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26 Aug

Weather update,Northeast to witness heavy rainfall for next 5 days.

editor0 CommentsIndia, North East

The IMD predicted heavy rainfall is likely to occur in northeast India in the coming next five days and over east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on August 28 and 27. As the report says isolated heavy rainfall over western and central parts of India coming in the next few days. As per a report given by the MeT Department, “Widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm and lightning are very likely to pour on Vidarbha on 28th; East Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh on 25th & 28th August 2022,”. Northeast states including Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely…

27 May

Dog walking row: IAS transferred to northeast; ‘Why shame Arunachal?’ asks Mahua Moitra

editor0 CommentsNorth East, Political

Amid the social media furore round a pinnacle civil servant for shutting a sports stadium in the countrywide capital Delhi early evenings so he may want to stroll his canine has led to his transfer to the contrary quit of the country, the Centre has transferred IAS Sanjeev Khirwar to Ladakh and his spouse Rinku Dugga to Arunachal Pradesh. However, Trinamool Congress Party MP Mahua Moitra has slammed the centre for solely paying lip provider to the northeast place after Dugga's transfer to Arunachal Pradesh. Tagging Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu, Mahua entreated them…

28 Feb

Acer announced its expansion in North-East India

editor0 CommentsIndia, Business, North EastAgartala

The leading consumer technology brand Acer announced the expansion of its retail presence with the inauguration of its second exclusive store in Agartala in partnership with Info Solution Systems. The new store is located in Ramnagar, Agartala, Tripura and will be the 4th Exclusive Store in the North-East India and second largest in Tripura.The newly launched store will feature the company’s entire gamut of products like laptops, desktops, monitors, tablets, projectors accessories, and air purifiers. The new store is equipped to provide expert consultation on all products across segments which enable the customer to make the right purchase. The brand…

05 Jan

Oil India Ltd’s first 100 kw Green Hydrogen facility at Jorhat, Assam

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Oil India Ltd is setting up a plant to manufacture green hydrogen in Jorhat, Assam. “To strengthen its clean energy offerings”, the company has initiated for setting up a 100 kw green hydrogen plant at its Pump station-3 in Jorhat,” the company said. “The plant in Assam will generate green hydrogen using AEM technology, this is a first of its kind project in the country,” said a statement. On the occasion of the ‘bhumi pujan’ of the project, Pankaj Kumar Goswami, Director (Operations) said, the hydrogen generated will be blended with natural gas using the existing infrastructure. Hydrogen, being considered…

21 Oct

Seminar on Electromagnetic Radiations

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDOT, LSA

Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Shillong License Service Area (LSA) has organized an “Awareness Seminar on EMF Radiation” on October 13, 2021. India is celebrating 75th year of Independence as AzadiKaAmritMahotsav and this session was organized as part of DoT’s public advocacy programme to commemorate the monumental occasion and to build a new Atmanirbhar Bharat by ensuring a robust telecom network with state of art technology and the best quality of service.The seminar was attended by government officials, general public, college faculty, telecom service providers, infrastructure providers and other officials. DoT is fully committed and equipped to facilitate the compliance of…

10 Aug

Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, North Eastadanigroup

The Adani Group on Monday began its “Observation Period” at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernise northeast India’s main airport, officials said. An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a nine-member team of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd (AAHL) led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its “Observation Period” and is likely to take over charge in October. An AAI official on condition of anonymity said that as per the agreement with the…

31 Jul

Khatabook supports small businesses with digital offerings

editor0 CommentsBusiness, North EastKhatabook app, MSME segment

Khatabook (India's fastest growing fintech start-up) announced its expansion plans to reach a wider network of MSMEs in the North East India. Khatabook aims to cater to all the digital requirements of the MSME segment in India. The top 5 cities in the NorthEast region in terms of usage of Khatabook are Guwahati, Imphal, Gangtok, Shillong and Dimapur. More than 11-lakh merchants are using Khatabook in the North East to digitally manage their bookkeeping and business transactions. Guwahati is in Khatabook's top 20 user base cities in India. With its various digital offerings - Khatabook, Pagarkhata and Biz Analyst, the…

27 Jul

Assam declares 3-day state mourning

editor0 CommentsIndia, North EastNorth East India

Tuesday to condole the death of five policemen and one civilian ,The Assam government declared a three-day state mourning . The grave incident happened in a border clash with Mizoram on the previous day, a source said. At least six persons were killed and 60 others, including an SP, injured in a bloody clash along the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday. During this period, the national flag will fly at half-mast and there will be no public entertainment, the order issued by the General Administration Department said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to the chief ministers of Assam and…

26 Jul

5 ministers from Northeast India shows where it stands in BJP and PM Modi’s priorities: Amit Shah in Assam

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAmit Shah, BJP, North East India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is currently on a two-day trip to Northeast India, on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is strengthening its base in the region. Speaking in Assam, he said the formation of BJP government in the state for the second time means it has permanently rejected terrorism and riots to move towards development. "For 5 years, the way the duo of Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma has run the government, people of Assam have preferred the path of development, which is why Sarma is the new CM. I congratulate the Assam team for…

13 Jul

PM Modi to review Covid situation in N-E states today

editor0 CommentsIndia, North EastIndia, North East India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will virtually meet the Chief Ministers of all northeastern states to review the Covid-19 situation in the region at a time when the second wave of the pandemic continues to rage across the country. The meeting with the Chief Ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram will start at 11a.m. The proposed meeting follows Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba's interaction with the officials of the northeastern states' home departments last Wednesday amid concerns over rising cases of coronavirus infection in the region. The northeastern states have witnessed a recent…