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Union Cabinet approves naming New Arunachal Pradesh airport as ‘Donyi Polo Airport’
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”. The Arunachal Pradesh State Government passed a resolution renaming the airport “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar,” reflecting the devotion of the locals for the Sun (Donyi) and the Moon (Polo) as […]
1 year ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Modi Cabinet likely to approve bills repealing farm laws today
‘The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021’, is likely to be approved at the Union Cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for today. The three farm laws which are to be repealed were passed by the Parliament last year in September 2020. The new bills will then be tabled in the Parliament at […]
2 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Cabinet hikes dearness allowance to 28% for Central govt employees
In a major relief to Central government employees and pensioners, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to 28 per cent. Till now, central government employees used to get DA of 17 per cent on their basic salary. This was announced by […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
PM Modi chairs first in-person Union Cabinet meet in over a year
Ahead of the monsoon session of the Parliament, the first in-person meeting of the Union Cabinet was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence on Wednesday. This is the Union Cabinet’s first physical meeting in over a year. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the first meeting with the Council of Ministers virtually after […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Sarbananda Sonowal, Smriti Irani in political affairs panel with PM Modi
Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal is now in the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, which is headed by PM Narendra Modi. Minister for women and child development Smriti Irani and environment and labour minister Bhupender Yadav are also in the same committee on political affairs. Sonowal, former chief minister of Assam […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
PM Modi chairs first meeting of Union Cabinet after expansion
A day after the reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet, meetings of the union cabinet and council of ministers are being held on Thursday. The back-to-back meetings are being held on Thursday evening. The meeting of the union cabinet has begun in a virtual format and is being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
PM Modi Cabinet 2.0: New ministers take charge after mega reshuffle
A day after the mega reshuffle of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet, many of the newly inducted ministers took charge of their offices on Thursday. There was a slew of activities in the power corridors of New Delhi this morning, as newly-elected ministers arrived at their offices to take charge. Some of the leaders […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Seven more women MPs inducted into PM Modi’s new council of ministers
Seven women MPs took oath as union ministers on Wednesday in the expansion of the council of ministers carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the first expansion of the union council of ministers by PM Modi in his second term as Prime Minister. The swearing in ceremony, which took place at Rashtrapati […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
PM Modi Cabinet Expansion: Four leaders from Northeast take oath as ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his Cabinet to include 36 new faces. Seven ministers who were already a part of Modi’s Cabinet have been elevated. Tripura West MP Pratima Bhoumik and Inner Manipur MP Rajkumar Ranjan Singh were among the leaders from the Northeast who took oaths as ministers in the new Modi […]
3 years ago