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Cabinet nod to govt drivers’ service rule
Shillong, Sept 30: The cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Directorate and District Drivers’ Service Rules, 2025. These rules establish a uniform framework for managing drivers employed under Directorates and District Offices across various Administrative Departments. Previously, the absence of such Service Rules led to inconsistencies in service management, pay structures,…
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CM invites ad hoc teachers for talks
Shillong, Sept 30: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will meet a delegation of agitating ad hoc teachers on Wednesday at 3 pm. The teachers are agitating under the banner of Federation of Adhoc School Teachers of Meghalaya (FASTOM) for a deficit system or pattern from the ad hoc category. Vice President…
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Outgoing CS for consultations on railway
Shillong, Sept 29: Outgoing chief secretary DP Wahlang wanted more consultations before implementing the railway project. ‘The project needs extensive consultation with all stakeholders to ensure that any decision benefits everyone.”, According to him, a concrete step can only be taken when all parties are convinced that it is a…
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Ad hoc teachers to continue strike till upgradation
Shillong, Sept 29: Commissioner & Secretary in charge of Education Vijay Kumar Mantri, met the ad hoc teachers who are on strike. However, they will continue with the protest till the state government assures to upgrade the adhoc schools to the deficit system The teachers are agitating under the banner…
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Project Clean Surrounding: Recognition for city green crusader
Shillong, Sept 29: Jefferson Kynjing, a city-based green activist and founder of the Project Clean Surrounding campaign, received the Indian Responsible Tourism State Awards 2025 on Monday. Project Clean Surrounding was the Gold Winner in the Sustainability Champions: Grassroots Heroes category. Kynjing made the initiative official a year before the…
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Govt launches Anti-Terror Squad
Shillong, Sept 29: The state government on Monday launched the Anti-Terror Squad( ATS) to mainly tackle the anti-national terror network. In his welcome address during the conference of SPs and Commandants of the Meghalaya Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police (CID) Aditya Goenka said that the ATS will work as…
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AICC president to hold party meeting in city on Oct 8
Shillong, Sept 28: All Indian Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge will meet party leaders and workers in the city on October 8. The state party president, Vincent Pala, said on Sunday that Kharge will discuss ways and means to strengthen the party following the exodus of leaders and MLAs. Preparation…
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Inter-state criminal gang members shot dead
Shillong, Sept 28: Police shot dead an inter-state gang of criminals on Sunday in the Assam-Meghalaya border. The incident occurred at Ghiladubee under the Dhupdhara police station, Goalpara, in Assam. They have been identified as Mukunda Rabha (ex-ULFA cadre), Subur Ali, Zahidul Islam, and Sengbath Marak. According to the police,…
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Text signatories to visit project areas
Shillong, Sept 26:The signatories of the Agreed Text for Settlement to improve governance in Garo Hills will visit the projects that have been completed and are in progress. The government held a meeting with both the ANVC and the ANVC-B leaders. Former ANVC-B chief Bernard Marak said after the meeting…
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Delay in constitutional amendment hurdle for text implementation
Shillong, Sept 26: The delay in passing the constitutional amendment on district councils is a hurdle to the full implementation of the Agreed Text for Settlement.A meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong, was held on Friday with ANVC, ANVC-B factions, in the presence of…
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