Besides connectivity, the government has been working towards making the region insurgency-free by 2024, and also resolving the decades old inter-state boundary disputes through dialogue.
The Met Department has predicted heavy rain in north Bihar and the Seemanchal region for the next three days,
Amid the recent spurt in violence in Manipur, the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles on Saturday launched massive combing operations.
Shah was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He is on a two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. He will fly to Arunachal on a chartered flight.
IPL franchise Delhi Capitals on Friday unveiled their first DC Cricket Academy in the Northeast.
The Home Minister hailed the PM for bringing a positive change in the lives of the people of the Northeast and connecting the region with the hearts of the rest of India.
"From Delhi to Dimapur, Congress indulged in familial politics. So, entire northeast along with Nagaland is punishing Congress," said Modi.
The Chief Minister advised the student delegation to visit Kakori near Lucknow while recalling the heroic stories of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh in the freedom movement.
The BJP is contesting 55 seats while its ally Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) is contesting the remaining five seats.
The Chinese have also been increasing their activities along the Doklam area and are under the constant watch of Indian security agencies.
