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Assam CM exudes confidence in BJP winning 22 out of 25 northeast seats in 2024

Sarma also claimed that work on rural electrification has been going on in a big way.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

india news

Published on Sep 10, 2023 10:41 PM IST

PTI |

Forest bill report likely to be tabled in monsoon session

The Joint Committee of parliament reviewing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment bill 2023 is set to table its report during the upcoming monsoon session starting on July 20

The Joint Committee of parliament reviewing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment bill 2023 is set to table its report. (AP)

india news

Updated on Jul 04, 2023 12:08 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Democratic process to begin soon in J&K: Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh was addressing a national security conclave to mark nine years of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rule in the centre

Defence minister Rajnath Singh being felicitated with a turban by BJP’s J&K unit president Ravinder Raina during the India's National Security Conclave in Jammu on Monday. (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 27, 2023 05:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

Manipur’s implosion offers a stern warning

There are far too many affected and aggrieved parties in Manipur and the administration seems to have misread the writing on the wall

Why has the violence lasted this long, and what comes next(HT_PRINT)

opinion

Published on Jun 02, 2023 09:57 PM IST

ByAvinash Paliwal

LG hails police for ensuring law and order during Ram Navami processions

Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti were celebrated on March 30 and April 6, respectively. Last year, a procession on Hanuman Jayanti had triggered communal clashes in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

The LG’s office, in a statement, said VK Saxena was constantly monitoring the situation on the ground in the run-up to the festivities. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:40 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Nobody can take inch of land: Shah in Arunachal

India's home minister, Amit Shah, has stated that India will not allow anyone to take even an inch of land and border security is the government's top priority, during his visit to Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh. The visit comes days after China renamed 11 places in the state, which it claims as South Tibet, further straining the bilateral ties between the two countries. Shah also launched the ?4800 crore Vibrant Villages programme from Kibithoo, which aims to develop villages in 46 border blocks of 19 districts in four states and one Union Territory abutting the northern border.

Union home minister Amit Shah in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:18 AM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan, Kibithoo

Arunachal Pradesh's inter-state car rally to promote tourism in North-East

International Friendship Car Rally Association (IFCRA) flagged off by Arunachal Pradesh Governor to promote and create awareness about tourism in the North Eastern Region.

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 11, 2022 07:27 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Itanagar (arunachal Pradesh)

North-east will be the engine of country’s development: PM Modi

Modi said that modern infrastructure is being constructed in Arunachal Pradesh considering its importance from the national security perspective

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the 36th statehood day celebration of Arunachal Pradesh, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI)

india news

Updated on Feb 21, 2022 02:34 AM IST

ByHTC and PTI, New Delhi/agartala

Assam to be a ‘laboratory’ for mother tongue-based education: Dharmendra Pradhan

The northeastern region inculcates as many as 180 languages, the Union education minister said, adding that Assam will prove to be a laboratory for a unique “caste, tribe, and language-based education system.”

Assam: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated the North-East Education Conclave 2021 in Guwahati. (Photo via @dpradhanbjp on Twitter)

india news

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 03:37 PM IST

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy

Meet the seven sisters, virtually

The annual North East Festival is on its way to Delhi, but in a first it will be held virtually in Guwahati

The eight edition of the North-East Festival that’s usually held in the Capital, is being held in Guwahati this weekend and livestreamed worldwide. Soulmate (above) will be performing at the venue

lifestyle

Updated on Dec 20, 2020 04:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKarishma Kuenzang

The intellectual legacy of Charles Allen

In his prodigious output of 25 books Charles wrote about many disputed issues in Indian history some of which have political implications today

Although Charles Allen was no imperialist and was particularly critical of British racism inevitably, his view of the work of the Orientalists also challenged the schools of history, including Hindutva, which see no good in the British record(Hindustan Times)

columns

Updated on Aug 30, 2020 09:14 PM IST

ByMark Tully

A virtual music concert to beat odds and blues

An online festival organised by tabla player Anuradha Pal is the financial ray of hope that India’s indigenous musicians need

India’s first female professional tabla player, Anuradha Pal is coming forward to support fellow musicians in crisis

lifestyle

Updated on Jul 22, 2020 08:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKarishma Kuenzang

Landmark movement of goods between Bengal to north-east India via Bangladesh flagged off

This will greatly benefit India’s north eastern states by cutting transportation time and cost through land routes to the north east.

Access to the Chittagong port will cut down the distance by almost half, Bipab Deb, chief minister of Tripura had earlier stated.(Bloomberg (Representative Image))

cities

Published on Jul 16, 2020 10:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kolkata | ByHT Correspondent

235 Indians stranded in Bangladesh return via three land border posts in NE

A total of 129 people from Tripura returned through the Agartala-Akhaura border, where the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das, was present to oversee their departure.

