Bu Jiamguo, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, made this point to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling when she led a four-member Chinese team to meet the latter in Gangtok on Tuesday.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is 'overburdened' and more equipment manufacturing companies are needed to achieve the 11th Plan target of adding 66,000 MW of fresh generation capacity, a top government official said on Monday.
This fitness challenge is not for the faint-hearted.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has appealed to the people of the state, especially the youth, to use the resumption of Sino-Indian border trade through Nathula as a major instrument for economic growth.
The much awaited Sino-Indian border trade through Nathula in Sikkim, scheduled to begin on July 6, will initially be a localised and low-key affair.
An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale rocked Sikkim early Tuesday morning, the Met Department said.
The long awaited-resumption of border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in Sikkim has been finally set for June 30.
The film also stars Bhamaa as the female lead.
Post offices in Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Siliguri, Gangtok and Jalpaiguri have been earmarked for the purpose.
Patil may discuss with the state administration the issue of deployment of central paramilitary forces along the state's borders with China and Nepal.
The President has said he would like to take up research after his tenure ends.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has worked out an elaborate plan for the development of telecommunications network along the ancient silk route following the recent Sino-Indian agreement on border trade through Nathula in East Sikkim.
The resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathula in Sikkim has been set tentatively for September this year.
Air India, Mumbai, defeated Army XI 6-3 via the tie-breaker (4-1) to win the 28th Governor's\nGold Cup Football tournament.
Counting of votes will be held on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago.
Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling drove down from Gangtok to Rangpo and submitted to the governor a letter recommending dissolution of the House.
They beat Air India, Mumbai, by a solitary goal in the final.
He will meet the chief minister and discuss the developemental works in the state.
With Pakyong now usable by AN-32s, the Indian Army can quickly move soldiers, weapons and supplies to this highly sensitive sector, which includes flashpoints like Doklam, Nathu La and the Siliguri Corridor.
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
Sikkim's new chief minister will have to achieve growth without compromising nature.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
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'The Himalayan people may not represent a large or politically influential section of the population, but India's security depends on them.' 'Let us hope Sikkim remains a beacon of stability,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to the picturesque north eastern state.
Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission.
China also hinted that India was objecting to its efforts to build the road in Donglang area of the Sikkim sector on behalf of Bhutan.
In the wake of reported incursion attempts by China, India on Wednesday said such incidents take place due to difference of perception about boundary and leaders of both the countries are in talks to resolve the issue.
In Maharashtra, where the 'Mahayuti' alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and smaller parties is against the 'Maha-agadhi' led by the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the ruling BJP is locked in a contest with the opposition Congress and the fledgling Jannayak Janata Party for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana.
The operational alert allows troops to get acclimatised to high altitudes, renovate the bunkers and trenches from which they would fight, break out ammunition, and carry out the coordination needed to fight an integrated defensive battle.
UDAN demonstrates that good policy-making can fulfill important public requirements without requiring budgetary support, says MoS for civil aviation Jayant Sinha.
Metro cities are ranked lower in cleanliness index and tourist towns also lag
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BPO, which is growing at 12 per cent annually in the country, is expected to touch $50 billion by 2020 from the present $21 billion.
The unrest in the hills has led to the tea sector losing its entire second flush, and Rs 200 crore of its annual earnings.
In the long-running rivalry between the 'Delhi Karmapa' and the 'Chinese Karmapa', the latter seems to have won.
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
India may hold the promise of a big market for China, but that promise is yet to be fulfilled
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