border regions

Jaipur, March 31 The Ministry of Railways has initiated work on three key railway projects in the border areas of Rajasthan, aimed at improving connectivity and boosting economic activity in the desert state, officials said.A spokesperson for the railways said that plans are underway to...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 Odisha DGP YB Khurania said on Sunday that 77 Maoists have surrendered to the police in the state between January 2025 and March this year.Speaking to reporters during his visit to the Kandhamal district, Khurania said that 23 Maoists from the state had also surrendered...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence on the Border Roads Organisation in New Delhi. The meeting focused on key issues related to defence infrastructure, connectivity, and strategic initiatives to strengthen...

Itanagar, March 18 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday praised the Union Cabinet's decision to approve the small hydropower development scheme for 2026-31, saying the move would significantly boost clean energy generation and rural economic development in the northeastern...

New Delhi, March 18 – Post Operation Sindoor, the biggest headache for Pakistan has been recruitment. Prior to the operation carried out by the Indian armed forces that dismantled the terrorist infrastructure, recruitment into groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Tayiba was widespread...

Kolkata, March 13: The sensitivity mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the deployment of police observers in each district for the upcoming state assembly elections in West Bengal, which are scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the...

Chandigarh, March 11 The Punjab government will consider the possibility of imposing an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the state assembly on Wednesday.Cheema also criticized the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for...

Chandigarh, March 7 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann laid the foundation stone for a Rs 137-crore rural road project in the border constituency of Khemkaran on Saturday, stating that the AAP government is focusing on strengthening infrastructure, creating employment opportunities, and...

New Delhi, March 4 India supports a peace process led by Myanmar and owned by Myanmar, which can deliver lasting peace and development for all in the Southeast Asian country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.The external affairs minister also highlighted the importance...

Guwahati, March 2 – Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that Assam has made significant progress in strengthening its connectivity infrastructure, asserting that the state is "winning the connectivity game" in both speed and scale. In a post on the social media platform X, Sarma...

Balasore (Odisha), February 27 Two officials sent to conduct a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal mistakenly entered a village in neighboring Balasore district of Odisha and were assaulted by locals, who suspected them of being members of a child-lifting gang, police...

Shillong, February 23 – Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma stated on Monday that 92 villages in the state have been selected under the Vibrant Village Programme-II, even though the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has not yet announced the dates for the scheme's implementation...

Itanagar, February 23 – In a significant step towards resolving the long-standing inter-state border dispute, the first border pillar along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border was erected in Seijosa, officials said.The installation of the border pillar was closely monitored by officials from...

Itanagar, February 22 The first border pillar between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh was erected in Seijosa on Sunday, marking a significant step towards implementing the Namsai Declaration, aimed at resolving the inter-state boundary dispute, officials said.The installation of the border pillar...

Agartala, February 22 Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Sunday described the trial run for resuming the Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka, which had been suspended for a year due to political unrest in Bangladesh, as a "positive sign" for the northeastern state.The...

Agartala, February 14 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that he is confident that the new government in Bangladesh will maintain positive and cordial relations with India for the benefit of both neighboring nations.The Chief Minister said that relations between India and...

Jammu, February 14 Jammu and Kashmir Transport Minister Satish Sharma met Chief Engineer of Border Roads Organisation for the Jammu province, Brigadier R K Mishra, in Jammu on Saturday, and held extensive discussions on key development priorities in border regions, an official said.The meeting...