An Indian stranded in Bangladesh for two months due to lockdown returning back through the Agartala-Akhaura land border between both countries on Thursday.(Indian High Commission, Bangladesh)

india news

Updated on May 28, 2020 06:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Guwahati | ByUtpal Parashar

Career Nirman: An App on courses offered by state, central government institutes in North East

In today’s technology-driven world, people can also work from home for overseas companies unlike in the past when options were limited. Read on to know more....

The ‘Career Nirman’ App was developed by the Hailakandi district administration.(unsplash)

education

Published on Jan 30, 2020 12:56 PM IST

Hailakandi (Assam) | ByPress Trust of India

Manipur wins award for Best Performing State in Himalayan region

The Rural Engineering Department (RED),Manipur, won the third position in PMGSY for construction of maximum road length using non conventional construction material (Green Technology) among North East and Himalayan States.

Director (SIRD) Manipur H Balkrisna Singh (left) receiving the award in New Delhi.(SOURCED PHOTO.)

india news

Updated on Dec 20, 2019 01:24 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Imphal | BySobhapati Samom

News updates from Hindustan Times at 9am: Unrest over citizenship law echoes in other parts of country and all the latest news at this hour

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Police and protestors scuffle outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in New Delhi.(Reuters)

india news

Updated on Dec 14, 2019 09:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Two killed in north-east firing as citizens protest citizenship law

CAB, cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, paves the way for immigrants of faiths others than Islam from three neighbouring countries to gain Indian citizenship.

Protestors, amid tear-smoke clash with the police during their march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Guwahati, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.(Photo: PTI)

india news

Updated on Dec 13, 2019 05:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Guwahati | ByHT Correspondent

Union Minister Jitendra Singh visits ‘Destination North East’ festival at BHU

Outlining Central government’s commitment towards development of North East, Union Minister Jitendra Singh, said that the Northeast model of development and opportunity is now being replicated across India.

Union Minister DrJitendraSingh interacts with participants on the second day of ‘Destination North East’ festival in Varanasi.(twitter/@PIB_India)

education

Published on Nov 25, 2019 10:04 AM IST

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | ByAsian News International

Rude travel by Vir Sanghvi: Into the North Eastern mist

Arunachal Pradesh is one of India’s most beautiful states and most of it is unspoilt and untouched by time

Arunachal is the largest of the North Eastern states(Shutterstock)

lifestyle

Updated on Nov 23, 2019 11:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVir Sanghvi

Government to set up North East Industrial Corridor: Rajnath Singh

The event is jointly organised by the Indian Army, Tawang Civil Administration and volunteers at the High-Altitude Stadium, which stands as a testimony to the spirit of solidarity and patriotic fervour amongst the locals of Tawang district.

The Defence Minister also lauded the Five-Year Road Plan of Khandu under which all the existing inter-state and inter-district roads will be upgraded to state highway specifications by 2024.(ANI Photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 14, 2019 08:57 PM IST

Tawang | ByIndo Asian News Service

Congress team to visit North East to help draw strategy on NRC, citizenship bill

A Congress leader familiar with the developments said the group, comprising leaders who are not from the North East, was constituted as Sonia Gandhi is keen to clear the confusion on the two issues within party ranks.

The Congress team visiting north east will submit its report to party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi within 10 days.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

india news

Published on Nov 03, 2019 09:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAurangzeb Naqshbandi and Amrita Madhukalya

Guv administers oath to new Punjab Lokpal

Punjab governor, VP Singh Badnore, on Tuesday, administered the oath of allegiance to justice (retd) Vinod Kumar Sharma as Lokpal, Punjab, in the presence of chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Badnore also administered the oath of office to Lt Gen (retd) Ajae Kumar Sharma as state information commissioner at a ceremony in Punjab Raj Bhavan.

cities

Published on Oct 08, 2019 06:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Civil society groups across northeast protest against Citizenship Bill

In Shillong, hundreds of representatives from various organizations conglomerated near the monument of Kiang Nongbah held a sit-in protest carrying placards against Citizenship Bill.

The BJP-led government at Centre’s decision to go ahead with the bill will trample on rights of indigenous people, said Robertjune Khar Jahrin general secretary of North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP).(HT Photo/Representative)

india news

Updated on Oct 03, 2019 07:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Guwahati | ByUtpal Parashar

HT Brunch Exclusive Cover Story: Kalki reveals pregnancy, will go for a water birth

The actor picks HTBrunch to break this happy news to the world

Styling by Who Wore What When; Make-up and hair: Angelina Joseph; Outfit, Neetu Rohra; Jewellery, Flowerchild by Shaheen Abbas(Subi Samuel)

lifestyle

Updated on Sep 29, 2019 12:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Shooter Heena Sidhu slams Malala Yousafzai on Kashmir tweet

Heena Sidhu responded to Malala Yousafzai on Twitter to remind her about the situation in Pakistan - where Malala was shot in the head.

A file photo of Indian shooter Heena Sidhu.(The India Today Group via Getty)

sports

Updated on Sep 17, 2019 11:49 PM IST

New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service

To solve power woes in NE states, Centre signs deal with NHPC, Arunachal govt

A review of the power sector in the North East regions was held by Union power minister RK Singh on Tuesday. The review meeting was attended by chief secretaries and principal secretaries of power of North-Eastern States in Guwahati.

