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North-East India’s first Kisan Call Centre opens in Agartala, Tripura

March 10, 2015

North East India’s first Kisan Call Centre (KCC) was opened in Agartala, Tripura. It was launched by Tripura Chief Minister  Manik Sarkar. The call centre is financed by Tripura government and will be run by experts of agriculture, fisheries, horticulture and ..

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Border haat to enhance trade between India, Bangladesh opens in Tripura

January 13, 2015

India and Bangladesh inaugurated third border haat in Srinagar-Purba on the Tripura-Bangladesh border. It was inaugurated by Union Commerce and Industries Minister Nirmala along with her Bangladeshi counterpart Tofail ahmed in the presence of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. This ..

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Nagaland Governor PB Acharya to hold additional charge of Assam

December 7, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya to take additional charge as the governor of Assam. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya will continue to hold the additional charge till a new governor is appointed to succeed J B Patnaik, the Governor of ..

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Sikkim becomes most favoured destination of foreign tourists in northeast India

August 11, 2014

Foreign tourists visiting the north-eastern (NE) states of India are choosing Sikkim as their most favored destination in NE region of the country. As per figures released by the Tourism Ministry, while the state received 23,602 tourists in 2011, it was ..

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President appoints new Governors to five states

July 15, 2014

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee appointed Governors of five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland. Given below is the list of Governors and their respective state of appointment: Keshari Nath Tripathi: Governor of West Bengal Balramji ..

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Rejig of Governors: Kamla Beniwal sent to Mizoram, Margaret Alva given additional charge of Gujarat

July 6, 2014

The arrival of the new government at Centre has also led to the removal and shuffling of Governors appointed by the previous UPA led government. In continuance of the same, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee has announced three major ..

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Itanagar becomes the 2nd state capital amongst the capitals in NE India to be put on Rail Map of India

April 8, 2014

Itanagar (Capital of Arunachal Pradesh) became the 2nd state capital after the Capital of Assam: Dispur (whose nearest Railway Station is Guwahati, distance: 5-7 km only), amongst the capitals in NE India to be put on Rail Map of India. The first ..

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Bezbaruah Committee: To address concerns of Northeastern people

February 9, 2014

The Union Government set up a Bezbaruah panel to propose remedial measures to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death in Delhi of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh.  The Bezbaruah Committee: A six-member panel ..

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Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) to be continued in 12th Five Year Plan: CCEA

October 5, 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation of the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) in the 12th five year plan. It also approved new projects for utilizing the balance of Rs 717 crore left in the 12thfive ..

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Rajan Committee’s new methodology to replace ‘special category’ status for devolution of funds to States

September 29, 2013

The panel set up by the government under the chairmanship of the then Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) has suggested ending the ‘special category’ criteria for providing additional assistance to poorer states. Why did the government set up ..

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