DS Group to hike investment in hospitality segment to Rs 1,500 cr: Vice-Chairman Rajiv KumarDS Group is boosting its hospitality investment to Rs 1,500 crore. The conglomerate plans to double its room count ahead of its 2029 target...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Manipur to cut VIP convoy size, curb spending amid global challengesManipur's cabinet has embraced Prime Minister's appeal for austerity. Measures include reducing VIP convoys and freezing foreign travel. Th...
30 May, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
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
Jyotiraditya Scindia assured 3 more airports in Arunachal Pradesh: CM Pema KhanduAttending the inaugural flight ceremony virtually from Itanagar, Khandu said this is another feather in the cap of the aviation sector in t...
19 Aug, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for 13 highway projects in ManipurPaving the way for development of Manipur, these roads will enhance better connectivity, convenience and economic growth in this NE State,”...
17 Aug, 2020, 06.25 PM IST
Railways to complete long-pending projects of national importance by 2023: Railway Board chairmanAt a press briefing, Railway Board chairman said the priority of the railways in the next five years is to complete its 50 remaining super ...
14 Feb, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
How poor rail connectivity is acting as a hindrance to India's Act East policyTrain services to Pakistan were halted in February due to worsening political developments. Freight train services exist with Nepal. With B...
20 Oct, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Rail link to NE state capitals on track, Gangtok to be connected by March 2022The capitals of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have been already been connected by broad gauge rail network.
24 Jul, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
From 2009-14 to 2014-19, railways average allotment per year for the North Eastern States increased by 161%According to Vision Document 2020, Government has planned to connect all State Capitals of North Eastern States by 2020.
29 Jun, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
Connecting Northeast by 2020: Rlys has 517-km roadmap in placeThe lines once commissioned will also help the movement of foodgrain, cement, sugar and other utilities to the northeast and will give a hu...
10 May, 2018, 07.37 PM IST
States told overcome land hurdles in NE road projectsA total of 197 road development projects are being implemented in the region under various programmes and schemes of the central government.
26 Jan, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
CCEA clears widening of Manipur-Myanmar highway stretchThe 65 km Imphal-Moreh stretch in Manipur on NH 39 is part of the project to connect India with Southeast Asian nations.
12 Jul, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
Border Infrastructure: Modi government driving strategic projects with radical changesIn the Northeast, trade connections with Myanmar and Bangladesh have for decades been held ransom to shoddy roads and poor infrastructure.
16 May, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
Over Rs 70,000 crore Railway projects of strategic importance stuck in funds crunch and red tapeOver Rs 70,000 crore worth of railway projects that would improve defence mobility and commercial interests have been crawling along for ye...
17 Dec, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
Projects worth Rs 15 lakh crore stalled for want of clearances319 projects worth over Rs 15.19 lakh crore stalled investments, have been identified so far by the Prime Minister's Project Monitoring Gro...
06 Oct, 2013, 11.40 AM IST
- Northeast gets 10 railway projects
The Northeast has altogether 10 national projects being undertaken by the railways. According to the railway ministry, for the ongoing proj...
11 Jul, 2009, 10.21 PM IST
- Manipur govt looking for another site for NIT
The Manipur government is looking for an alternative site for the proposed National Institute of Technology following large scale protests ...
30 Apr, 2007, 07.20 PM IST