Hopes of early resolution of Naga peace talks: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu RioThe concerns of the Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate state, will also be addressed after ...
22 Feb, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab top education ministry's 2020-21 Performing Grade IndexSix states and one Union territory have attained the best rating of Level 2 (L2) in the ministry's Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2020-21,...
03 Nov, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
North-East has potential to become the organic food basket of the country, says PresidentThe President said that the development of infrastructure is a key parameter for the growth of a state. The ‘Act East Policy’ of the Govern...
03 Nov, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Manipur elections under shadow of militant strikes, will still focus on unemployment and developmentBesides law and order, the long standing demand for junking Armed Forces Special Powers Act, economic woes of the land-locked state which h...
14 Jan, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
Nagaland plans to attain 100 per cent literacy by 2030Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio recently unveiled the "Nagaland SDG Vision 2030 - Leaving no one behind". It provides short, medium and long ter...
31 Aug, 2021, 10.14 PM IST
Tripura’s drug menace was bigger than Punjab’s: Biplab Deb"Ending the drug menace in Tripura and stopping atrocities against women are two big achievements of our 6-month old government," Biplab De...
08 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Goa, J&K, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal among top states for women entrepreneursThe report also finds that nearly 80% of women entrepreneurs across the country are self-financing their businesses with little utilization...
21 Nov, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
Delhi pips Goa, Maharashtra to emerge most tourist-friendlyWhile Delhi climbed to the top spot by nudging Maharashtra and Goa to the second spot, TN, Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, Punjab and Andhra ...
15 Nov, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Freebie culture rocks Tamil Nadu’s financial boatEven as TN increases its social sector spend to a whopping Rs 78,100 crore, its outstanding liabilities has touched Rs 2.56 lakh crore as p...
27 Jun, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Literacy rate up in India, but so is illiteracyThe overall literacy rate in the country may have gone up to 74.4%, but the drop in the illiteracy rate has not matched the increase in pop...
28 Jan, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Mizoram to emerge as bamboo state of India: MoS Jitendra SinghCentre today said Mizoram would be helped to emerge as the 'bamboo state' of the country which will help generate revenue.
29 Sep, 2015, 08.28 PM IST
Historic peace accord with NSCN-IM: The indomitable may have finally surrendered to the inevitableIf the latest Naga accord is everything its most optimistic reading promises, it would underline one of the most resilient truths of ancien...
09 Aug, 2015, 06.53 AM IST
Literacy rates of STs far below national average: Parliamentary panelThe House panel also flagged the female literacy rate, saying it is also lower as compared to the national average.
15 Mar, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Four areas Modi government can focus on in the North EastIntegrating northeast with rest of India is our collective responsibility towards our country and we should fulfil it well.
08 Aug, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
Job scenario in most northeastern states alarmingThree states — Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim — were below the national average of 20% growth in workers between the two censuses.
17 Aug, 2013, 10.56 AM IST
Government seeks to woo Nitish Kumar with new backward state measureAdoption of new Index by the Centre can potentially set the stage for realignment of political forces in Bihar.
14 Aug, 2013, 08.40 AM IST
- Full Plan panel meet next month to approve Approach Paper
Full Planning Commission headed by Manmohan Singh is likely to meet by July end to approve the 'Approach' paper to the 12th Five Year Plan ...
28 Jun, 2011, 05.09 PM IST