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State notifies MBoSE hostel as detention centre for foreign prisoners
Shillong, Sept 21: The MBOSE hostel at Laitumkhrah, was notified as a temporary detention centre/holding centre for foreign nationals who are waiting for deportation after completing the jail term. The decision was after the High Court rejected its Nongstoin building proposal. The notification was issued on September 17 by the…
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Body of drowning victim recovered
Shillong: Sept 21: The State Disaster Response Disaster Force (SDRF) on Monday recovered the body of a drowning victim from a small water body located at a private property at Mawdiangdiang. Personnel of the 1st SDRF Battalion, Shillong were activated by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), East Khasi Hills…
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KSU sends legal notice to two police officers
Shillong, Sept 21: The Khasi Students’ Union ( KSU) has issued a legal notice ro two police officers here for implicating the union for the September 18 hit-and-run case at Urkaliar. Notices were sent to Superintendent of Police (City) Dangsan Khyriem and Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Hari Prasanth MR for…
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Heroin seized in Pynthorumkhrah
Shillong, Sept 21: State Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), has conducted an intelligence-led operation in the Pynthorumkhrah area of Shillong, resulting in the seizure of 40.12 grams of heroin valued around 7 lakh in the illicit market. An official statement said on Monday( Sept 21) that acting on credible intelligence inputs…
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Vivanta’s Ganesh image of Nohkalikai Falls evokes flak
Shillong, Sept 20:The depiction of Nohkalikai Falls as Ganesh by Vivanta hotel to wish Ganesh Chaturthi recently has evoked criticism. A statement in this regard is below “As a person who was born and brought up in Sohra and whose life is dedicated to the goodness and welfare of the people…
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BBS College is winner of Dr MM Das debate competition
Shillong, Sept 20: BBS College emerged winner of the 27th All Shillong Dr. MM Das Memorial Inter-College/Higher Secondary School debate competition organised by the Zenith Jubelieth Club at Laban Bengalee Boys’ Higher Secondary School here on Saturday. The theme was ‘social media does more harm than good for a healthy…
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Forces deployed after tension in Maikhuli
Shillong, Sept 20: Forces were deployed in Maikhuli border, Ri Bhoi following a clash between Assam and Meghalaya residents. According to the police, around 10:20 an on Saturday ( Sept 19), a telephonic information was received that individuals numbering around 100 from Assam led by one Mintu Boro of Bakrapara,…
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College teachers raise vacant posts, UGC scale & arrears
Shillong, Sept 18: Over over 40 sanctioned teaching posts in colleges are vacant, thereby affecting the students who pursue fourth year under NEP 2020 Addressing a press conference on Friday Meghalaya College Teachers Teachers’ Association President SK Pradhan said out of 488 sanctioned posts, 34 were vacant in July this year.…
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14-day judicial custody for two accused in injuring cop
Shillong, Sept 18: The two suspected KSU activists, who were involved in injuring a police official, were sent to judicial custody for 14 days after they were arrested for the incident in the early hours on Monday (Sept 18). The bike rider hit the additional SP (traffic) Lovish Garg and…
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Police suspect KSU activists for injuring additional SP
Shillong , Sept 18: Police suspected KSU activities, who were moving in a scooty, for causing injuries to additional SP ( traffic) Lovish Garg, who was on duty. Full text of police statement below On 18th Sept 2026 at about 1:30am, while police personnel were conducting naka checking at Urkaliar…
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