Committed to establishing peace everywhere in Northeast: PM Modi
Guwahati/UNI: Averring that the NDA dispensation at the Centre is working on properly rehabilitating all those who have shunned the part of violence and joined the mainstream in the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was committed to bringing in lasting peace everywhere in the region.
Northeast: AFSPA - Shrinking Scope
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in a release dated March 31, 2022, announced now AFSPA [Armed Forces Special Powers Act] is being removed with effect from 01.04.2022 [April 1, 2022] completely from 23 districts and partially from 1 district of Assam.
9-day bike expedition ‘North East on Wheels’ to start from Apr 9
Golaghat/IBNS: To mark the 75th year of the country’s Independence, the Amazing Namaste Foundation has organized a Pan-North East Bike expedition - 'North East on Wheels' from Apr 9 to 17.
Area under AFSPA reduced in North-East: Amit Shah
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The government has decided to reduce the area under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday.
Several new flyover projects initiated in northeast India
New Delhi/IBNS: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated action for taking up construction of flyovers in northeast India, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi interacts with Chief Ministers of the North-Eastern states on COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with Chief Ministers of the North-Eastern states on COVID-19 situation.
Railway connectivity towards NE gets a boost with commissioning of double line
Guwahati/IBNS: CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety) has accorded sanction for opening of Jalpaipuri Road - Y Leg section (one block section of 5 km) and Betgara - Kolaigram section (23 km in 3 block sections) double line falling on the Rajdhani route and the most busy route of N.F. Railway connecting Guwahati to rest of India.
Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew takes over Spear Corps charge
Guwahati/IBNS: Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew on Wednesday took over the reins of Spear Corps from Lieutenant General RP Kalita.
Army Chief MM Naravane reviews NE security during his three-day visit
Guwahati/IBNS: In his three-day visit to the North Eastern region, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane has reviewed the security situation in the North-Eastern region and taken stock on operational preparedness along the North Eastern borders.
Northeast Frontier Railway gives emphasis on safety measures
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the importance being given for ensuring safety of train movement, there has been no consequential train accident during the year 2020-21.
Decades-old inter-state border disputes, which have the potential to provide new spaces to terrorist formations, threatening the tenuous peace in India’s troubled Northeast, have once again come to the fore.
Amit Shah inaugurates the "Destination North East-2020" Festival
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the "Destination North East -2020" through video conferencing on Sunday.
Amit Shah to inaugurate 'Destination North East-2020' tomorrow
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is also the chairman of the North Eastern Council, will virtually inaugurate "Destination North East-2020" on Sunday.
JSF holds second webinar in North-East with eminent scholars of Tripura
Guwahati/IBNS: Janasakhya Samadhan Foundation (JSF) scheduled a webinar on Saturday evening with the Eminent Scholars of Tripura.
Strengthening our Northeast will boost India's Act East policy: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Describing North East as 'the gateway to India's relationship with Eastern Asia to build trade, tourism and other connections', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that strengthening the Northeast will boost India's Act East policy.