Northeast  

Voting in the Northeast began at 21,585 polling stations including 9,574 booths in Assam, 2,201 in Arunachal Pradesh, 3,167 in Meghalaya, 2,227 in Nagaland, 1,175 in Mizoram, 1,679 in Tripura and 1,562 in Manipur
 

To understand, why the Modi government deserves distinction, one should first take note that the region is at least 30 years behind the Indian growth story. It means the benefits of liberalisation more or less bypassed them.

The Modi government has connected the Northeast with the rest of India like never before. Many projects stalled under previous governments have been completed. New ones have been undertaken.

Over the past decades, not only NSCN-K but also insurgent groups from other states of India’s Northeast had taken shelter in Myanmar — in violation of  the ceasefire agreement of a few rebels with the Burmese government that the dispensation had entered after providing them shelter

A 24-year-old Assam resident was accused of stealing cash which had gone missing from office and was beaten up by his colleagues

The Army chief expressed satisfaction with the operational preparedness along the LoAC and appreciated the conduct of people-friendly counter-insurgency operations by the Spear Corps

Up to 30 contingents traditionally take part in the Republic Day parade, but this year, only six armed contingents took part in the annual event

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