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Alaya cafe & bar staff tightlipped on mysterious death of bartender
Shillong, June 18:The high-end Alaya Cafe & Bar in Lumsohphoh, Laitumkhrah, where the 22-year-old Prinomi Hajong worked as a bartender, is not far from the place below where her body and that of her friend Simanta Hajong were found in sitting positions, and ropes tied around their necks. The incident…
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Jaintia Hills coal body to meet Katakey for resumption of coal mining
Shillong,June 17: Jaintia Coal Owners, Miners, Suppliers and Workers Association(JCOMSWA) met an official government team led by Chief Secretary Shakil Ahamed on Wednesday (June 17) on the need to reduce the mining areas from 100 hectares to 3 hectares to benefit the small miners. However the government officials did not…
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KHADC tables Rs 16.92 lakh deficit budget
Shillong,June 17: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) presented Rs 16.92 lakh deficit budget for 2026-2027 Tabling the budget during the first day of the summer session on Wednesday ( June 17), the Executive Member in-charge Finance Seiborlang Warbah said the total budget estimate is Rs 214,60,09,410 and the…
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85 cases of KHADC pending in HC
Shillong June 17: The pending cases of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) with the High Court are 85. On the first day of the summer session of the KHADC, Executive Member in-charge of Legal Affairs Deity H Majaw told the House on Wednesday that 6 cases were filed…
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KHADC warns of action against violation of lineage act
Shillong,June 17: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) made it clear that the persons who violate the provisions of the Khasi Lineage Act will be deprived of their Khasi status. The summer season of the KHADC began on Wednesday(June 17) Questions were raised. by NPP MDC Grace Kharpuri of…
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Bypoll to Shillong LS seat likey after SIR
Shillong, June 17: The bypoll to Lok Sabha seat is likely to be held after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in October. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday( June 17), Chief Electoral Officer BDR Tiwari said that the SIR exercise will start on June 20. The entire excercise will be over…
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USTM gets 150-ft national tricolour flag
Shillong,June 16: The University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) unveiled a monumental 150-ft National Tricolour Flag at its sprawling Knowledge Park, on Tuesday marking the installllllllllation of one of the tallest National Flags in the region. In a statement 6The landmark initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the DK Flag…
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Death in open space defies suicide logic of police
Shillong, June 16: The Hajong couple were found dead in an open space close to the footpath in Lumsohphoh, Laitumkhrah, defying the logic of suicide theory of the police. A visit to the spot on Tuesday (June 16) tells a different story, other than the suicide angle (in picture) .…
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Hajong community seeks justice, to hold candlelight vigil
Shillong, June 15: The Hajong community does not believe the police theory of suicide of the couple belonging to the community. They will stage a silent protest on June 16 evening demanding a high-level inquiry into the incident. “We will stage a candle light vigil around 5 pm at Khyndailad…
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WR Kharlukhi still Rajya Sabha member in govt banner
Shillong, June 15: The background banner put up by the state government during the launching of road projects by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Polo showed WR Kharukhi as the Rajya Sabha ( RS) member. NPP leader James Sangma was declared elected unopposed as the new RS member on June…
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