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Girl students outnumber boys in SSLC & HSSLC Arts & Science exams
Shillong, Jan 28: Girls outnumber boys in both the SSLC and the HSSLC Arts & Science examinations of the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE). In the HSSLC commerce stream exams, there are more boys. While the SSLC exams will be held from January 30 ( Friday) to February 11,…
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Women leaders roped in to stop drug abuse
Shillong,Jan 28: Drug Reduction, Elimination & Action Mission(DREAM) convened a consultative meeting with women community leaders (Seng Kynthei) from various localities of Shillong on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by over 50 women community leaders from various localities across Shillong. The participants were several eminent women from the community, including …
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Govt moves UNESCO for living root bridge recognition
Shillong, Jan 28: The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO has announced that India’s nomination dossier “Jingkieng Jri / Lyu Chrai Cultural Landscape, Meghalaya” was formally submitted by Vishal V. Sharma, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO to Lazare Assomo Eloundou, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre for consideration of possible…
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HC dismisses VPP petition against vandalism in JHADC polls
Shillong, Jan 28:The High Court of Meghalaya has dismissed a petition filed by the Voice of the People Party (VPP) seeking a probe into booth capturing, destruction of EVMs during the polling held on February 21 for the elections to JHADC. The party sought action for the vandalism in four…
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Prestone says threat to Garos is serious, assures action
Shillong, Jan 28: Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong, on Wednesday said that the threat to Garos, who are living in the plains of Garo Hills, is serious and assured action. Speaking to reporters, Tynsong said that the police are on the job to identify those who…
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Police take action against ‘quit notice’ to Garos in GH plains
Shillong, Jan 28: Police have taken action against a ‘quit notice’ asking Garos in the plains of Garo Hills to leave the area. The West Garo Hills District police removed the poster pasted on an electric pole near Law College, Araimile, Tura, on January 28. The poster was under the…
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Shullai against different tax structures in cantonment & municipal areas.
Shillong, Jan 27: Minister Sanbor Shullai opposed different land rent in cantonment and municipal areas. “There cannot be two different tax structures for cantonment and municipal area,” Shullai said after he led a delegation of BJP leaders to New Delhi. He met the Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay…
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Bank employees for 5-day work in a week
Shillong, Jan 27: The demand of the bank employees here who joined the nation-wide strike on Tuesday is to have only five working days in a week. The convenor of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Wandaplang Mawroh said “We have been demanding a five-day work week, and it’s high…
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Govt may not provide arms to VDPs to protect border
Shillong,Jan 27: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Tuesday said the government may not arm the Village Defence Parties but they will guard the Indo-Bangla and Assam-Meghalaya borders. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Tynsong said that we Meghalaya is taking steps to curb illegal immigration, with plans to reactivate village…
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Govt not abandoned MRSSA: Prestone
Shillong,Jan 27: Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong, on Tuesday, said that the state government has not abandoned the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA).Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Pretone said the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016, is still in use. “Who told you…
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