Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the national highway in Moran in Assam’s Dibrugarh district — a first kind of such facility in the entire northeastern region, government officials said. Prime Minister Modi also witnessed an air show by the Indian Air Force (IAF) soon after the ELF was inaugurated.The air show included Rafale, Sukhoi and MIG fighter aircrafts.The fighter aircrafts successfully took off and lan…
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Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Assam on Saturday for a packed schedule that includes the inauguration and launch of key infrastructure, education, and mobility projects across the state.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said he would land at 10.30 a.m. at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, describing it as the first such facility in the Northeast. He said the ELF would be vital for emergency response, enabling the tim…
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Assam on February 14 for a packed schedule that includes the inauguration and launch of key infrastructure, education, and mobility projects across the state. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said he would land at 10.30 a.m. at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, describing it as the first such facility in the Northeast. He said the ELF would be vital for emergency response, enabling the…
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend an air show at Moran in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district and inaugurate several key infrastructure and education projects across the state, officials said on Friday.According to the schedule, the Prime Minister will depart from New Delhi early Saturday morning and arrive at Chabua airport at around 7.15 a.m.From Chabua, he will proceed to Moran in Upper Assam, where he is scheduled to attend an air show showcasing advanced aerial m…
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) at Moran in Dibrugarh district has emerged as a symbol of confidence and transformation in Upper Assam, and will be inaugurated during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on February 14. Addressing the media on Thursday, CM Sarma said the ELF reflects how infrastructure development in the region has progressed rapidly in recent years. “There was a time when people her…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Marking a first in bolstering the combat preparedness in the North-East, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to operationalise new emergency landing facility on a four-lane highway in Moran in Assam’s Dibrugarh on Saturday, officials said on Thursday. The 4.2-km stretch of the National Highway has been developed as the emergency landing facility and is situated close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), giving the IAF strategic leverage and flexibility to augment its opera…
Guwahati, Feb 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that people in Upper Assam are likely to witness an air show on Saturday in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Speaking to reporters, CM Sarma confirmed that Prime Minister Modi will arrive in Assam and inaugurate a modern highway airstrip at Moran in Dibrugarh district, marking a significant milestone in the state’s infrastructure and strategic preparedness.”There is a strong pos…
Dibrugarh, Feb 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that along with providing government jobs, his administration has created a new generation of entrepreneurs, asserting that entrepreneurship has become a key pillar of youth empowerment and economic growth in the state. Launching the first instalment under the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan 2.0 (CM-AAA 2.0) in Dibrugarh today, the Chief Minister disbursed seed capital to 10,404 beneficiaries from Dibruga…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that the Mising community and its rich cultural heritage symbolise the future of Assam as well as the nation, while announcing special recruitment initiatives to facilitate the induction of Mising youth into the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Addressing a massive gathering at the Mising Youth Festival in Assam’s Dhemaji district, Shah said the Central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Dibrugarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of showing disrespect to the culture and traditions of the Northeast by refusing to wear a traditional gamosa during the President’s ‘At Home’ reception held on Republic Day. Addressing a public rally at the Khanikar Parade Ground in Dibrugarh, Union Minister Shah said that the gamosa was presented by President Droupadi Murmu …