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From the juicy jackfruits of Tripura to Meghalaya's Khasi Mandarins, king chilli of Nagaland and Assam's leteku (Burmese grapes), the fruits organically grown on the hills of Northeast are gradually making their way to markets in London, Dubai and many others supermarkets abroad.
Ten distinguished personalities, including four women, from seven of the eight northeastern states were conferred Padma Shri awards in different fields.The four women are Shakuntala Choudhary of Assam for social work while Lourembam Bino Devi .