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Create investor-friendly ecosystem: G Kishan Reddy tells northeast states

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday asked all states of the northeast region to create an investor-friendly ecosystem and suggested the authorities concerned to organise a global summit to attract investments. Reddy, the minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), directed senior officials to prepare an action plan for the proposed global investors' conclave in the coming months. "A global investors' summit for NE should be organised soon, and all state governments should start undertaking measures for developing an investor-friendly ecosystem," he said while addressing the 70th Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here. Various measures, such as changing existing policies to suit the needs of investors, digitising land banks with plot level information, simplifying processes, providing a single window clearance system and developing an inventory of readily investible projects, must be undertaken. Each state of the region should work on establishin

SC issues notice to Centre on plea for delimitation exercise in northeast

A bench sought a response from the Central Ministries and others on the plea urging to conduct delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland

Center, states working for development of northeast, including Nagaland

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said that the Center and States are together engaged in the holistic development of the Northeast including Nagaland

Modi govt taking steps for development of northeast and Nagaland: Oraon

The Narendra Modi government is taking a number of steps for the development of northeastern states including Nagaland, BJP National ST Morcha president and Rajya Sabha MP Sameer Oraon said

Monsoon on track, says IMD; warns of heavy rainfall in northeast states

The scientist said conditions are favourable for the further advance of monsoon over Goa and some more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the next two days.

Developing infra, connectivity in northeast Centre's key focus: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Centre is laying emphasis on infrastructure and connectivity development in the Northeastern region

Muivah to share report on peace talks on May 31 after key meeting

At the meeting on Saturday near Dimapur, V.S. Atem led the NSCN-IM delegation, while the Core Committee was headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio

I pray for Sikkim's progress in the years to come: Shah on statehood day

'This state is known for its great culture and immense natural beauty. I pray for Sikkim's progress in the years to come'

Northeast takes the lead on digitisation: PhonePe Pulse Q1 2022 Data

According to a report by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, UPI has now become the most popular mode of payment

GoZero plans to invest $1 million for expanding presence to North-East

British premium electric bike maker GoZero, which has partnered with Kolkata-based Kirti Solar for product development and manufacturing, on Thursday said it plans to invest USD 1 million to expand its presence to India's northeast market. GoZero, which has its R&D centre in Birmingham (UK), entered the Indian market in 2019 by setting up its location operations base in Kolkata with Kirti Solar. Its current product range includes One, Mile and Skellig series of e-bicycles. GoZero Mobility is looking to spread its wings to northeastern India with plans to invest USD 1 million and create over 100 jobs in the region in the next three years, the company said in a statement. The electric vehicle revolution is gathering pace in India and GoZero Mobility has defined an aggressive road map to tap into the opportunity and ride on the increasing popularity of clean vehicles in the country's northeastern region, it said. GoZero Mobility co-founder Sumit Ranjan said, "India is one the largest

R-Day passes peacefully in Northeast; states look to sort out border row

Most state Governors and chief ministers spoke of the long-awaited solution to border issues between the states, many of which are now near finalisation

PM inaugurates, lays foundation stones for multiple projects in Manipur

The projects deal with road infrastructure, urban development, drinking water supply, health, housing, skill development, Information Technology and art and culture, officials said

Statsguru: 7 charts show economic growth of northeast India in past few yrs

Though there was numerical improvement in the situation in terms of violence, economic challenges continue to ail the sunrise states of India

Lying incomplete for 46 years, Assam irrigation project to be ready by 2022

Construction of the Dhansiri Irrigation Project, billed to be the largest in Assam, will be completed by the end of this fiscal year, the Assembly was informed on Friday.

Shah to discuss state border disputes with CMs on his visit to Northeast

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Meghalaya on Saturday on a two-day visit

Dearth of monsoon trough causes deficit in pre-monsoon rains in Northeast

Except Sikkim and Meghalaya, the six remaining northeastern states experienced deficit pre-monsoon rains due to lack of rain bearing clouds, water vapour and monsoon trough from the Bay of Bengal

In India's conflict-ridden zones, 60% trust state police over army

Thirty-nine per cent also believe that the police are corrupt in conflict-affected regions, while 20 per cent shared such a perception of the paramilitary/army, study says

Action against Home Guards who refused poll duties in Assam polls

The authorities in Assam are likely to take action against over 500 Home Guards who refused to perform election duties

Assam Polls: Congress finalises candidates for Bokajan, Diphu

The Congress's Central Election Committee in Assam on Thursday finalised candidates for the Bokajan and Diphu constituencies

Congress releases two more names for Assam polls

Congress on Thursday released two more names of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam.