerges as epicentre
India | Apr 10, 2020, 09:43 AM ISTAs many as 34 COVID-19 cases have been reported from the North-East states thus far. As per the latest figures, Assam has emerged as the epicentre in the North East with 29 cases out of the total 34. There has also been one death reported in Assam. Apart from Assam, Manipur has 2 COVID-19 cases while Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh has one case each.
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Assam reports 27 COVID-19 positive cases; North East tally rises to 32
India | Apr 07, 2020, 02:33 PM ISTMeanwhile. on Monday, there was good news from Manipur where a 23-year-old woman who had returned from the UK and became the first positive coronavirus case in the entire northeastern region, was declared completely free of the dreaded virus.
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Budget 2020: Sitharaman stresses upon improved flow of funds to northeast
Business | Feb 01, 2020, 05:04 PM ISTThe northeast region has a very high priority in government's developmental agenda, said the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, stressing upon that the government will to ensure smooth access to financial assistance from funding agencies.
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State govt will register case against Sharjeel's 'aim to cut Assam from India' remark: Himanta Biswa
India | Jan 25, 2020, 01:33 PM ISTAssam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state government will register a case against the main organizer of Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi, Sharjeel who said that Assam should be cut off from the rest of India.
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Drugs worth Rs 6 crore seized in Kolkata, three held
Crime | Dec 27, 2019, 07:45 AM ISTThe contraband seized included Yaba tablets. Acting on a source information, the STF personnel carried out a raid in Bhowbaga area, under Anandapur police station, in east Kolkata, and arrested two peddlers, who are based in the country's northeast.
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Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations, block roads in Bengal
India | Dec 14, 2019, 09:23 AM ISTThe protesters, carrying posters against the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens, vandalised the Beldanga railway station of Eastern Railway, forcing the railway employees to flee to save their lives.