North Eastern Council

No decision to turn North Eastern Council into a regional planning body: Arun Jaitley

Government has not taken any decision to convert the North Eastern Council into a regional planning body, Rajya Sabha was informed.

Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam to get Rs 5,000 cr more after Centre junks special status

Sarma offered a healing touch saying the state won't plunge into a financial paralysis as Assam would be getting an additional Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre instead besides the existing support.

Meghalaya to showcase North East India culture in Delhi festival

About 20 stalls will showcase the cuisines from across the region to provide the visitors a taste of North East.

Second Alliance Air aircraft to boost connectivity in N-E: minister

An MoU has already been signed for a period of two years between NEC and Alliance Air to provide connectivity to unconnected areas by air wherein the former provides viability gap funding to the agency, Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh said.

Air India to restore Kolkata-Shillong service

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, had stopped its operation from Kolkata to Tezpur and Lilabari airports in December 2011.

Arunachal Pradesh governor wants better road connectivity

Lt Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma urged NEC and BRO to step up implementation of road projects.