The south Asian nation has witnessed massive protest demonstrations since last month. In the middle of July, nearly 200 protesters, including students, died in the violence, which was allegedly instigated by police personnel and a large number of supporters of Hasina’s party, the Awami League.
The Ministry has sanctioned the construction of 42 roads spanning 118.756 km in Tripura, with an estimated investment of Rs. 114.32 crore. This initiative aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to 47 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) habitations.
In the meeting, the discussion centred on strategies for capacity building, training policies, marketing and promotion efforts for the development of tourism in NE states.
Among the contenders, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stands as a formidable force, vying for the Arunachal West seat.
Highlighting the transformative impact of developmental programs initiated under the Modi Government over the past decade, Sitharaman underscored a significant shift in the development trajectory of the North-Eastern region.
Rising economic aspirations and loopholes in policies have shown the way for forming such networks of illegal and unguarded extraction of resources, threatening its natural ecosystem.
The substantial presence of ethnic Nepalese people in North-east India is an asset to promote greater economic interaction with the neighbouring country Nepal.
Any attempt to converge national vision with people's voices in this contested region must be negotiated carefully
The faint hopes that an overdue political debate on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was in the offing ~ generated by its partial relaxation in nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh ~ have been dashed.
Director General of ICG Rajendra Singh is to visit the NE Region headquarters in Kolkata on Tuesday to review Phase II operations of the coastal security network in the region
