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Kailashahar Airbase revival: Why a forgotten 1971 war airstrip might be key to India’s NE strategyTripura's Kailashahar airport, inactive since 1971, will soon be revived. This move will improve connectivity, complementing Agartala Airpo...
As election focus shifts North-East, Prime Minister plays FIFA, Pope cardsIn a region which is a major hub of Indian football, Modi said in Shillong: "The days aren't far away when India will organise such a momen...
Large projects on to augment India's border infra: GadkariThe Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has achieved a major milestone in the project by successfully digging a 440-metre long tunnel below the...
Mission 2024: Develop 100 new airportsThe government will build 100 new airports by 2024 to improve regional connectivity and corporatise a major port that will be later listed,...
Budget 2020: Aims at improving connectivity through regional flights, airports“Air traffic has been growing rapidly in the country as compared to global average. One hundred more airports would be developed by 2024 to...
Northeast airports facelift: Government may invest Rs 8,000 crore more“We are already in the process of upgrading various airports in the Northeast, which is likely to reach completion by 2019-20,” AAI chairma...
Centre wants to double tourist growth in Northeast in 3 yearsGovernment is working with border countries so that tourist coming bordering countries like Nepal can come to India.
92 new flight routes in Northeast under Udaan-2: Jayant SinhaSinha also announced a direct bi-weekly Air India flight from Delhi to Imphal from January next year, which he said would be made a daily s...
17 highway stretches on borders to double up as airstrips: Nitin GadkariWhile the previous UPA government had sanctioned construction of 73 strategic roads along the border, Gadkari is scaling it up with timely ...
Additional incentive for startups in NE states: DoNER MinisterThis would encourage avenues of employability and livelihood not only for youth from the region, but also from all over the country, he sai...
- Chinese activities in Indian Ocean new threat: Book
China's growing military influence in the Indian Ocean could be the next flashpoint in rivalry between the two Asian giants.
- Army planning to deploy artillery, tank brigades along borders
The Army is planning to deploy artillery and tank brigades along the borders in northern and northeastern regions.
- China has five airbases, extensive rail-road networks in Tibet: Antony
Apart from nuclear missile bases in Qinghai province which clearly target India, China has built five fully-operational airbases, an extens...
- Coal India loses mining rights in Meghalaya
The state government declined to renew company's mining lease application for the Simsong coal block. The original lease had expired in 200...
- Ministry wants dedicated air services to take off in NE
Not cowed down by the earlier setback, the ministry of development of Northeastern Region is making fresh attempts to start dedicated air s...
- Help regional airlines
Govt should support the regional airlines,willing to take-off in slowdown.
- Govt may operationalise over 150 airstrips
To meet the growing demand of air travel in the country, government plans to operationalise 150 unused airstrips that were last used during...