Archive for category: North East / Nation

  • Rijiju appeals militants to come back to mainstream

    Rijiju appeals militants to come back to mainstream

    Imphal, Oct 6: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today appealed to all the militants to return to national mainstream. He made the appeal while addressing an election meeting at Hiyanglam, Thoubal district today. Rijiju alleged that due to the misrule of the Congress government, disgruntled youths went […]

     
  • Centre plans to restructure Brahmaputra Board

    Centre plans to restructure Brahmaputra Board

    NEW DELHI, Sep 23: Against the backdrop of frequent floods in Assam and allegation of its failure to deal with the situation, the Centre plans to restructure the Brahmaputra Board and turn it into a body to develop and manage water resources of the entire Northeastern region. At a high-level […]

     
  • Rail Budget; Modi Govt aims at ‘high speed’, looks to FDI

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    New Delhi, Jul 8: The Modi Government today went in for a what it called a ‘course correction’ in its first Railway Budget, announcing plans for massive involvement of the private sector, including FDI, to modernise the world’s fourth largest rail network which carries 23 million passengers a day but […]

     
  • On eve of U’khand tragedy anniversary, 18 human skeletons found in Kedar valley

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    Rudraprayag, Jun 14: Uttarakhand government today did not rule out recovery of some more skeletons in Kedarnath valley after 18 were recovered from Junglechatti area, about 14 km from the shrine. The recovery of the skeletons yesterday sent a grisly reminder of the catastrophe that struck the region exactly a […]

     
  • India, China resolve to maintain peace on border

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    New Delhi, Apr 30: As India awaits installation of a new Government after the ongoing elections, it has along with China reiterated that maintenance of peace and tranquility on the border was an important guarantor for the further development of bilateral relations. The reiteration came at the end today of […]

     
  • Passing out parade conducted

    Passing out parade conducted

    NEW DELHI, Mar 31: The passing out parade of 1st batch of HC AWO (Assistant Wireless Operators), 98 & 99th batches of constables (male & female) was held at Police Training College, Jharoda Kalan here today. They took the oath in a colourful ceremonial parade after successfully completing their basic […]

     
  • Media employees demonstrate against Sangbad Lahari’s closure

    Media employees demonstrate against Sangbad Lahari’s closure

    GUWAHATI, Mar 30: Journalists and non-journalist media employees engaged with newspapers and news channels in Guwahati today staged demonstration in front of Guwahati Press Club in protest against the management of ‘Sangbad Lahari’, a Bengali daily newspaper simultaneously published from Guwahati & Shillong, for its sudden closure notice rendering 100 […]

     
  • Rahul emphasises on empowering masses in Assam visit amid bandhs

    Rahul emphasises on empowering masses in Assam visit amid bandhs

    Guwahati/Diphu, Feb 25: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today committed to empowering the common people, particularly the women, as he began a two-day visit to Assam, amidst bandhs and blockades against his tour. ‘Some leaders come here and say he will change the country and the world. But leaders do not […]

     
  • Govt will give protection to students, people from NE in Delhi: PM

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    NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today strongly condemned the attack on Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania who died after some shopkeepers allegedly beat him, and said the govt would make every possible effort to punish the guilty and provide ‘’effective protection’’ to students and citizens from other […]

     
  • Rahul says Arunachal student’s death ‘unacceptable’, promises quick action

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    New Delhi, Feb 3: Terming the death of the student from Arunachal Pradesh in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi as “unacceptable”, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today promised “quick” action to punish those responsible. “I think what happened is absolutely unacceptable. I understand your feelings,” Gandhi told the North East […]

     
 
 

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