Itanagar: In a step to strengthen the export ecosystem and provide international market access for local products, the department of trade and commerce has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kolkata, under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, for the establishment of an export facilitation cell (EFC)…
James Sangma with his certificate of election in Shillong on Thursday Shillong: Former cabinet minister and the unanimous candidate of the National People’s Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) govt, James PK Sangma, was declared elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya on Thursday.The certificate of election was handed over by Malthus…
Shillong: Meghalaya will host the North East India Infrastructure Summit & Exhibition (NEIINFRA Summit) at Mawkasiang in Shillong on June 15 and 16.The Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) is set to organise the summit with the Meghalaya govt as the host state and Build India — an organisation focused on…
Itanagar: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly stalking, trespassing, and attempting to outrage the modesty of two women in separate incidents across the Capital Complex Region (ICR) over the weekend.The accused has been identified as John Loda, a resident of Seppa in East Kameng district. He was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation…
Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh plants a sapling at the Lok Bhavan Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen. (retd) Vijay Kumar Singh led the plantation drive by planting a sapling of the state tree, Herhse (Mesua ferrea), at the Lok Bhavan on Green Mizoram Day on Thursday.Following the governor’s lead, staff members of the governor’s secretariat…
Agartala: A local court in Tripura’s Khowai district has summoned Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear on June 22 in connection with a case related to incidents following the 2021 Tripura assembly election.According to sources, the summons originated from a complaint lodged at Khowai Police Station. In Aug 2021, 12 TMC leaders,…
Minister Lalrinpuii at the commemoration ceremony in Aizawal Aizawl: Mizoram health and family welfare minister Lalrinpuii said on Thursday that since April 1, the state govt has released Rs 22.7 crore towards Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS) claims, comprising Rs 13.45 crore for treatments availed within Mizoram and Rs 9.2 crore for treatments outside…
Dibrugarh: Union minister of state for external affairs and textiles Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday reviewed the implementation of flagship schemes and programmes of various central ministries and departments in Lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.The review meeting was held at the deputy commissioner’s office in Likabali, where Margherita assessed the progress of ongoing projects, reviewed…
Guwahati: In a landmark move to unlock the northeast’s untapped energy reserves, the Centre, Assam and Nagaland govts on Thursday inked a tripartite agreement to facilitate exploration and production of hydrocarbons and other mineral deposits across an area of more than 1,000 sq km of land, along the Assam–Nagaland border.The agreement, aimed at enhancing the…
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) will be withdrawn from the entire northeast next year, barring one or two states.Speaking at the signing of a tripartite MoU between the Centre, Assam and Nagaland to facilitate mineral oil operations in boundary areas, Shah said the shrinking…
