Shillong | 1 day ago
Chief minister's status 'lowered' in Meghalaya: Sangma
Shillong, Feb 12 - Former Lok Sabha speaker and Nationalist Congress Party - leader P.A. Sangma said the 'value' of the chief minister has declined in Meghalaya with the elevation of three other politicians to the same rank.Last month, the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance - government elevated state Congress president Friday Lyngdoh, State Planning Board chairman Donkupar Roy and Meghalaya ... 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

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

New Delhi | 13 days ago
CAT phase-II ends, over 6,500 take test
New Delhi, Jan 31 - Over 6,500 students, who could not take the computer-based Common Admission Test - due to technical glitches last year, re-appeared in the exam, the Indian Institutes of Management - said Sunday.'The phase two was smooth and ended successfully,' S. Roy, head of Prometric India that conducted the first ever online version of CAT, told IANS. The first phase of CAT 2009 was conduc ... read more

New Delhi | 13 days ago
CAT phase-II ends, over 6,500 take test Sunday
New Delhi, Jan 31 - Over 6,500 students, who could not take the computer-based Common Admission Test - due to technical glitches last year, re-appeared in the exam Sunday.'The phase two was smooth and ended successfully,' S. Roy, head of Prometric India that conducted the first ever online version of CAT, told IANS. The first phase of CAT 2009 was conducted from Nov 28 to Dec 8, 2009. But several ... read more

Shillong | 13 days ago
Meghalaya now has two chief ministers
Shillong, Jan 31 - Bizarre, but true. The northeastern state of Meghalaya now has two chief ministers - veteran Congress leader D.D. Lapang and the party's state unit chief Friday Lyngdoh.And this has been made official by a formal government notification, not without a catch though - while Lapang is the chief minister with statutory authority vested in him, Friday Lyngdoh would simply enjoy the s ... 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

15 days ago
Northeast struggling with backwardness: Meira Kumar
Shillong, Jan 29 - Those influenced by the cult of violence should be brought back into the mainstream, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here Friday asserting that India's restive northeast region is suffering from underdevelopment, unemployment, backwardness and insurgency. Durable peace and prosperity in the northeast region is a must, Meira Kumar said while inaugurating the 12th North East ... read more

Shillong | 15 days ago
Three-day northeast speakers' summit begins
Shillong, Jan 29 - The conference of the North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - began here Friday to discuss ways and means to strengthen functioning of the legislative assemblies in the eight states.Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar inaugurated the three-day 12th conference of the NERCPA. Speakers, deputy speakers and some selected legislators of all eight states are taking part. ... read more