Northeastern States

Assembly Polls: What are the key issues in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya?

The Assembly poll results for all three northeastern states - Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland will be declared on March 2, as per the Election Commission.

Jan 18, 2023, 17:15 PM IST

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia flags off Alliance Air flight services between THESE Northeastern states

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Assam CM flags off Alliance Air flights services between Lilabari, Ziro, Shillong, Imphal, and Mizoram, reports ANI. 

Oct 31, 2022, 14:08 PM IST

Political stability, peace have been established in Northeast: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that PM Modi-led Central government has focused on the northeast region since it came to power. 

Nov 25, 2021, 15:52 PM IST

Centre reviews COVID-19 vaccination coverage in northeastern states, directs to focus on 60+ age group

During the meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, the administration of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were also present.

Sep 04, 2021, 20:17 PM IST

Indian Railways to soon link all northeastern state capitals, Bangladesh: Piyush Goyal

With the Centre`s focus on all-round development of the region through better linkages, the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) had already connected Assam`s main city of Guwahati (adjoining capital Dispur), Tripura`s capital Agartala and Arunachal Pradesh`s Itanagar.

Sep 11, 2020, 20:48 PM IST

Earthquake jolts Guwahati, parts of North East

The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 6:17 pm (IST), was registered at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, about 100 kilometers northeast of the town of Tura.

Feb 08, 2020, 20:28 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi pledges to restore special status to northeastern states

Rahul accused the BJP of trying to destroy the social and cultural ethos of the people of the Northeast by imposing on them the "RSS ideology".

Mar 19, 2019, 16:37 PM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: A look at polling details in 8 northeastern states

Among the eight northeastern states, Assam will have the election in three phases, while two-phase polling will take place in Manipur and Tripura. 

Mar 10, 2019, 22:49 PM IST

Rajnath Singh to meet Northeast CMs as protests against Citizenship Bill intensify

Protests against controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill has intensified in northeastern states.

Jan 14, 2019, 20:39 PM IST

Lessons from the Northeast should help bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir

The muscular approach of 2015 has been followed by confidence building in the Northeast, and this could be a viable option to be replicated in Jammu and Kashmir and the LWE-affected states.

Jul 20, 2018, 14:53 PM IST

Election Commission to visit three northeastern states next week

The team will visit Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya next week to review the poll preparedness.

Nov 24, 2017, 20:04 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi visits Assam, announces Rs 2,000 cr to combat floods in northeast

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Prime Minister also announced an additional Rs 100 crore to institute a high-powered group, including scientists, technocrats and bureaucrats from central and state governments, to study the course of the Brahmaputra river for a permanent solution to the floods in the region.

Aug 01, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Rain-hit farmers in Manipur face staggering losses

Farmers in some northeastern states are suffering as the torrential rain and hailstorm in the past four days have destroyed crops, causing them staggering losses.

Apr 02, 2017, 15:53 PM IST

Heavy rains lash Northeastern states

Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm lashed many parts of the northeastern region, weather officials said on Thursday.

Mar 30, 2017, 21:01 PM IST

'More than 8 lakh additional hospital beds required in Northeast to equal world average'

Poor healthcare services in the Northeast and the need to enhance manpower, including setting up of more medical colleges in the region are the requirement of the day.  

Jul 12, 2016, 12:57 PM IST

Nagaland unit of AAP launched at Dimapur

The Nagaland Unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was launched at Dimapur today.

May 18, 2016, 14:53 PM IST

Earthquake hits Meghalaya, other northeastern states

An earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, rocked Meghalaya and other northeastern states and parts of Bangladesh on Saturday, an official said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage to property.

May 07, 2016, 19:36 PM IST

Effect of dengue minimal in northeast India: Experts

Though the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which causes dengue, is found in abundance in the northeastern states, the deaths due to the disease are fortunately very minimal in the region, experts said here on Tuesday.

Sep 29, 2015, 18:54 PM IST