Page-5 of Seven Sister States Current Affairs, GK & News
Meghalaya to host 39th National Games in 2022
Meghalaya has signed the Host City Contract with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for hosting the 39th National Games in 2022 on January 3, 2018. The tripartite contract was signed between the IOA, the Meghalaya State Olympic Association, and the state government. With this, Meghalaya will host the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th ..
Topics: Asia • English language • India • India at the Olympics • Indian Olympic Association • Meghalaya • National Games of India • Outline of Meghalaya • Seven Sister States • South Asian Games • Tourism in North East India
MP Govt partners with Nagaland and Manipur under “Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat”
As per Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat scheme, the Madhya Pradesh Government has partnered with Nagaland and Manipur to strengthen cultural relations between them. For this, the MP Govt has made its Higher Education Department as a nodal department to execute the scheme. The team of MP will participate in Sangai Mahotsav which is being organized in ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Gujarati people • India • Manipur • Nagaland • Narendra Modi • Northeast India • Sangai • Seven Sister States • States and union territories of India
The Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise “Sampriti-7” started in Meghalaya and Mizoram
The Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise “Sampriti-7” has started in its northeastern states of Meghalaya and Mizoram from November 6, 2017. This is the 7th edition of the joint training exercise, which will end on November 18. The 13-day exercise will be conducted at India’s Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Mizoram and at the Joint ..
Topics: Counter-insurgency • India • Jungle warfare • Kolasib • Meghalaya • Mizoram • Northeast India • Seven Sister States • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India • Vairengte • Warfare
Satya Pal Malik appointed as new Governor of Bihar
President Ram Nath Kovind has recently appointed Governors in five states and Lieutenant Governor in one Union Territory. These are as follows: Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra has been appointed as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former member of Bihar Legislative Council Ganga Prasad as new Governor of Meghalaya. Satya Pal Malik, the ..
Topics: Assam • Banwarilal Purohit • Devendra Kumar Joshi • Ganga Prasad • Government of India • Jagdish Mukhi • Prasad • Raj Niwas, Port Blair • Seven Sister States • State governments of India • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India
Santosh Mohan Dev, veteran political leader passes away
Santosh Mohan Dev (83), the veteran congress leader and former union minister, has passed away today in Silchar, Assam. He was first elected to the Parliament in 1980, the first of his seven terms in office as the Member of Parliament. Out of these seven, he has represented Silchar, Assam five times and he was ..
Topics: Dilip Kumar Paul • Kabindra Purkayastha • Lok Sabha • Northeast India • Parliament of India • Santosh Mohan Dev • Seven Sister States • Silchar • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India
Assam Regiment celebrates Platinum Jubilee Ceremony
The Assam Regiment celebrated its 75th Raising Day (Platinum Jubilee). The regiment was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt.Col. Ross Howman. Key facts The Assam Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment was raised to defend Eastern borders of India and counter the threat of the Japanese invasion ..
Topics: Assam Regiment • Assam Rifles • India • Indian Army • Jessami • Naga people • Nagaland • Paramilitary forces of India • Seven Sister States • Shillong • Tourism in North East India