India’s Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 68,000 crore road projects in four Northeastern states
NEW DELHI: India’s Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved a slew of new road projects, valued at Rs 68,000 crore, in four Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity. Addressing a late-night press conference after reviewing various national highway projects in the region, Gadkari said that new projects are worth […]
Asian Development Bank to give Rs 2100 crore loan to Tripura for urban, tourism development
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is likely to provide a Rs 2,100 crore loan to the Tripura government for the development of urban areas and tourism in the northeastern state that borders Bangladesh, officials said here on Tuesday. According to Tripura’s Urban Development and Tourism Department Secretary Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao, of the Rs […]
Airports Authority of India launches Krishi-Udan Scheme for marketing of northeastern states farm produce
NEW DELHI: To facilitate the marketing of agricultural and farm products of the northeastern states outside the region, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has launched the ‘Krishi-Udan Scheme’, officials said on Wednesday. AAI’s Regional Executive Director (North East) Sanjeev Jindal said that it was one of his wishes that has come true after a […]
Northeastern states agree to implement RERA
NEW DELHI: Nearly two years after the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) was enacted by the Parliament, six northeastern states have finally agreed to implement the law, paving way for protecting the interest of home-buyers in these states. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim had failed to notify RERA due to land and […]