‘Youth to the Edge’ To Promote Adventure Activities In North East India

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 – A unique experiment ‘Youth to the Edge’ was launched on Monday. The project is aimed to promote adventure activities in the remote areas of North East Region (NER). The pilot…

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NEW DELHI, Jan 30 – A unique experiment ‘Youth to the Edge’ was launched on Monday. The project is aimed to promote adventure activities in the remote areas of North East Region (NER). The pilot…

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Arun Jaitley Touches Chord With North East

NEW DELHI, Sep 20 : Emphatising with the issues facing the people of the North East region, leader of the Opposition and senior functionary of the BJP, Arun Jaitley today said that as a Nationalist…

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NEW DELHI, Sep 20 : Emphatising with the issues facing the people of the North East region, leader of the Opposition and senior functionary of the BJP, Arun Jaitley today said that as a Nationalist…

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Earthquakes In North East India: 614 Quakes between 1980-2009

GUWAHATI, Sept 20 – In all, 614 earthquakes of low and moderate intensities rocked the NE region in a period of 30 years, between 1980 and 2009, as per data available with the Regional Meteorology…

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GUWAHATI, Sept 20 – In all, 614 earthquakes of low and moderate intensities rocked the NE region in a period of 30 years, between 1980 and 2009, as per data available with the Regional Meteorology…

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Bid To Check Underutilisation of North East Funds

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 – Seeking to address the problem of underutilisation of central funds, the Union Government has taken up a plan to review plan schemes of seven select Central Ministries, which have…

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NEW DELHI, Aug 26 – Seeking to address the problem of underutilisation of central funds, the Union Government has taken up a plan to review plan schemes of seven select Central Ministries, which have…

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Bid To Check Underutilisation of North East Funds

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 – Seeking to address the problem of underutilisation of central funds, the Union Government has taken up a plan to review plan schemes of seven select Central Ministries, which have…

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NEW DELHI, Aug 26 – Seeking to address the problem of underutilisation of central funds, the Union Government has taken up a plan to review plan schemes of seven select Central Ministries, which have…

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Centre Rejects Tripura’s Plea to Reduce cut-off for SC, ST

AGARTALA, Aug 26 – The Centre has rejected Tripura Government’s plea for reduction in the cut-off marks for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) category students for admission to MBBS…

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AGARTALA, Aug 26 – The Centre has rejected Tripura Government’s plea for reduction in the cut-off marks for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) category students for admission to MBBS…

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Indigenous NE People Face Risk of Becoming Landless

GUWAHATI, Aug 25 – The Land Acquisition Bill, 2011, in its present form, will harm the indigenous peoples of the NE region by putting them at the risk of becoming landless and finally emerging as…

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GUWAHATI, Aug 25 – The Land Acquisition Bill, 2011, in its present form, will harm the indigenous peoples of the NE region by putting them at the risk of becoming landless and finally emerging as…

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North East MPs meet Azad over DU medical seats

GUWAHATI, Aug 20 – A delegation of MPs of the North-east met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi yesterday, demanding his intervention into admission of State…

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GUWAHATI, Aug 20 – A delegation of MPs of the North-east met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi yesterday, demanding his intervention into admission of State…

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Power Ministry to go Slow on North East Projects

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 – Faced with the growing public outcry in Assam over the impact of the big dams on the environment, the Power Ministry has decided to apply brakes in clearing hydropower projects…

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NEW DELHI, Aug 19 – Faced with the growing public outcry in Assam over the impact of the big dams on the environment, the Power Ministry has decided to apply brakes in clearing hydropower projects…

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Security Tightened In North East In View Of Indepence Day

IMPHAL, Aug 12 – Security measures were today tightened in Manipur in view of the boycott call and general strike on Independence Day by seven major insurgent groups in the State, police said….

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IMPHAL, Aug 12 – Security measures were today tightened in Manipur in view of the boycott call and general strike on Independence Day by seven major insurgent groups in the State, police said….

