Cabinet approves 166 km long greenfield highway between Meghalaya and Assam; capital cost pegged at Rs 22,864 croreThe government has approved a new highway project. This project will connect Meghalaya and Assam. The high-speed corridor aims to improve r...
01 May, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
With just Rs 150 base airfare, take a 50-minute flightAccording to an analysis shared by travel portal ixigo with PTI, there are at least 22 routes where the base airfares are less than Rs 1,00...
16 Apr, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Scindia flags off 6 routes, expanding aerial connectivity of North-EastScindia said, “Mizoram is the gateway to North-East India. The city has an immense amount of importance for its tourism & economic sector. ...
18 Oct, 2021, 08.18 PM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flags off Alliance Air flight connecting three northeastern citiesThe Alliance Air flight will traverse on Kolkata-Guwahati-Aizwal-Shillong route four days a week, the ministry's statement noted. Alliance ...
18 Oct, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Alliance Air to operate flights in Mizoram from October 18: OfficialCurrently, Air India and IndiGo operate in the state. The booking for Alliance Air flights will start from October 11.
07 Oct, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
First flight to Tezu, India’s easternmost tip, on August 16The easternmost tip of the country in Arunachal Pradesh will finally get its first civilian air connectivity on the 75th year of Independen...
12 Aug, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
First direct flight connecting Shillong with New Delhi takes offThe flight services were inaugurated S. Dhar, Transport minister of Meghalaya, G. B. Lyngdoh, MLA; M.Suresh, Regional Executive Director, A...
22 Dec, 2020, 01.25 AM IST
Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved 78 new routes under the 4th round of Regional Connectivity SchemeNortheastern states, Hilly States and Islands have been given priority in the approval process for the new routes. Around 29 served, 8 unse...
27 Aug, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
Meghalaya cabinet ministers caught in anti-CAB stir, CM postpones meeting with Amit Shah"The CM had visited western Meghalaya earlier in the day. He took a separate route to reach the airport, on the outskirts of Guwahati. His ...
12 Dec, 2019, 08.35 PM IST
South Asian Games will be a grand success: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal17 Jan, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
Boost to India-Bangladesh connectivity; two bus services launchedThe bus services, Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala & Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati will link West Bengal to three NE states of India via Bangaldeshi capita...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Third Indo-Bangla bus service to be inaugurated by PM Narendra ModiA third India-Bangladesh friendship bus service connecting Dhaka, Shillong and Guwahati will be launched next month during Prime Minister N...
25 May, 2015, 06.40 PM IST
Trial run of Guwahati-Dhaka bus service beginsGuwahati-Dhaka is the third such initiative between India and Bangladesh after 1995 when Kolkata was connected for the first time and later...
11 Dec, 2014, 04.58 PM IST
India plans regular bus service to Dhaka from Guwahati"Government plans to introduce regular passenger bus services to Dhaka from Guwahati in Assam via Shillong in Meghalaya," an official relea...
06 Dec, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
Alliance Air to resume flights to 5 Northeastern cities including GuwahatiAlliance Air would resume flights to five NE cities as the North Eastern Council (NEC) decided to fund the viability gap for these operatio...
24 Sep, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
Air India subsidiary Alliance Air starts service to the airports in Assam and MeghalayaAlliance Air is the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India and the airline stopped services in these routes due to irregular payment of the v...
02 Aug, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
- Meghalaya likely to resume Pawan Hans chopper service
Meghalaya govt is likely to resume the chopper services of state-run Pawan Hans in the absence of qualified bidders, Transport Minister A T...
23 Jul, 2012, 07.25 PM IST