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China accused of torturing Tibetan monk as dam protests face brutal suppre
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The London-based human rights group Tibet Watch has raised alarm over the worsening condition of Gonpo Tsering, the abbot of Yena Monastery in Shiba village, who is reportedly fighting for his life at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The 45-year-old religious leader was subjected to
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Pakistani labour rights ignored: Hydropower workers block Karakoram Highwa
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Protesters said that despite the government's notification fixing the monthly wage for 26 working days at Rs 40,000, they were still being underpaid and forced to wait months for their dues.
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Pakistan's power project, PoJK's water crisis: Villagers pay price for Nee
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The hills of Muzaffarabad are facing an unprecedented water crisis as natural springs in villages surrounding the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) have begun to dry up, a development that residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) blame on the project's underground tunnel sys
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Tibet's climate crisis poses global threat, warns Stockholm Paper
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs warned that the Tibetan Plateau is facing a severe climate crisis due to China's unchecked infrastructure and resource extraction. The report urged global action, calling Tibet's protection an ecological imperative vital for Asia'
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India, Bhutan hold talks on trade, connectivity and people-to-people ties
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Prime Minister Tobgay, in a social media post, said he was "pleased to meet Vikram Misri" and highlighted the wide range of issues discussed, including connectivity, hydropower cooperation, trade and commerce, and people-to-people relations.
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India, Bhutan sign MoU on cross-border rail links; review energy, developm
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
India and Bhutan's Foreign Secretaries, Vikram Misri and Aum Pema Choden, met in New Delhi to review bilateral cooperation and reaffirm their commitment to further strengthening the special friendship between the two countries.
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India, Bhutan sign MoU to establish first cross-border railway links
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held consultations today with Foreign Secretary of Bhutan Aum Pema Choden, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement.
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PM Modi visits border states Arunachal, Tripura; says "North East is the A
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of two major hydropower projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore in Itanagar. The Heo Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) will be developed in the Siyom sub-basin of Arunachal Pradesh.
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PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone of various development works wo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He highlighted that Arunachal is not only the land of the rising sun but also a land of fervent patriotism. Just as the first colour of the national flag is saffron, Arunachal's spirit too begins with saffron. Shri Modi noted that every individual in Arunachal is a symbol of valour and simpl
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Congress ran govt only from Delhi, ignored Northeast: PM Modi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Generally, the first rays of the sun fall on Arunachal Pradesh, but years have gone in trying to getting the rays of development here. I have come here before 2014 too, stayed along with you. Nature has given Arunachal so much, the land, the people, capability, there is so much. But the peo
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PM Modi interacts with Arunachal's traders, industry reps; discusses impac
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While attending a 'GST Bachat Utsav' event in Itanagar, the Prime Minister met with various artisans, industry leaders in the state, meeting with people who are selling local goods, to packaged milk and food stuffs, highlighting the 'swadeshi' products of the country and encouraging peopl
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"Very important day for development of North East": PM Modi ahead of Aruna
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
During his visit to Arunachal Pradesh on September 22, the Prime Minister will launch key projects related to the energy, connectivity, and healthcare sectors of the state. PM Modi will also inaugurate development works at the Mata Tripura Sundari Temple Complex.
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