Imphal, June 20 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his visionary leadership and for becoming one of India’s longest-serving Prime Ministers. Addressing the Jan Kalyan Shivir (Public Welfare Camp), the Chief Minister said the camp forms part of the broader effort to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat–Viksit Manipur 2047.The Jan Kalyan Shivir, organised by the District Administration of Imphal West, was held at the Chingama…
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India’s per‑capita steel consumption at around 90 kilograms per person annually far below the global average leaves substantial headroom for growth and the country is beginning to close, a new report has said.Compared with China’s per-capita steel intensity peak of 600 kilograms during its construction boom, India has a lot of room for growth, which will be driven by investment in railways, highways, urban transit systems, and renewable energy infrastructure, the …
Athens, June 20 (IANS) The recent visit of Myanmar’s President U Min Aung Hlaing to India carried significance beyond diplomatic protocol. It reflected Myanmar’s search for a balancing strategy, gave India an opportunity to engage with a volatile neighbour whose instability directly impacts the Northeast, and served as a reminder for China that influence does not necessarily translate into trust. “India does not offer Myanmar the same scale of money, infrastructure, or coercive leverage that…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Twelve years of focused effort have reshaped the development landscape of the northeast and improvements in connectivity, energy, basic services, and livelihoods have worked together to create a stronger and more integrated region, according to an official fact-sheet on Saturday.Over the past decade, development in the northeast has been supported by a targeted policy architecture. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is providing financial assis…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly Budget Session commenced on Thursday with the inaugural address of Governor R.N. Ravi, marking a countdown to the maiden presentation under a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. The man of the moment may well be Swapan Dasgupta — a seasoned journalist, commentator, and Parliamentarian, now the state Finance Minister — who would be delivering the budget speech on June 22.Known for his sharp intellect and deep understanding of …
Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the Northeast, once considered distant from the country’s development mainstream, is now playing a central role in India’s growth trajectory and is emerging as a key pillar in the vision of a developed India by 2047. In a post on social media platform X, Sarma said the region, often referred to as “Ashtalakshmi” for its eight states, is scripting a new development story under the leadership of Prime M…
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) Assam is steadily emerging as a major logistics and cargo hub in the Northeast, with cargo handling at Guwahati Airport registering a significant 15.1 pc year-on-year growth during the financial year 2025-26, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. Highlighting the state’s growing role in regional trade and connectivity, Sarma, in a post on social media platform X, said Assam is rapidly positioning itself as a logistics powerhouse capable of supporting indus…
New Delhi/Imphal, June 12 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi regards the Northeast as the “Growth Engine of India” and has envisioned the region as ‘Ashtalakshmi’, asserting that accelerated development remains the most effective means to eliminate insurgency, unrest and instability in the state. Addressing the NITI Aayog’s meeting with Chief Ministers of eight Northeastern states in Delhi, the Chief Minister called upon the NITI…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes workplaces and workforce management, payroll in India is undergoing a major transformation, with over 94 per cent of organisations leveraging payroll data for business decisions related to hiring, retention and cost optimisation, a report showed on Friday.A report by ADP highlighted that payroll data now plays a meaningful role in key business decisions related to hiring, employee retention and cost management, highlighting its g…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The CBI arrested two key accused in connection with an ongoing investigation into a human trafficking network that lured Indian job seekers to scam compounds for cyber slavery in Myanmar and Cambodia, an official said on Tuesday. One of the arrested accused worked on behalf of a scam compound operator and played a critical role in arranging logistics for Indian nationals trafficked to Myanmar through Thailand, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The victims we…