Union Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday has suggested that the tourism model of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other South Asian nations should be studied and build a model that further boosts the tourism potential of the region.
German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann has said that India's northeast region is a jewel. The German envoy, who recently visited various tourism and important places of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, in a video post in the social media, said that travelling to the northeastern region of India was very rewarding for him.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has provided Rs 217 crore as financial support in the last fiscal year (2024-25) for relief and rehabilitation measures for those people displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023, officials said here on Sunday.
Fresh tension broke out between two tribal communities in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday after at least 10 people, including two key village leaders, were allegedly assaulted by suspected Kuki militants over a land dispute, officials said.
In a bid to resolve the 23-month-long ethnic hostilities, the first tripartite meeting between the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the representatives of Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities was held in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Manipur Police arrested 11 militants belonging to various banned outfits and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during the past 24 hours, officials said here on Friday.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in the northeastern states and in seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of north Bihar, successfully completed and commissioned 1,141.388 Route Kilometers (RKM) of electrification in 2024-25,
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the statement of Bangladesh interim government’s chief advisor Muhammad Yunus regarding the seven states of northeast is offensive and condemnable.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that his government has been building at least 1,000 bridges across the state that will overcome the geographical hurdles.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for another six months in certain parts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, officials said, adding that further extension of the law would be effective from April 1.
Assam Rifles, along with Customs, have seized a large consignment of smuggled areca nuts, also known as Burmese Betel nuts, valued at Rs 1.79 crore in Mizoram, officials said on Sunday.
In a series of joint operations, the Indian Army and other security forces have recovered illegally held 29 arms, some improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades, various ammunition and war-like stores, officials said on Saturday.
The Manipur government on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for providing the whereabouts of Meitei community youth Luwangthem Mukhesh (20), who went missing on March 16, an official said.
A mild quake, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale, shook Manipur’s Noney district and adjoining areas on Saturday, officials said.
An official from Mizoram's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD) said that over 510 pigs died due to the ASF during the past two weeks in 13 villages and localities in two Mizoram districts -- Lawngtlai and Mamit.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said on Friday that due to the illegal import of 'areca nut' (betel nut) from Myanmar, local cultivators in the state have faced serious challenges in selling their produce at competitive prices.
Five hardcore militants were arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition was seized in Manipur, officials said here on Wednesday.
In a significant milestone, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Monday successfully placed the first-ever goods train at the Nischintapur terminal near Agartala.
Supreme Court judge, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, who hails from Manipur, on Sunday, urged all concerned to sit together with a sense of empathy, sympathy, and fraternity to overcome the ongoing ethnic problem in the state.
Supreme Court judge, Justice B. R. Gavai, who is leading a five-member team of apex court judges currently visiting violence-hit Manipur, on Saturday said that peace would prevail in this land and peace would return soon and "let us all work together to bring peace and justice".
The security forces have arrested five drug peddlers and recovered drugs from their possession valued at Rs 5.75 crore, an official said on Saturday, adding that seizures were made in Tripura and Mizoram.
A five-member team of Supreme Court judges, headed by Justice B. R. Gavai on Saturday, visited the camps for the ethnic violence affected in Manipur's Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts and met displaced men, women and children sheltering there, officials said.
Assam Rifles and Customs officials, in a joint operation, have seized a consignment of areca nuts, also known as Burmese betel nuts, valued at Rs 1.08 crore in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday.
The Chief Ministers of northeastern states on Wednesday hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the Crew-9 astronauts to the Earth after spending nine months in space, saying that her resilience, dedication and pioneering spirit motivate millions of people.
Fresh ethnic clashes have erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday, adding that one person has died and several others were injured.
