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PM Modi vows to implement Assam Accord; transform the state into a hub of
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to implement not only the Assam Accord, which seeks identification and deportation of illegal migrants, but also to ensure that the state becomes a hub of oil and natural gas.
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PM Modi’s whirlwind tour of northeastern region on Saturday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday make a whirlwind tour of northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Tripura during which he will lay the foundation stone of new greenfield airport and Sela tunnel, launch of DD Arun Prabha channel and
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'No satisfactory plan' with US on Syria safe zone, says Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 6 (ANI): Weeks after United States President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no acceptable plan has been tabled for the same.
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Boko Haram kills 60 in Nigeria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rann [Nigeria], Feb 2 (ANI): Terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in the northeastern town of Rann on Monday in a renewed attack.
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Centre must care for sentiments of northeast: Meghalaya CM on Citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma appealed to the central government to look into the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill keeping in mind the sentiments of the people of northeast India.
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Meghalaya CM inaugurates Orchid Lake Cottages to boost tourism in state
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The northeastern state of Meghalaya is one of the most scenic places in the country and has a lot to offer visitors. Ranging from lush green mountains, scenic landscape and picturesque beauty, Meghalaya has emerged as a favourite destination for to
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CCEA Meeting: Rs 22,594 crore to increase the capacity of Assam's Numaliga
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 16 (ANI): Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has sanctioned Rs 22,594 crore to increase the capacity of Assam's Numaligarh refinery by three times to fulfill the petroleum needs in the entire northea
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Rs 190.46 cr for tourism projects in northeast; spiritual circuit in Megha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): In what's going to give a fresh boost to tourism sector in the country, Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned tourism projects worth Rs 190.46 crore for the development of northeast states and spiritual circuit in Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh under the S
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Assam: 3rd edition of 'Dwijing Festival' celebrated to promote river touri
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The great civilizations in the world have grown on the rivers and Assam is among the blessed region in the Northeast to have been located on the banks of mighty Brahmaputra and Barak River.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Rajnath to hold meeting with CMs of Northeaste
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Amidst the outcry in the Rajya Sabha over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he will soon hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of all Northeastern states for reviewing the current security situation a
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PM Modi hails Citizenship Amendment Bill, 10 pc quota Bill
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 09 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Citizenship Amendment Bill will not have any adverse impact on the rights of northeast states' people, and termed the Bill as 'historic.'
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AFSPA extended in 'disturbed' Nagaland for 6 months
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 31 (ANI): The Centre on Sunday extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for a period of six months, declaring the northeastern state a 'disturbed area.'
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