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Sonam’s relationship with Raj Kushwaha motive of crime
Shillong, Sept 5: Police on Friday filed a charge sheet against the five accused, including Sonam Raghuvanshi, for murdering her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi. A supplementary charge sheet will be filed against the other three accused for destruction of evidence. According to the charge sheet filed in the Sohra court, Raja’s…
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Heipor Uni Bang of EJH receives National Teachers’ Award 2025
Shillong, Sept 5: Dr. Heipor Uni Bang, Principal and Founder of KB Memorial Secondary School, East Jaintia Hills, was honoured with the National Teachers’ Award 2025 on Friday. He was among the 45 educators from across India who were felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi…
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Police detain alleged fraudster, recover five air guns
Shillong, Sept 5: Police detained an alleged fraudster in front of the Main Secretariat, besides seizing five air guns and three vehicles, on Friday evening A senior police officer said, according to initial information, the person identified as Meban Snaitang from Mawngap Mawsmai, East Khasi Hills is the one who…
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CM meets Amit Shah for ILP & language recognition
Shillong, Sept 4: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed the following: 1. Creation of a separate cadre for Meghalaya, currently part of a joint cadre with Assam, to ensure better administrative autonomy. 2. Inclusion of Khasi and Garo languages in the 8th…
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No relief for ‘tainted’ candidates in HC order
Shillong, Sept 4: The order of the single bench of the High Court of Meghalaya, headed by Chief Justice IP Mukherji, has not given relief to the ‘tainted’ candidates who were deprived of jobs following the education scam. Tainted and non-tainted categories of candidates were segregated by a high-level committee…
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CBI to move Supreme Court against HC exonerating Ampareen, two others
Shillong, Sept 4: The CBI has decided to move the Supreme Court against the order of Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya, IP Mukerji, exonerating Cabinet Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh and two other former education officials regarding the education scam case. The CBI had filed the chargesheet against the…
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HC relief for Ampareen & two others in education scam case
Shillong, Sept 4:The High Court of Meghalaya on Thursday quashed proceedings against cabinet minister Ampareen Lyngdoh,former Director of Elementary and Mass Education JD Sangma, and former Deputy Director Ameka Lyngdoh in connection with the recruitment process in 2008 for lower primary school assistant teachers. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
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10,000 Yaba tablets seized; two held in less than 24 hours
Shillong, Sep 4: The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) seized over 10,000 Yaba tablets and arrested a man in the city on Thursday. This was the second arrest in less than 24 hours. The arrested person, identified as Labius Aregh, is the brother-in-law of the owner of City Palace Hotel in…
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JSU roots for Jowai as summer capital, meets governor
Shillong, Sep 4: The Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) is rooting for Jowai as the summer capital of Meghalaya. The union submitted a memorandum to Governor CH Vijayashankar on Thursday, requesting him to take up with the Centre and state government for declaring Jowai as the state’s summer capital. “… This…
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Shillong Medical College to start functioning from Sept 26
Shillong, Sept 3:The Shillong Medical College (SMC) will start functioning from September 26. Briefing reporters on Wednesday, Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said 50 seats will be allocated to Shillong Medical College, out of which 85 percent will be for the state students and the remaining 15 percent will be for…
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