Tag: Northeast India

PM Modi Launches GST Reforms in Arunachal, Calls Them a “Double Bonanza” and Blasts Congress for Neglecting Northeast

“The first rays of the sun fall on Arunachal, but for years development rays never reached here. Congress only saw two Lok Sabha seats and neglected this region,” he said.

September 22, 2025

PM Modi Accuses Opposition of Neglecting Northeast, Dedicates Mizoram’s First Rail Line to Nation

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw underlined the engineering challenges behind the project, which required 143 bridges and 45 tunnels, including one taller than the Qutub Minar.

September 13, 2025

Tapir Gao Sounds Alarm Over China’s Great Bend Dam: Warns of ‘Water Bomb’ Threat to Northeast India

Gao emphasized that India and China lack a water-sharing treaty, which leaves India with limited leverage to prevent such unilateral decisions.

April 8, 2025

“Northeast is topmost priority of PM”: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

During his two-day visit to Tripura, the Union Minister reviewed the implementation of various flagship schemes of the Prime Minister and highlighted the government's commitment to the region's development.

December 29, 2024

“Northeast getting transformed to become India’s growth engine”: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Scindia also announced that the second semiconductor factory in India will be established in Assam, marking a major milestone for the region.

December 18, 2024

Arunachal CM Khandu lauds former OSD analysis of BJP’s win in Northeastern state

He emphasized that PM Modi has made more visits to the Northeast as compared to other PMs.

June 3, 2024

Northeast emerging as strong corridor for trade with South Asia, East Asia: PM Modi in Itanagar

"Today, I am privileged to be a part of this festival of the 'Seven Sisters' for a developed Northeast," he added.

March 9, 2024

NE India’s largest freshwater body in Manipur hit by illegal fishing, hunting

Famous for its floating islands and picturesque landscape, Loktak Lake in Manipur’s Bishnupur District is one of the largest freshwater bodies in northeast India.

January 14, 2024

NE sees sharp rise in narco smuggling, immigrant influx post Myanmar coup

Apart from the Golden triangle (which includes Myanmar, Laos and Thailand), militant outfits in Myanmar are involved in poppy cultivation, he pointed out.

January 7, 2024

Northeast gears up for New Year celebrations, sees surge in tourists

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Guwahati, Diganta Barah has cautioned the people to maintain the traffic rules and regulations.

December 31, 2023