Imphal | 9 hours ago
Trinamool Congress sets up Manipur unit
Imphal, Feb 13 - The Trinamool Congress has set up a party unit in Manipur. The party already has units in Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in India's northeast.Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has appointed former Manipur chief minister R.K Dorendro Singh and former parliamentarian from outer Manipur Kim Gangte the joint convenors of the party in Manipur. 'A full- ... read more

Aizawl | 1 day ago
Army team to explore northeast's archaeological, geological sites
Aizawl, Feb 12 - An Indian Army team, comprising officers and soldiers, was now on an expedition in northeastern states to explore archaeological and geological sites of the region, an official statement said here Friday.'The expedition team of 24-mountain brigade located in Umroi cantonment at Barapani in Meghalaya during its month-long mission would go to various remote and hilly areas of differ ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders
Agartala/Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 8 - India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to check terrorist movement, infiltration and security threats from across the border.The chief ministers of northeastern state stressed the importance of tightening security along the borders at t ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Shillong | 9 days ago
India keeping strict vigil along northeastern border
Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 4 - Indian forces are maintaining strict vigil along the border with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in the northeastern region to check terrorist infiltration, union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken has said.'All-out efforts have been made to ensure that law and order in northeast India was not disturbed by anti-national elements and militants,' Maken told Meghalaya Chief ... read more

Shillong | 9 days ago
Strict vigil along northeastern border: Minister
Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 4 - Indian forces are maintaining a strict vigil along the international border with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in the northeast region to check trans-border movement of terrorists, union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken has said.'All out efforts have been made to ensure that law and order in northeast India was not disturbed by anti-national elements and militants,' ... read more

Shillong | 14 days ago
Bhutan to export oranges to Bangladesh via northeast India
Shillong, Jan 30 - Bhutan will export oranges and other horticultural products to Bangladesh through India's northeastern states, officials said here Saturday.'The first consignment of oranges would be exported to Sylhet in Bangladesh soon through the Dawki land customs station in Meghalaya,' a senior Meghalaya government official said. 'New Delhi has recently agreed to a Bhutan government proposa ... read more

New Delhi | 16 days ago
New law to bar hospitals from turning away emergencies
New Delhi, Jan 28 - The cabinet Thursday approved path-breaking legislation making it mandatory for doctors, hospitals and other medical establishments to treat victims of road accidents and other emergencies and not turn away patients on specious pleas, official sources said.The legislation 'makes it mandatory to provide, stabilise and treat emergency medical conditions', official sources said of ... read more

18 days ago
Northeast ignores rebels' R-Day boycott call
Guwahati, Jan 26 - People came out in large numbers across the northeastern states to participate in the Republic Day celebrations Tuesday, rejecting the boycott call by separatist rebels. Several states pledged to develop the backward region with joint centre-state efforts. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said in the state's main city Guwahati: 'Despite a boycott call by militants, it is heart ... read more