MoS Jitendra Singh tests positive for COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 13:44 IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh on Tuesday joined the list of the country s leaders who have contracted the COVID-19 virus.
Confirming it on Twitter, Singh said I have today tested COVID positive with symptoms. Please get yourself screened if you were in my contact recently and take care.
Over the last few days amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic being witnessed in the country, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rejiju, Chief Ministers of Telangana - K Chandrasekhar Rao, and Uttar Pradesh - Yogi Adityanath, and many others have tested positive.
Massive Infra Push In North East India: Around 2,000 Km Of Roads Constructed In Last Two Years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India has completed construction of around 1,819 km of roads in last two years in the north-eastern part of the country to combat the Chinese challenge in the strategic area,
The North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project has been accelerated to solidify the intra-state transmission and distribution electricity links in the region.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh revealed that initiatives such as the Rupsi Airport in Assam, Pakyong Airport in Sikkim along with the 30 MW Kameng and 110 Pare hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh had been completed in the previous couple of years.
Northeast has potential to become big tourist hub Says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
| 24 Jan 2021 3:03 AM GMT
SHILLONG: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned in promoting Northeast on the world map and bringing progress and prosperity in the region.
Addressing the 69th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said, Whether it is natural beauty or rich cultural heritage, the region has immense potential to become a big tourism hub of our country.
Amit Shah at the 69th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council in Shillong.
Shillong:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 69th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong, Meghalaya, today.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Union Minister for the Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, who is the vice-chair of the Council, received the home minister at the helipad in Upper Shillong.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga gave the plenary a miss and were represented by their deputies, NEC officials said.
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A large number of state and Central officials are attending the two-day meeting.
Battle against wildfire in Nagaland, Manipur continues
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Battle against wildfire in Nagaland, Manipur continues Image Source: IANS News
Battle against wildfire in Nagaland, Manipur continues Image Source: IANS News
Battle against wildfire in Nagaland, Manipur continues Image Source: IANS News
Battle against wildfire in Nagaland, Manipur continues Image Source: IANS News
Kohima/Imphal, Jan 3 : The Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), numerous state authorities, hundreds of volunteers accompanied by local people on Sunday continue to battle the raging week-long wildfire in the famed Dzukou Valley on the Nagaland and Manipur borders, officials said.