Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project to get each and every one of 18, 452 villages in India which were deprived of electric power ever since independence connected to the national power grid came to fruition on Sunday. Leisang village in Manipur became the last village in the country to be connected to the power
An explosion halted the developments of a hydropower project in Eastern Nepal which was being assisted by India. The project was to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi during his scheduled visit to the country this coming May. The compound wall of the 900 MW Arun III hydroelectric power-plant office was damaged in the blast
On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided for giving guidance to their respective militaries for improving predictability and effectiveness regarding management of border affairs. Both leaders have shown a strong commitment to avoid future Doklams and reduce border tensions. The Indian statement on Saturday said, "Both leaders further directed their
On Saturday, Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was speaking at India Economic Summit 2018 being held at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. While asserting the importance of Central government schemes, he said that we have (in the Constitution) Schedule 1 - List 1, List 2 and List 3. Now, health is a state
According to the statement given by the Indian Railways on Friday, Mirabai Chanu has been promoted as an officer on special duty (sports) in the North East Frontier Railway. Padma Shri awardee Mirabai Chanu has recently won India’s first gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had announced her promotion at a
A four-member committee on exam reform which was formed in January has submitted its report and recommendations to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). For discouraging rote learning and also for judging the analytical abilities of students, this committee has recommended an “open book examination” for engineering courses. Open book examination is actually
Yesterday, Honourable Governor of the state felicitated the three gold medalists. This felicitation programme was attended by Letpao Haokip and families of the gold medalists, MC Mary Kom, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu. Governor, Najma Heptulla expressed her happiness and said that these three women have brought pride to our state by making
After Mohammed Salim, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem became another Indian who got the attention of a Scottish club. Around eighty years ago, Mohammed Salim was the one Indian who showed dazzling skills to 1,000 Celtic FC members and impressed them. Now, Goalkeeper Dheeraj embarked on a difficult journey from Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Last year,
On Friday, Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two suspected Kashmir hackers from Punjab. PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) shared with the Press, “Delhi Police has arrested Shahid Malla, 28, and Adil Hussain Teli, 20. Both have been working for an anti-national hacking group and they have hacked over 500 Indian
The central Government has released sufficient fund of Rs 9 crore for setting up dairy farms in the scheduled caste-inhabited areas of Andro and Sekmai in Bishnupur district. Member of legislative assembly from the Andro constituency, Th Shyamkumar shared this information with local media. Th Shyamkumar who is also the Forest and environment minister told