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Govt to avail world bank loan for mobility
Shillong, Nov 26: The cabinet has approved availing a loan from the World Bank for the implementation of the Meghalaya Logistics and Connectivity Improvement Project (MLCIP). MLCIP represents the second phase of the World Bank-supported initiative, earlier known as the Meghalaya Infrastructure and Transport Project (MITP), which was approved about…
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Assam Regiment holds attestation parade of Agniveers
Shillong, Nov 26: The attestation parade of Agniveers of the 6th Batch was held at Assam Regimental Centre, Happy Valley, on Wednesday. The event marked the culmination of 31 weeks of rigorous military training and the formal induction of young recruits into the Indian Army. A total of 783 trainees…
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Cabinet nod to SOP on red beacons & sirens
Shillong, Nov 26: The Cabinet has approved the proposal to adopt a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) governing the use of beacons, flashers, sirens, tinted glasses, and similar features in official vehicles. Chief Minister Conrad Sangna told reporters after the meeting that the SoP will clearly define who is authorised to…
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MHRC issues notice to govt on Civil Hospital neglect
Shillong, Nov 25:The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has issued a notice to the government to ascertain negligence by Civil Hospital staff in treating the NEHU students who were injured in the accident. In a statement, MHRC said it has taken suo motu cognizance of the disturbing incident where two students,…
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Police probe death of Malki woman
Shillong, Nov 25: Police probe is on to ascertain whether the death of a woman from Malki was accidental or due to rash driving or whether there was any premeditated attempt to throw her off the car,” East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, police…
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Three held for murder of Karbi farmer in Lapangap
Shillong, Nov 25: Three persons were arrested by the Meghalaya police in connection with the murder of the Karbi farmer at Lapangap on October 9. The incident was during harvesting, following a scuffle between villagers in the disputed Lapangap area in West Jaintia Hills and Tapat in West Karbi-Anglong. The…
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Night curfew along Indo-Bangla border of EKH
Shillong, Nov 25:The East Khasi Hills district administration has imposed a night curfew along the Indo-Bangladesh border area of the district for two months. In the order effective from Tuesday, RM Kurbah, District Magistrate, said that the night curfew will be from 8 pm to 6 am within a radius…
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Hawkers’ body rejects list of vendors in Shillong Civil Hospital area
Shillong, Nov 24:The Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association and its members, who are also part of the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC), opposed the notification on vending in the Civil Hospital junction. The notification was issued on November 14, signed by the ADC East Khasi…
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Groups want action against illegal immigrants due to SIR effect
Shillong, Nov 24:The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO), North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), including the KSU, wanted the government to stop the spill-over effects of neighbouring states’ action against illegal immigrants to Meghalaya.In a statement issued on Monday, the chairman of CoMSO expressed apprehension about the unregulated movement of…
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Photobook by Tarun Bhartiya to be released on December 11
Shillong, Nov 24: The first photobook by Tarun Bhartiya, titled Em No Nahi, will be released in the city on December 11. “Em”—No—is about a refusal that turned into a rallying cry in Meghalaya, as 90-year-old Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin turned away those who would mine her land in the West…
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