Mizoram Governor stresses need for all-weather roads to connect …
Dec 22, 2024 · Aizawl: Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday emphasized the need to connect 118 remote villages in Mizoram with all-weather roads and called for enhanced support from the Central Government. Speaking at the 72nd Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Agartala, the Governor highlighted the limitations of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in these areas ...
Assam: Another body recovered from Umrangso coal mine
8 hours ago · Haflong: After nearly six days or 144 hours, another body of a miner was recovered from the Umrangso coal mine site in Dima Hasao, Assam on Saturday morning. The body was recovered by Army and NDRF personnel on Saturday morning at around 7:30 am. The body was identified as Lijan Magar, 26, a ...
Assam: Four new ministers take oath as CM expands cabinet
Dec 7, 2024 · Guwahati: Four new ministers took oath in the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led state cabinet on Saturday. This expansion brings the total number of ministers in the Council to 18. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! However, the cabinet may ...
Arambai Tenggol leaders under NIA scanner for Manipur violence
Nov 30, 2024 · Guwahati: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing two cases linked to attacks on police and arms looting in Manipur. These cases involve Korounganba Khuman, the leader of the radical Meitei group Arambai Tenggol (AT).. The AT, accused by Kuki-Zo groups of instigating violence against them since May 2023, has …
Manipur: 9.21 km border fencing complete at Moreh-Myanmar …
Jan 3, 2025 · Guwahati: The Government of India has completed a 9.214 km-long border fencing project at Manipur’s Moreh along the India-Myanmar border. The project, aimed at enhancing security and curbing illegal cross-border activities was carried out Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The India-Myanmar border ...
Mizoram: Scindia stresses NE's importance for India's development
Nov 15, 2024 · He said that the region has received government funding of close to Rs. 27,000 crore per annum and government funding of close to Rs. 27,000 crore per annum and 10 percent of the gross budgetary support of 55 line Ministries which receives over Rs. 1,05,000 crore in terms of annual capital expenditure from the Centre in the last 10 years, which means a 4 to 5 fold jump in terms of investment ...
Polling for 6 assembly seats in Assam, Meghalaya ends peacefully
Nov 13, 2024 · Guwahati: The voting under by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, conducted to fill up the vacant seats (as the respective legislators had shifted their focus to the national politics after winning the recently conducted Lok Sabha polls), ended largely peacefully on Wednesday evening with a satisfactory over 70% voters’ turn out.
Manipur: 1.42 lakh personnel deployed to maintain the law
Nov 24, 2024 · Imphal: The Indian Government has taken additional measures focusing on strategies to address security concerns and improve coordination among agencies along the Indo-Myanmar border in the Manipur sector especially at the Moreh border town, officials said on Sunday. After deploying 50 additional companies of paramilitary forces in this sensitive border state recently, the State security ...
Manipur violence: Abducted woman’s body found floating in river …
Nov 17, 2024 · Guwahati: The body of a 61-year-old woman, believed to be one of six people abducted from Manipur’s Jiribam on November 11, was found floating in the Barak river at Lakhipur in Assam, on Sunday morning. Police are currently working to confirm the identity of the deceased. Tensions in Manipur escalated as protesters took to the streets, targeting government officials and properties in Meitei ...
Meghalaya: MLAs from Garo Hills demand more representation in …
Dec 2, 2024 · Shillong: In the wake of the National People’s Party (NPP) winning the Gambegre seat from the Congress, MLAs from the Garo Hills region are seeking more representation in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) 2.0 cabinet.. The NPP, with 32 legislators in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, boasts 19 MLAs from the Garo Hills.