Northeast

Fire At Cloth Godown In Delhi, 21 Fire Engines Rushed To The Spot

India News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar | Tuesday August 13, 2019

A major fire broke outthis morning at a cloth godown in northeast Delhi's Gandhi Nagar market.

Government To Launch Rs 3,000 Crore Projects In 100 Days In Northeast

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

The Centre has decided to launch 200 projects worth Rs 3,000 crore in the Northeast in the first 100 days of the new Modi government, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.

Centre Approves Development Projects Worth Rs 1,232 Crore For Northeast

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 1, 2019

The Centre has sanctioned 49 development projects worth Rs 1,232 crore for the Northeastern region in the first 50 days of the Modi government, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.

4 Earthquakes Hit Arunachal In 24 Hours, Highest Among Them 5.5 Magnitude

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday July 20, 2019

Four earthquakes of 5.5, 5.6, 3.8 and 4.9 magnitudes hit Arunachal Pradesh one after another on Friday and the early hours this morning, the Meteorological Department said.

Amit Shah To Visit North East Next Month, Will Meet Chief Ministers, Governors

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday July 18, 2019

In his first visit to the North East as Home Minister, Amit Shah will meet chief ministers and governors of the eight states for two days next month and would review the security situation and development issues with them.

3 Dead In Major Fire At Rubber Factory In Delhi, Search And Rescue Ops On

Delhi News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Saturday July 13, 2019

Three people, including two women have died in a major fire that broke out this morning at a rubber factory in northeast Delhi's Jhilmil industrial area. 26 fire engines were sent to the spot shortly after the fire broke out at around 9 am.

Northeast Braces For More Rain And Floods, 3 Killed In Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Massive landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall since the past two days have affected thousands of people in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam. Four people have died in the region, including three in Assam where over two lakh people are marooned in 11 districts.

New IIT-Guwahati Director Plans Extension Centres In Northeast

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 5, 2019

The Director said that the move, however, requires permission from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern California In US

World News | Reuters | Friday July 5, 2019

A powerful quake of magnitude 6.4 on Thursday struck Southern California near the city of Ridgecrest, some 320 km northeast of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

"Bad Vaastu" To Bring Telangana A New Assembly, Secretariat Building

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday June 26, 2019

A pit about four and a half feet deep has been dug in the lawns on the northeast corner of the Secretariat complex in Hyderabad. That is where Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will lay the foundation stone on Thursday for a new secretariat that he wants to build at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore. The northeast corner was chosen on ba...

Woman Rejected A Man At A Party. He Shot Her Baby In The Head, Police Say

World News | Antonia Noori Farzan | Tuesday June 25, 2019

It was supposed to be a family gathering on the northeast side of Fresno, California. When reporters arrived at the putty-colored ranch house on Monday, coolers were still sitting in the front yard, and a pink-and-blue banner was tacked to the window. "Happy Birthday!" it said in looping letters.

Train Plunges After Bridge Collapses In Bangladesh, 4 Dead, Over 100 Hurt

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 24, 2019

A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and injuring 100 more in Bangladesh on Monday.

Home Minister Amit Shah Allocates Works To His 2 Deputies

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 20, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah has allocated work to his two deputies G Kishan Reddy and Nityanand Rai -- that include affairs of Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast and Centre-state relations, officials said.

Centre's Special Focus To Improve Connectivity In Northeast: President

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 20, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government is giving special focus on improving connectivity in the Northeast and make life easy for the people of the region.

Japan To Invest Rs 13,000 Crore In Infrastructure Projects In Northeast

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 15, 2019

Japan has decided to invest Rs 13,000 crore (205.784 billion Yen) in several ongoing and new projects in the Northeast, an official statement said on Friday.