NORTH-EASTERN STATES

Education ministerSorokhaibam Rajen Singh launched the Moodle Learning management system for the government and government- aided colleges of the state, giving a new learning option to the students amid the hard times of Covid-19 pandemic.

Commissioner, director and officials of higher education department have been working relentlessly to promote the sector in the state. Maintaining that TEACHING is one of the noblest professions, the minister said that those who are in the teaching profession should serve with dedication. As the teachers play the role of shaping the Society by imparting knowledge and skills to the students, they are honoured every year on5th Septemberfor their dedicated service and responsibilities, he said and added that if the education system fails, whole generations will be lost.

Manipur’s Kuki leaders here on Sunday reiterated that there is no lasting solution to the current ethnic strife in the state except for the creation of a separate administration for the people of the hill districts as violence continued even after Union Home ministerAmit Shah’s visit to the strife-torn state.

Meiteis account for about 53% of Manipur’s Population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals – Nagas and Kukis – constitute another 40% of the population and reside in the hill districts.

One of the Kuki legislators,Paolienlal Haokip, left Aizawl for Delhi on Sunday to hold a meeting of all the 10 Kuki legislators from Manipur there.

The 10 legislators belonging to the ethnic ‘Zo’ community in Manipur have demanded a separate administration under the Constitution of India for the ethnic ‘Zo’ inhabitants of Manipur hill areas, with the possibility of formation of ‘Greater Mizoram’.

Manipur launched a mobile app for real-time monitoring of Covid-19 patients in Home isolation.

The objective of the Manipur Home Isolation Management (MHIM) mobile application was to avail real-time Health data of patients in home isolation for prompt response.

The MHIM app, launched by chief minister N. Biren Singh at the CM Secretariat in Imphal, will help patients upload their health status including pulse rate, SPo2, body temperature and blood pressure among others using fixed parameters at fixed intervals as set by the health department from time to time.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, launched the Dare to Dream Academy, a football development center at the SAI, centre, NEHU. The academy has been launched by Dream Foundation in collaboration with ASSAM RIFLES Public School, BBFS Residential Academy, Indian Football Foundation and Bhaichung Bhutia Football School. During the event CM Sangma stated that the northeast is a powerhouse of athletes and only needs the right nurturing, training and . The CM further stated, politicians, bureaucrats and even the Society at large sometimes fail to understand and realize the dreams and aspirations of the youth. The government is now making policies and programmes based on what the youth want and supporting them in Sports, music etc., he added.

TheTripura governmentwill call experts to explore the possibility of legalisingcannabis cultivationin the state to boost the rural economy, CM Biplab Kumar Deb said in the state assembly.

Hrangkhwal pointed out that a large number of people in rural areas have been involved in cannabis cultivation mostly in forest land for their livelihood.

Thebudgetsession of the newly electedMeghalayalegislative assembly will get underway on March 20 with the customary address by the governor under Article 176 of the Constitution, following which election to the post of the deputy speaker of the House would be held.

CM Conrad Sangma, who also holds the finance portfolio, is scheduled to reply to the debate on the governors address on March 21.

The newly formed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA)-2.0 government headed by chief minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma would present the full budget estimates for the financial year 2023-2024 on March 23, according to assembly officials.

The Tripura government announced a special scheme named Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa.

The scheme aims to ensure the social security of around 7,000 Tripuras tea garden workers.

The tea garden workers will be provided housing, rations, and financial support, by clubbing the entitlements of the Tripura government and Union Government.

The Tripura government will spend Rs 85 crore for the implementation of the scheme.

Key components of the scheme

To provide land to tea garden workers for constructing a house.

To allot defunct tea garden land on a lease basis through Cooperative.

To provide priority group ration cards and social pension to all eligible families.

To provide Maternal and Child Health Care assistance and health Insurance.

To provide supportive appliances and assistive devices for persons with disability

To coordinate with managers of tea gardens for providing an eco-friendly Environment.

To provide basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, Education, and healthcare amenities to all households of tea garden workers.

Tea production in Tripura

Among 7,000 tea garden workers of Tripura, 75% are Women. Tea is being produced through 54 tea estates and 21 tea processing factories across Tripura. The tea production is mainly distributed in districts of Sepahijala, Unakoti, West Tripura, and North Tripura.

India is very keen to develop the of its north-eastern region and it is going that extra mile to fulfil it. To enhance the rail connectivity and Infrastructure Development in the North-eastern region of India, as many as 59 RAILWAY stations would be developed with world class facilities, Indias Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated recently. Vaishnaw informed that 15 stations each in all divisions of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) are to be developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

In the Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament last week allotted 2.4k lakh crore for the Development Of Railway infrastructure in the country. Indian Railways (IR) is on a mission to connect the northeast with the rest of the country, and keeping this as a priority Bairabi-Sairang Rail Line Project (51.38 km) is about to get completed.

TheNagalandgovernment on Wednesday declaredShamatorsub-division as a full-fledged district. Till now, Shamator was a sub-division of Tuensang district. The took the decision to recogniseTikhircommunity as a major tribe of the state.
With the declaration of Shamator as a district, Nagaland now has a total of 16 districts, while Tikhir will be the 15th majorNagatribe.