Arunachal
‘Arunachal package to be expedited’ITANAGAR, Nov 2, 2009 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has said the administration would expedite the completion of projects declared by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the State.
Roadway, thanks to NREGABOMDILA, Oct 21, 2009: In a follow-up of centre’s flagship programme for rural employment, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Assurance (NREGA) programme was given a thrust in West Kameng district by DRDA project director Dagbom Riba, who disbursed wage payments for the mule track at Shajijing (Nachibon village) and the porter track at Ditchik village, [...]
Assam
Demonstration by TE workersDIBRUGARH, Nov 2, 2009 – More than a thousand tea garden workers from four divisions of the Lepetkata tea estates staged demonstration in front of the head office of the tea estate at Lepetkata here today in protest against the alleged highhandedness and gross negligence of the tea garden management towards the employees.
Daiyang residents get land owner certificatesDERGAON (GAMARIGURI), Nov 2, 2009 – State PWD Minister Ajanta Neog today distributed 25 land owner certificates at a ceremony held at Gamariguri in Golaghat district. Speaking at the ceremony held on the premises of Barnali Rangathali and attended by over 5000 people from greater Daiyang area, she said the State Government was doing everything [...]
Manipur
NSA for 4 AMUCO menImphal, September 29, 2009: Out of the nine members of AMUCO, arrested by the police on September 14, in connection with the ongoing public agitation over the July 23 Khwairamband Bazar incident, four of them have been detained under National Security Act, while three have been granted bail against a surety bond of Rs 50,000 [...]
Fraudulence mars Tamei development planImphal, September 29, 2009: Rampant fraud and discrepancies have marred all infrastructure development initiatives at Tamei sub-divisional headquarters.
Meghalaya
CM to meet KSU, CCSO tomorrow on Uranium mining issueShillong, Nov 2, 2009: In a bid to end the stand-off over the uranium mining issue the Meghalaya government will hold talks with the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) and Coordination Committee for Social Organisation (CCSO) on November 4.
‘UCIL cannot fool people anymore’NONGSTOIN, Sept 29, 2009: “The UCIL cannot take innocent people for a ride anymore by falsely projecting that the pre-development projects to be carried out in the uranium belt of West Khasi Hills district are for the development of the area and not meant for facilitating uranium mining,” KSU general secretary Hamlet Dohling asserted.
Mizoram
Rural development programmes reviewedAizawl, Sept 11, 2009: District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee reviewed implementation of various rural development programmes in Lawngtlai District yesterday. The review meeting chaired by Lok Sabha MP, Mr. C.L Ruala was attended among others by 2 MLAs of the District, Mr. C. Ramhluna and Mr. Nirupam Chakma.
HIV/AIDS awareness
Aizawl, Sept 11, 2009: Music and sports will be organized for the youth in the near future for creation of HIV/AIDS awareness to the youth. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held today under the chairmanship of the Health Minister, Mr. Lalrinliana Sailo.
Nagaland
Nagaland’s disaster management in poor shapeDimapur | September 29, 2009: The State government appears to be in sleeping mode despite the series of seismic activity and tremors which had rocked the state in the last one month alone. Although there has been no casualty till date, the frequency of the recent quakes has led to questions being raised about the [...]
Agatha for revamping NREGA
Newmai News Network
KOHIMA, Sept 25, 2009 – Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma has assured to revamp the NREGA programme for its better implementation. She said her main aim is to implement NREGA for the needy people and also to properly channelise rural development programmes.
Sikkim
‘NE Food Pro 2009’ at GangtokGANGTOK, Sept 23, 2009 – The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), premier body of business and industry in Eastern and North-Eastern India, is holding a summit-cum-exhibition focusing North-East agri business ‘North-East Food Pro 2009’ here on September 22-23.
Centre relaxes ILP system in Sikkim
GANGTOK, Sept 22, 2009 – In a positive development for promotion of tourism here, the Centre has accorded significant relaxation to the Protected Area regime in Sikkim besides decentralising the powers to issue Protected Area Permits (PAP) and Restricted Area Permits (RAP).
Tripura
Union Minister flags off new trains in TripuraAGARTALA, Sept 20, 2009 – Union Minister of State for Shipping Mukul Roy today flagged off a pair of trains from Agartala-Dharmanagar boosting the rail service in landlocked Tripura.
Tripura expresses satisfaction over Indo-Bangla joint statement
Agartala, Sep 13, 2009: The Tripura government has expressed satisfaction over the joint statement of External Affairs Ministers of both India and Bangladesh while stating that it would improve the state’s economic development.
