Sunday, November 7, 2010

BJP visit Nagaland

The Morung Express reported on a visit to Nagaland by the BJP 'North East India Sampark Cell' (NEISC) national convenor earlier this week.  The NEISC, established in August this year, is the BJP's effort to facilitate the "emotional integration" of the northeast with the rest of the country.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is India's main opposition party.

Upgrade of northeast Indian airfields planned

Air Chief Marshal P. V. Naik announced this week that a number of airfields in India's northeast will be upgraded.  Three of the airfields slated for an upgrade are in Assam (Tezpur, Chabua and Guwahati).