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Hostel for NE working Women to Open on Aug 30

NEW DELHI, Aug 5:It is good news for working women from the North East states in Delhi and National Capital Region. There is a home away from home. In a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and…

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NEW DELHI, Aug 5:It is good news for working women from the North East states in Delhi and National Capital Region. There is a home away from home. In a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and…

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Financial Assistance to Entrepreneurs for Setting up Food Processing Industries

New Delhi, Aug 3: Government provides financial assistance to entrepreneurs for setting up food processing industries to avoid wastage of perishable products. The assistance is available to all…

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New Delhi, Aug 3: Government provides financial assistance to entrepreneurs for setting up food processing industries to avoid wastage of perishable products. The assistance is available to all…

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Increase In Per Capita Income In The North East

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 – The per capita income in five North Eastern states has increased substantially with people in Arunachal, Mizoram and Sikkim having average earnings more than the national figure of…

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NEW DELHI, Aug 2 – The per capita income in five North Eastern states has increased substantially with people in Arunachal, Mizoram and Sikkim having average earnings more than the national figure of…

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Schemes For The Urban Poor in North East

Shillong, July 31: Various projects have been approved for all the capital cities of the North Eastern Region under the sub-mission of Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) under the Jawaharlal…

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Shillong, July 31: Various projects have been approved for all the capital cities of the North Eastern Region under the sub-mission of Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) under the Jawaharlal…

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Strategic Road Network In NE, Ladakh By 2013

NEW DELHI, May 7 – Against the backdrop of Chinese infrastructure build-up along the Sino-Indian border, a senior military official today said India would develop a network of strategic roads in the North-east and Ladakh region by 2013, reports PTI….


NEW DELHI, May 7 – Against the backdrop of Chinese infrastructure build-up along the Sino-Indian border, a senior military official today said India would develop a network of strategic roads in the North-east and Ladakh region by 2013, reports PTI. “By 2013, we would be able to complete work on bulk of the roads. There […]

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Northeast Power Ministers Call For Gas Price Cut

Agartala, May 07: The power-starved northeastern states have urged the central government to reduce the prices of natural gas being used in various power projects of the region, a Tripura minister said Saturday. The power ministers of the eight northe…


Agartala, May 07: The power-starved northeastern states have urged the central government to reduce the prices of natural gas being used in various power projects of the region, a Tripura minister said Saturday. The power ministers of the eight northeastern states under the aegis of North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) met in Kolkata Thursday […]

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Centre To Treat North East In A Different Footing For Development

New Delhi, April 22: The Union Minister for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma has said that the Centre will treat the North Eastern states in a different footing for development, due to its typical topography and climatic conditions. Speaking at the fi…


New Delhi, April 22: The Union Minister for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma has said that the Centre will treat the North Eastern states in a different footing for development, due to its typical topography and climatic conditions. Speaking at the first ever review meeting of her ministry exclusively for the region at Tawang in Arunachal […]

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The Effect Of North East Monsoons On Tectonic Movement

Abnormal changes in climate has not only affected day-to-day weather in North-East India, it even has hastened the movement of tectonic plates, which is a major cause for severe earthquakes including ones in most vulnerable region, new studies have sh…


Abnormal changes in climate has not only affected day-to-day weather in North-East India, it even has hastened the movement of tectonic plates, which is a major cause for severe earthquakes including ones in most vulnerable region, new studies have shown. The intensification of Indian monsoons has, according to new the research, the ability to spin […]

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Tripura Tops The List In MGNREGA Implementation

Tripura has once again topped the MGNREGA implementation in the entire country with 54.74 mandays during 2010-2011 financial year. While Andhra Pradesh has secured the second position with 46.63 mandays, Orissa finished third with 44.64 mandays, accor…


Tripura has once again topped the MGNREGA implementation in the entire country with 54.74 mandays during 2010-2011 financial year. While Andhra Pradesh has secured the second position with 46.63 mandays, Orissa finished third with 44.64 mandays, according an evolution report prepared by the Rural Development (RD) Ministry. Apart from Tripura, Sikkim and Mizoram did well […]

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