Assam, Meghalaya aim to boost trade with Bangladesh Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent
The Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya want regular exchanges of views between their trade representatives and those of Bangladesh to promote trade and settle complexities.
The comments were made during the visit of Mohammad Imran, Bangladesh s high commissioner to India, to the two states in the last three days, according to a press release from the high commission.
He met with the top leaders and officials of the states during his visit.
During the envoy s courtesy call on Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal at his residence on Saturday, Imran emphasised that cooperation on various issues of mutual interest should be enhanced.
Inner Line Permit a means of preserving tribal identity, culture: Meghalaya CM ANI | Updated: Feb 25, 2021 23:34 IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 25 (ANI): Terming the Inner Line Permit (ILP) a means of preserving tribal identity and culture, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma demanded the implementation of ILP in the state.
Talking to ANI on this issue, Sangma said, It is a very old demand of the citizens of our state as many states in the North-East already have ILP protection. Citizens feel that we have to preserve our tribal identity and culture. ILP is one of its paths and there are many such routes. We want to see how we can take it forward and bring it. For this reason, this is a demand of the people.
Petrol Diesel Price Rate Today: A litre of petrol now costs Rs 89.54 in Delhi as compared with Rs 89.29 a litre on Tuesday. Diesel is retailing at Rs 79.95 a litre, 25 paise more than Tuesday s rate.
Meghalaya govt slashes petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7 ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 05:23 IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 17 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief MinisterConrad Sangma has informed that the prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 7 approximately in the state. Both prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by approximately by Rs 7. It is being done primarily to ensure that the consumers are not affected by the high prices in order to give some relief to them, said the Chief Minister while speaking to media persons.
Pointing out that prices of petrol and diesel reached 91.26 Rs per litre and 84.23 Rs per litre in the state, the Chief Minister said, Keeping this aspect in mind and the fact that consumers are being affected and despite the fact that the state is facing financial issues and the VAT that we have collected from petrol and diesel has helped the state in difficult times of COVID-19, the government has decided