A review of the power sector in the North East regions was held by Union power minister RK Singh on Tuesday.(HT PHOTO.)

india news

Published on Aug 28, 2019 10:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Man dies in custody, police admit to ‘procedural lapses’; suspend three

The Delhi Police, however, denied the allegations of physical assault and said that the bribery charges were unsubstantiated in the initial probe, but acknowledged that there were certain “procedural lapses”.

The death of Govind Yadav prompted his relatives to allege that he had been beaten up in custody and that some policemen had taken a bribe of ₹10,000 to let him off without a case.(FilePhoto)

cities

Published on Jun 08, 2019 03:33 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

How Gujaratis helped Manoj Kotak win in Mumbai’s North East constituency

In the Gujarati-dominated Mulund, where Kotak has been a corporator for the past decade, he got 1,27,847 votes as compared to Patil, who got only 40,484 votes

Of the six Assembly constituencies, Kotak got a lead in five, which includes the Gujarati-dominated areas of Mulund and Ghatkopar.(Satish Bate/HT Photo)

cities

Updated on May 25, 2019 02:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByTanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

This week’s good reads include a memoir by one of India’s first supermodels, a study of matriliny among the Khasis, and a centenary edition of a revered poet’s work

Lisa Ray, Kaifi Azmi and the Khasis on our reading list this week!(HT Team)

books

Updated on May 25, 2019 10:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Team

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Sarma also claimed that work on rural electrification has been going on in a big way.

The Joint Committee of parliament reviewing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment bill 2023 is set to table its report during the upcoming monsoon session starting on July 20

Defence minister Rajnath Singh was addressing a national security conclave to mark nine years of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rule in the centre

There are far too many affected and aggrieved parties in Manipur and the administration seems to have misread the writing on the wall

Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti were celebrated on March 30 and April 6, respectively. Last year, a procession on Hanuman Jayanti had triggered communal clashes in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

International Friendship Car Rally Association (IFCRA) flagged off by Arunachal Pradesh Governor to promote and create awareness about tourism in the North Eastern Region.

Modi said that modern infrastructure is being constructed in Arunachal Pradesh considering its importance from the national security perspective

The northeastern region inculcates as many as 180 languages, the Union education minister said, adding that Assam will prove to be a laboratory for a unique “caste, tribe, and language-based education system.”

The annual North East Festival is on its way to Delhi, but in a first it will be held virtually in Guwahati

In his prodigious output of 25 books Charles wrote about many disputed issues in Indian history some of which have political implications today

An online festival organised by tabla player Anuradha Pal is the financial ray of hope that India’s indigenous musicians need

This will greatly benefit India’s north eastern states by cutting transportation time and cost through land routes to the north east.

A total of 129 people from Tripura returned through the Agartala-Akhaura border, where the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das, was present to oversee their departure.

In today’s technology-driven world, people can also work from home for overseas companies unlike in the past when options were limited. Read on to know more....

The Rural Engineering Department (RED),Manipur, won the third position in PMGSY for construction of maximum road length using non conventional construction material (Green Technology) among North East and Himalayan States.

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

CAB, cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, paves the way for immigrants of faiths others than Islam from three neighbouring countries to gain Indian citizenship.

Outlining Central government’s commitment towards development of North East, Union Minister Jitendra Singh, said that the Northeast model of development and opportunity is now being replicated across India.

Arunachal Pradesh is one of India’s most beautiful states and most of it is unspoilt and untouched by time

The event is jointly organised by the Indian Army, Tawang Civil Administration and volunteers at the High-Altitude Stadium, which stands as a testimony to the spirit of solidarity and patriotic fervour amongst the locals of Tawang district.

A Congress leader familiar with the developments said the group, comprising leaders who are not from the North East, was constituted as Sonia Gandhi is keen to clear the confusion on the two issues within party ranks.

In Shillong, hundreds of representatives from various organizations conglomerated near the monument of Kiang Nongbah held a sit-in protest carrying placards against Citizenship Bill.

The actor picks HTBrunch to break this happy news to the world

Heena Sidhu responded to Malala Yousafzai on Twitter to remind her about the situation in Pakistan - where Malala was shot in the head.

A review of the power sector in the North East regions was held by Union power minister RK Singh on Tuesday. The review meeting was attended by chief secretaries and principal secretaries of power of North-Eastern States in Guwahati.

The Delhi Police, however, denied the allegations of physical assault and said that the bribery charges were unsubstantiated in the initial probe, but acknowledged that there were certain “procedural lapses”.

In the Gujarati-dominated Mulund, where Kotak has been a corporator for the past decade, he got 1,27,847 votes as compared to Patil, who got only 40,484 votes

This week’s good reads include a memoir by one of India’s first supermodels, a study of matriliny among the Khasis, and a centenary edition of a revered poet’s work

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