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Govt to prepare restructured grant‑in‑aid by December 31
Shillong, Nov 12: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said the government is keen to introduce a a restructured grant‑in‑aid or salary system by December 31, for implementation from April 1,2026. Details for deficit teachers will be worked out. The decision was after a meeting with the delegation of the deficit school teachers’…
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Shyntor Festival 2025 from December 11
Shillong, Nov 12: Shyntor Festival 2025: an eco-cultural celebration will be held from December 11–13 at Shyntor Bulia village in Ri-Bhoi. The event is organised by the Rongjeng Welfare Foundation (RWF) in collaboration with Dorbar Shnong Shyntor and its partners – Online Tent Service Centre and Jharna Foundation. The three-day…
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Pneumonia kills 53 babies in six months in EKH
Shillong, Nov 12: Pneumonia has claimed the lives of 53 babies in East Khasi Hills from April to September 2025. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, East Khasi Hills District Maternal & Child Health Officer Dr EL Kharmutee announced the launch of a campaign for accelerating action to reduce child pneumonia…
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‘Proposed NE alliance not a threat to Cong’
Shillong, Nov 12:The Congress does not see the proposed North East alliance as a threat. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Tipra Motha party leader Pradyot Dev Barma met recently in Delhi to ally with like-minded parties. Speaking to reporters, the state Congress leaders ruled out any threat to the Congress…
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Congress wants headmen to streamline voters
Shillong, Nov 12:The Congress wanted a major role for headmen in voter registration processes. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president, Deborah Marak and the secretary, Manuel Badwar, said if the headmen are involved, it will help in purifying the electoral roll. Badwar said,…
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Govt for SOPs to deter early marriages
Shillong, Nov 11: The state government has come up with SOPs to check early marriages in the state. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, advisor to social welfare department said, “As far as the plan of action of the government is concerned, today we are in a position, we have already…
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Plea for anti-witchcraft law in state
Shillong,Nov 11: Advisor to the social welfare department, Paul Lyngdoh, wanted a law against witchcraft-related crimes. Lyngdoh told reporters on Tuesday that the law department has to apply its mind because, on one hand, there are various practices which are very ancient and, at the same time, these are not…
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With 90 witnesses, Sonam case may linger for years
Shillong, Nov 11:With 90 witnesses to be examined, the trial of Sonam Raghuvanshi and others will take a few years The first witness, Bipin Raghuvanshi, brother of Indore-based Raja Raghuwanshi, was examined briefly by the district & sessions court but deferred to November 26. Bipin was the complainant in the…
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Court grants bail to four accused in truckers’ case
Shillong, Nov 11: The first class judicial magistrate here on Tuesday granted bail to the four accused- Mosklandar Marngar, president of Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association( MCTODA), Heibor Pariat, Teibor Marngar and Thrangbor Lyngdoh- in connection with the protests by them and others on transportation charges on cement…
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Police yet to complete investigation into deaths of children in Nongrah
Shillong, Nov 10: Police are ascertaining whether there was any sexual assault motive in the murder of four-year-old Insaphira Lyngdoh. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem told reporters that the police have gone further to try to ascertain whether there was any motive for sexual assault. “Though there…
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