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Meet discusses mental health issues of students
Shillong, May 16: Mind Activation Through Education (MATE) project being implemented in Meghalaya schools addresses mental issues thanks to the initiative of the Mental Health Foundation. The Foundation spoke to reporters on May 16 on the achievements, research findings and positive outcomes of the project in Meghalaya schools. The MATE…
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Student gets 7th rank in Commerce after correction
Shillong, May 15: A student of Laban Bengalee Higher Secondary School secured 7th position in HSSLC after a technical was corrected. In a statement, the school said that after the rectification of a technical error, it has now been officially declared by the MBoSE that Ritesh Chhetri got the 7th…
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Ex-MDC Sofior gets bail in absence of chargesheet
Shillong, May 15: High Court of Meghalaya has granted bail to former MDC of GHADC, Sofior Rahman on Friday.. He is accused of creating communal disharmony in Garo Hills during the recent unrest. Rehman was released on bail as the police failed to file chargesheet within 60 days. Senior counsel…
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Esmatur Mominin secures bail
Shillong, May 15: Former Phulbari MLA Esmatur Mominin secured bail in all four cases filed by the government against him during the unrest in Garo Hills. The allegation against the accused was that he was spreading communal hatred. Advocate N. Khera and his legal team appeared on behalf of the…
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Police register murder case, 11 accused get bail
Shillong, May 15: .Police have registered a murder case following the lynching of a youth in Pynter, East Khasi Hills, allegedly by the headmen and the VDP members. The headman, among 11 accused, secured bail from the district council court. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem told reporters on Friday…
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FKJGP highlights plight of poultry & pig farmers
Shillong, May 15: Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) has apprised the Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister Sanbor Shullai about the plight of poultry & pig farmers.. In a memorandum submitted under Socio-Economics Reform Movement, FKJGP President Dundee Cliff Khongsit said field interactions revealed widespread distress among farmers.…
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Mukul takes up illegal extraction of stones for road project
Shillong, May 14: Leader of Opposition and Songsak legislator Mukul Sangma has raised illegal quarrying and environmental harm due to the widening of the Darugre-Songsak-Williamnagar section of NH-127B. He also pointed out unchecked dumping of excavated materials thereby polluting rivers. In a letter addressed to East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner…
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FIR alleges lynching of youth by headman & others
Shillong, May 14: A youth was beaten to death allegedly by the headman of Pynter village and the village defence party members, on April 7. According to the FIR filed before Sadar Police station, on May 5, the victim Trophimos Khongmawlo died under mysterious circumstances. The FIR filed by his…
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Two held for carrying explosives
Shillong, May 14: Police arrested two persons from Cachar district of Assam and seized 30,000 explosive detonators from their vehicle at Umkiang in East Jaintia Hills on May 13, In a statement issued on Thursday, the Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kumar Rasgania said that the arrests were made during a…
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Jaintia body wants responsible coal mining
Shillong,May 14: The Jaintia Coal Owners, Miners, Suppliers & Workers Association (JCOMSWA) wanted the state government to start responsible coal mining by the land owners In a memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday, the association pointed out the Supreme Court’s recognition of tribal ownership of minerals as the…
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