Tourism in North East India
Ministry of Tourism sanctions 18 North East Development Project
The Ministry of Tourism on December 3, 2019 sanctioned 18 projects under the schemes PRASHAD and Swadesh Darshan. The Ministry has also allocated Rs 1456 crores for the projects. Highlights In order to develop the North Eastern region as a ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Destination North East Festival held in Varanasi
The Ministry of Development of North East Region conducted a four day long North East festival in Varanasi. The festival is to be conducted between November 23, 2019 and November 26, 2019. It aims to fuse the cultures of Ganga ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Justice Kureshi to take oath as Chief Justice of Tripura HC
The Chief Justice of High Court (HC) of Tripura Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will take oath on 16 November. The oath of office will be administered by Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais in Agartala on 16 November. On 8 November, the ..
Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Tawang Festival 2019
In Arunachal Pradesh, the 7th edition of the Tawang Festival 2019 has started with much fanfare and fervour in Tawang. It is a 3-day fest with varied traditional activities and events. The Tawang hill station is home for several tribes ..
Assam government decides no Govt. jobs for people with more than 2 children from 2021
The 126-member Assam Assembly has adopted a ‘Population and Women Empowerment Policy’& decided to make government jobs out of bounds for people with more than two children with effect from 1st January 2021 as per the small family norm.
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sign MoU with State-owned construction firm National Buildings Construction Corporation
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State-owned construction firm National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to provide project management consultancy for development of National Sports University at Imphal, Manipur. The approximate ..
Indo-Thailand joint military exercise Maitree 2019 being conducted in Meghalaya
The joint Military Exercise Maitree-2019 between India and Thailand is being conducted at Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya) from 16-29 Sep 2019. Its aim is to share experience gained during various counter terrorism operations in their respective countries.
Mizoram crowned Subroto Cup International Football Tournament for sub-junior boys (under-14) category
The Saidan Secondary School of Mizoram has been crowned Under-14 boys champions of 2019 Subroto Cup International Football tournament after defeating Unique Model Academy of Manipur 2-0 in the summit clash. It was the Mizoram school’s first title win in ..