New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The government is planning to invest Rs 4,800 crore in projects across northeast over the next five years, including community jetties, cargo vessels, dredgers and cruise terminals, according to an official statement.These initiatives are expected to strengthen last-mile connectivity, improve logistics efficiency and generate employment in riverine regions.According to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Brahmaputra Board is being repositioned as a modern, tec…
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Washington, May 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India from May 23-26, visiting Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi, as Washington and New Delhi prepare for talks expected to focus on the Quad partnership, energy security, trade and defence cooperation amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.The State Department announced Rubio’s travel plans on Tuesday, saying he would first travel to Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22 to attend the NATO…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) The Centre is stepping up efforts to transform the Brahmaputra into a major economic and connectivity corridor for the Northeast, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday outlining an integrated river development strategy combining transport, trade, tourism, and scientific river basin management. The roadmap was discussed at the High Powered Review Board meeting of the Brahmaputra Board held in Guwahati, where ministers, technical experts, and representatives fro…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Tuesday reacted to the notice slapped on 17 properties owned or co-owned by him in Kolkata by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities and said that whatever might come, he would not bow down to the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime in the state. “Let them do whatever they like. They can send me notices. They can even demolish my house. But I will never bow down. Come …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A day after the BJP-led West Bengal government decided that assistance-oriented schemes for religious leaders would be discontinued from June this year, the Congress accused the BJP of changing its stance post its electoral victory for “political ambition”.The decision was taken during the BJP government’s second Cabinet meeting in the state. It stated that religion-based stipend schemes for ‘imams (Muslim priests)’ and ‘purohits (Hindu priests)’, will be discontinued.Sp…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) A young woman died under mysterious circumstances in a guest house in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, the police said on Tuesday, adding that two persons have been arrested. Initially, it was known that she died after falling from a mango tree. However, the family of the deceased alleged that their daughter was raped and murdered. The police later recovered the body and sent it for an autopsy.It is learnt that the deceased woman went to the guest house in Salt Lake in an ap…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government sanctioned railway infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,200 crore aimed at improving safety, connectivity and operational efficiency on the Jammu-Katra and Howrah-Delhi corridors, the Ministry of Railways said on Tuesday.The government has approved critical slope stabilisation, tunnel rehabilitation and bridge protection works on the Jammu-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra section of Northern Railway at a cost of Rs 238 crore, the ministry stated.It further noted…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Two employees of a businessman from Gujarat were allegedly robbed by a gang on the pretext of carrying out a business transaction. After looting Rs 42 lakh from them, the accused allegedly abducted the two employees and forced them into a car.However, it is alleged that the two men were later taken to the Kona Expressway in Howrah district and thrown out of the car. After learning about the incident, the businessman from Gujarat arrived in Kolkata and lodged a formal compl…
Patna, May 18 (IANS) In a major crackdown, a mini gun factory allegedly operating secretly for the past two months was busted in Bihar’s Purnea district on Monday.The illegal unit was unearthed during a joint operation conducted by the Special Task Forces (STF) of Kolkata and Patna.The raid was carried out in Ward No. 1 of Haripur village under the Dhamdaha police station area following a specific intelligence input.Investigators said the factory had been set up nearly 20 feet underground and …
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Relegation confirmed, Mohammedan Sporting Club will play for pride when they take on NorthEast United FC, who will aim to end their campaign on a positive note, in their final game of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.Mohammedan Sporting Club became the first team to be relegated from the Indian Super League following their 0-4 defeat to Mumbai City FC in their previous fixture in Kolkata. The Black and Whit…