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CM monitors multiple projects in Tura
Shillong, Nov 8: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is monitoring multiple projects in Tura, West Garo Hills. After laying the foundation stone for the cenotaph on November 7, the chief minister inaugurated the MPSC Tura office in the presence of Speaker Thomas A Sangma, on Saturday The chief minister also inspected…
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JNC wants govt to release truckers’ body leaders for amicable solution
Shillong, Nov 8: The JNC Central Executive Committee has expressed profound regret regarding the protest initiated by the Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners’ and Drivers’ Association (MCTODA) concerning the unpaid transportation rates by cement factories. However, it has demanded that the MCTODA leader be released from police custody for an amicable…
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Truckers’ body to continue protest
Shillong, Nov 7: The Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners’ and Drivers’ Association (MCTODA) will wait for the release of its president and others before calling off the strike. The association held a metting with Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Friday. “We have decided to wait till Monday for its president’s…
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Govt to demolish historical circuit house building in city
Shillong, Nov 7: After demolishing heritage Taraghar and making a new state guest house despite a court order to maintain its old form, the state government has targeted another historical building: Circuit House at Laban, linked to history. The building, dating back to the 1920s, is connected to Dr. Bidhan Chandra…
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East Jaintia Hills DC responds to strike of truckers’ body
Shillong, Nov 6: The Office of the Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District, on Thursday clarified regarding the facts relating to the ongoing strike called by the Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) against cement factories operating in the district. A statement issued by the deputy commissioner Shivansh…
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Health officials review Tura Maternity and Child Hospital
Shillong, Nov 6:: A review of the Tura Maternity and Child Hospital (MCH) was held on Nov 5, led by the Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Sampath Kumar, along with Joram Beda Commissioner & Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department; Dr. Balas Momin, DHS-MI, Richa Kulkarni SDO-Tura, and…
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Pollution control board imposes fine on NHIDCL for Umngot issue
Shillong, Nov 6: Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) has imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for polluting the Umngot river and the surroundings while carrying out the construction of the Shillong-Dawki road. In a letter addressed to General…
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Mawsynram gets distillation unit under Aroma Mission
Shillong, Nov 6: Meghalaya Aroma Mission under the Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA), in collaboration with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology(CSIR–IHBT) Aroma Mission, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, inaugurated Field Distillation Unit (FDU) of the Farmers Malai Sohmat Protection Group at Phlangwanbroi village, Mawsynram Block…
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Royal funeral to Syiem of Hima Sohra after 99 years
Sohra, Nov 5: After 1926, Sohra witnessed a historic day on Wednesday with the funeral of Hima Sohra Syiem Freeman Sing Syiem. It took 99 years to accord a ceremonial funeral to the Khasi chieftain. Normal life came to a standstill in Sohra as people spontaneously came out in large…
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State exempts missionary schools from mandatory use of govt question papers
Shillong,Nov 5: The state government has exempted missionary schools from the mandatory use of question papers prepared by the education department for classes VI to IX. In a notification, the government said in partial modification to the department’s order on December 20, 2024, ‘it is hereby notified that the use…
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