Assam elections: BJP's Sonowal launches poll campaign, says Barak Valley now key economic hubUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched his campaign in Assam's Barak Valley. He stated the region is now a gateway to Southeast Asia. T...
28 Mar, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
‘A for Assam’: Modi’s vision and a decade of transformationAssam stands at the cusp of a new age, thanks to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The once tumultuous landscape is...
17 Jan, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Revamped inland waterways to power Northeast’s growth, boost petroleum exports: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal highlighted the rapid modernization of India's inland waterways, especially in the Northeast, unlocking e...
20 Nov, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
Assam utilising Centre's interest-free loans effectively, says FM SitharamanThe finance minister commended the initiative as a transformative step in developing sustainable, multimodal connectivity and celebrating A...
07 Nov, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Jeet Adani hold meeting to advance implementation of the key investment commitmentsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Adani Ports Director Jeet Adani. They discussed advancing investment commitments from the...
13 Apr, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Assam: Govt servants will now have to serve for three-five years in places designated as difficult areaAssam government on Wednesday approved a scheme where government servants will have to serve for three to five years in places designated a...
12 Jul, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal to receive first cargo vessel to Sittwe port in Myanmar on May 9Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will receive the first Indian cargo ship at Myanmar's Sittwe Port on May 9. Addressing a press conference...
05 May, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
Focus on logistics policy at PM GatiShakti workshop for north eastern statesDPITT Special Secretary (Logistics) Sumita Dawra said that these workshops are facilitating wider adoption of the PM GatiShakti National Ma...
25 Mar, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
55 ministries to spend 10% of their budget for improving logistics Infrastructure in North EastThe union minister mentioned that the PM GATISHAKTI would ensure world class seamless multimodal connectivity providing complete informatio...
07 Dec, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Petroleum & natural gas ministry will organise the north east zonal conference on PM Gati Shaktiat Guwahati on February 28National Master Plan will provide an integrated platform where all the economic zones and their multimodal connectivity infrastructure have...
26 Feb, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
Cargo movement to start from Varanasi and Haldia to Pandu in Assam by 2022-end: SonowalHe said work is on to operationalize Kaladan multimodal project which will make possible vessel movement from Northeast India to South East...
10 Jan, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Hope developmental projects are not affected in Myanmar: JaishankarWhen asked if the coup will affect India as there are reports that armed groups from Myanmar are taking shelter in India, Jaishankar said: ...
16 Feb, 2021, 12.15 AM IST
Shipping Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya shares project of Brahmaputra and BarakIn a move to improve institutional capacity and existing framework of water transport in the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers to achieve scalab...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
National Highways Authority of India's multimodal logistics parks in the fast laneThe authority is in the process of setting up a separate entity under it that will look after the multimodal logistics parks and port conne...
02 Nov, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
ET Analysis: Transit via Bangladesh ports for NE India to give impetus to BBIN constructIt was for the first time that Bangladesh has allowed its ports to be used as transit for cargo movement to India's north-eastern states. A...
24 Jul, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
Budget 2013: FM stresses on waterways connectivity for Northeast IndiaFM in his budget 2013-14 has announced the Lakhipur – Bhanga stretch of river Barak in Assam will soon be declared as the sixth national wa...
28 Feb, 2013, 01.43 PM IST
- Multimodal transport to boost NE-Philippines trade links
India’s ambassador-designate to the Philippines Yogendra Kumar feels the North East will be benefited by the Kaladan Multimodal Transport P...
16 Nov, 2009, 10.14 PM IST