Kolkata/Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his counterparts Manik Saha (Tripura), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Conrad K. Sangma (Meghalaya), Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim), and Yumnam Khemchand Singh (Manipur) attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari along with the Council of Ministers, which was held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Chief Mi…
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Aizawl, May 7 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh on Thursday emphasised the importance of preserving tribal culture, heritage, and traditions while inspecting key cultural infrastructure projects in Aizawl district. The Governor visited the ongoing development works of the Tribal Research Institute and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum at Kelsih in Aizawl district. The projects are being implemented under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs.During the visit, General (…
Agartala, Feb 24 (IANS) The much-anticipated Maitree international bus service linking Agartala and Kolkata via Bangladesh capital Dhaka resumed regular operations, bringing to an end a suspension that lasted for over a year. The first bus in the Maitree International Bus Service fleet departed from Kolkata on Monday, traversed through Dhaka, and reached Agartala on Tuesday.Passengers were accorded a warm welcome on arrival at the Agartala (India) – Akhaura (Bangladesh) Integrated Check Post (IC…
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Assam is poised to emerge as the industrial hub of eastern and northeastern India, asserting that the state is witnessing a transformational phase under the BJP’s double-engine government.Addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for the new campus of the 10th Battalion of Assam Police in Kamrup district, HM Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated nearly Rs 15 lakh crore for Assam’s devel…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, urging the posthumous conferment of the Bharat Ratna on late singer-composer Zubeen Garg.Garg is widely regarded as one of Assam and the Northeast’s most influential cultural icons. In a letter dated January 30, Gogoi said Garg’s untimely and tragic demise has plunged Assam and the wider Northeastern region into profound grief, leaving behind a cultural void t…