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Assam

Assam: Bhutanese govt. delegation visit GCU for educational collaboration

by NE NOW NEWSMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

Guwahati: A high-level delegation from Bhutan, comprising senior officials from the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, visited Girijananda Chowdhury University (GCU), Azara, on Monday (May 13). The visit marked the beginning of academic collaboration between Girijananda Chowdhury University and the Royal Government of Bhutan. The visiting delegation included Ambassador Tshwang […]

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Assam

Assam allocates three additional MBBS seats for students from Bhutan

by NE NOW NEWSMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

Bangladesh

Centre allows export of 99,150 MT onion to six countries including Bangladesh and Bhutan

by NE NOW NEWSApril 27, 2024April 27, 2024

Bhutan

Bhutan revises tourism policy, lifts mandatory travel insurance requirement

by NE NOW NEWSApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Assam Meghalaya Imphal, October 29, 2023: Several betel leaves in bamboo baskets imported into Manipur from Assam via Mizoram were taken away by the male village volunteers and destroyed these items in a fire by the Meira Paibis (women vigilante groups) at Moirang Lamkhai in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Saturday night, official sources said. As many as 10 baskets of betel leaves in bamboo baskets were reportedly transported by one alleged smuggler namely Md Abdul Khalip, 34, from Silchar (Assam) via Aizawl (Mizoram). The betel leaves were to be transported to Imphal via Aizawl, Churachandpur, and Kwakta village on Saturday. After receiving a piece of information that Md Abdul Khalip, a resident of Kwakta village, Bishnupur district of Manipur was engaged in the transportation of betel leaves, the village volunteers waylaid the transportation. They confiscated the imported items and then handed them over to the women vigilante groups. Since then, the Meira Paibis of Bishnpur district set the betel leaves in bamboo baskets on the bonfire and destroyed them in the presence of media men at around 11 p.m. on Saturday. A leader of the Meira Paibis, Geeta Devi appealed to the people especially the Muslims (Manipuri) and the Kukis not to indulge in the transportation of such items against the backdrop of the ongoing communal violence in the state. Betel leaves are mostly consumed in Manipur and by some emigrants. They are consumed as betel quid or in paan. The betel plant is an evergreen perennial with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkin. The demand for betel leaves is very high in Manipur.

Cross-border railway connectivity drawing India and Bangladesh closer-Part-II

by Dr Rupak Bhattacharjee April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

Indian wildcats gain international conservation at CMS COP14

by Mongabay March 24, 2024March 24, 2024

Bhutan

PM Modi inaugurates hospital funded by India in Bhutan

by NE NOW NEWSMarch 23, 2024March 23, 2024

The silent crisis of mountain springs and its implications

by Mongabay March 23, 2024March 23, 2024

Bhutan Modi

PM Modi commences two-day state visit to Bhutan

by NE NOW NEWSMarch 22, 2024March 22, 2024

Bhutan

PM Modi’s Bhutan visit postponed due to ‘inclement weather’

by NE NOW NEWSMarch 21, 2024March 21, 2024