Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that Bharat Ratna awardee Bhupen Hazarika’s songs continue to unite India and give energy to its people. Addressing the musical doyen’s birth centenary celebrations in Guwahati, Modi said his creations encompass the concept of ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’. “The ideals that he lived by and the experiences…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that Bharat Ratna awardee Bhupen Hazarika’s songs continue to unite India and give energy to its people. Addressing the musical doyen’s birth centenary celebrations, Modi said his creations encompass the concept of ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’. “Bhupen da may not be present physically, but his voice gives…
New Delhi: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended two Nigerians and a Brazilian national who are suspected to have escaped from jails in Nepal during the recent anti-government protests, officials said on Saturday. The force guarding the India-Nepal international border and the state police have caught more than 75 people from various locations along…
Churachandpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to transform strife-torn Manipur into a symbol of peace and prosperity, urging all groups to shun violence and asserting that the Centre was standing firmly with the people of the state. Addressing a public meeting in Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district during his first visit to Manipur after ethnic…
Guwahati: A special corridor lined with Neem saplings has been readied in Numaligarh in Assam’s Golaghat district through which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel during his visit on Sunday. Modi will pass through the 2.6-km ‘PM Neem Corridor’ on his trip to this upper Assam district, during which he will visit the Numaligarh Refinery…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a strong bridge of “trust” must be built between the people of the Hills and the Valley in Manipur. Addressing a public meeting in Imphal’s Kangla Fort during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke out between Kukis and Meiteis in May 2023, Modi…
Varanasi: Former Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki, 73, who has now become the country’s first woman prime minister to head an interim government, shares a strong bond with Varanasi. Karki, who described herself in a recent media interview as a “friend of India”, pursued her post-graduation from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Uttar…
Aizawl: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Northeast had earlier suffered heavily due to ‘vote bank’ politics, but due to efforts of the BJP-led government at the Centre for the last 11 years, the region has now become the country’s growth engine. Modi, while launching projects worth Rs 9,000 crore in Mizoram,…
Shimla: Several vehicles were buried under debris, and farms were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district in the wee hours of Saturday. However, no casualty was reported, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Gutrahan village in the Namhol area of Naina Devi assembly constituency. Gushing waters carrying debris scattered all over…
Aizawl: Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said it was a historic day for Mizoram as the state entered the country’s railway map. He was addressing a gathering as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mizoram’s first railway line and flagged off the state’s maiden Rajdhani Express, connecting Aizawl with Delhi Lalduhoma said the new railway line…
