Prominent leaders of North East who are in the electoral fray in the first phase of polls -- from Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi -- exercised their franchise early in the morning on Friday.
Commending Chief Minister N Biren Singh's proactive efforts, Shah praised the implementation of the Inner Line Permit system as a crucial step towards preserving Manipur's integrity.
Inaugurating various terminals across the region, including the Passenger-cum-Cargo Terminal at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh and the Inland Water Transport Terminal at Sonamura in Tripura, Sonowal emphasised their role in revitalising waterway transportation for both goods and passengers.
The agreement among the NEC Shillong, IIM Shillong, and the MDoNER aims to sustain the operations of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research and Analysis.
The incident took place near an open gym at the DDA Park in front of JPC Hospital. While three accused were identified, another boy’s identity is yet to be ascertained.
Earlier this week, the region got its first flying training academy at Lilabari airport in Assam's Lakhimpur district, established in line with the Centre’s plans to develop nine new pilot training academies in addition to the existing 34 in the country.
These CBOs would not only enhance the supply chain management at district level, but would also replace the 'vicious chain of middlemen'.
The AFSPA (1958) that happens to be one of the most draconian instruments of security and control, first applied to Assam and Manipur and later amended in 1972 to extend to Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland, vests unaccountable and extraordinary powers with the armed forces. The public consciousness against the AFPSA was raised when a group of elderly and middle-aged women from different organisations of the Meira Paibi the largest civilian movement fighting state atrocities and human rights violations in Manipur, besides drug abuse and crimes against women - led a protest march against the rape of Thangjam Manorama by soldiers of Assam Rifles. The fast unto death begun by Irom Chanu Sharmila on 2 November 2000, in protest against the Act, that continued well into August 2016, stirred public conscience
The top performers will be awarded seed funding and/or entry slots as part of the January 2022 cohort of the Nexus incubation programme at the American Center in New Delhi",
The North-east has remained a paradox in India’s economic liberalisation regime
