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PM unveils projects worth ₹5,100 crore in North-East
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|September 23, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a series of initiatives in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, marking the first day of Navratri with development and devotion.
In Itanagar, Modi accused the Congress of neglecting Arunachal and the Northeast because of its limited electoral weight, while asserting that the BJP had placed the region firmly at the centre of India's growth story. Calling Arunachal Pradesh the "land of peace and patriotism," he unveiled projects worth over
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