Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu seeks Centre's sustained support to strengthen strategic border infraArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He requested continued central support for strategic infra...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Arunachal CM Pema Khandu meets with Rajnath Singh, seeks support for critical infraArunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. He requested ongoing assistance for crucial i...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Secure Northeast access via underground rail at ‘chicken’s neck’: Assam CMA new underground rail link is planned for West Bengal's strategic 'Chicken's Neck' corridor. This project aims to create a secure transpor...
03 Feb, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Centre planning underground rail tracks along 40-km corridor connecting Northeast, rest of India: Ashwini VaishnawPlans are underway to lay underground railway tracks along a 40-km strategic corridor in West Bengal. This vital route, known as the 'Chick...
02 Feb, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
PM Modi adds rail link to Gohpur–Numaligarh underwater tunnel: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaPrime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the inclusion of a railway component in the Gohpur-Numaligarh twin-tube underwater tunnel project...
01 Jan, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Watch the fragile corridor: Bangladesh's fluid political landscape necessitates vigilance in the Chicken’s NeckSir Cyril Radcliffe's hasty partition of India created the Siliguri Corridor, a vital but narrow land bridge connecting India to its northe...
28 Dec, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
New military station in Assam to boost border security, intelligence: ExpertsA new Indian Army base is being established in Dhubri, Assam. This facility will bolster border security and intelligence gathering. Expert...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s help to set Up Defence Corridor in the stateAssam is pushing for a defence corridor to boost its economy and strengthen national security. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with ...
26 May, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari announces infrastructure projects worth Rs 55,000 cr in AssamUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced major infrastructure projects worth around Rs 55,000 crore for Assam, including a 12 km underwater t...
26 Feb, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Assam CM announces positive response from Rajnath Singh on third defence corridor proposalSarma met Singh during his recent visit to New Delhi. “After the setting up of a semiconductor unit in the state, we are keen that it becom...
26 Jul, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
China building ‘dual use’ villages along Line of Actual Control, says Lt General Manoj PandeIn light of the events of the past 17 months, the Indian government is looking into its border pacts with China, one of which is the Border...
20 Oct, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Sikkim stand-off: Indian troops unlikely to pull backThe Siliguri corridor, and the town itself, will be vulnerable if China gets to dominate ridge lines which will allow its troops to literal...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Behind China's Sikkim aggression, a plan to isolate Northeast from rest of IndiaThe Siliguri Corridor, through the rail and road networks passing through it, feeds the primary military formations located in the North Ea...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Cabinet clears seven decisions including abolition of FIPBGiving details about Cabinet decisions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said since nearly 90 per cent to 95 percent is already under automati...
24 May, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
Budget 2014: Arun Jaitley creates Rs 100 crore clubFinance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed to set aside Rs 100 crore each for close to 30 schemes.
10 Jul, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
India and China can bond along the Stilwell RoadIndia, especially its eastern and north-eastern states, would stand to gain much more economically by higher trade and connectivity with Ch...
17 Oct, 2013, 10.20 AM IST
- SC seeks explanation on route change in East-West Corridor
The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the UPA government on why the original route of the 366-km East-West Corridor of the Natio...
06 Mar, 2007, 04.20 AM IST