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Relatives seek answers on theft in Guwahati & death in Kerala
Shillong, Sept 2:The funeral of 26-year-old Jonathan Rynjah, who was found dead in the toilet of a train in Palakkad in Kerala, was held here on Tuesday. A police official probing the case in Kerala informed that, though he is yet to receive the post-mortem report, initial information indicates a…
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Govt to support students to pursue education in hospitality
Shillong, Sept 2: Rs 6.6 crore will be invested by the state government to support 165 students to pursue B.Sc in Hospitality and Hotel Management for the next five years. In this regard, Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh launched the Chief Minister’s Hospitality Scholarship Programme (CMHSP) on Tuesday. Lyngdoh told reporters…
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Outgoing Chief Justice for fewer adjournments to reduce pendency
Shillong, Sept 2: Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya, IP Mukerji, who is retiring on September 5, advised the lawyers to reduce adjournments to speed up the disposal of cases. During a farewell function held on August 29, organised by the Shillong High Court Bar Association, the chief…
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FIR on syringe injection on minor turns out to be false
Shillong, Sept 2: The East Khasi Hills police on Tuesday said that the incident of two persons injecting a girl with a syringe is not true. In a clarification on the reported incident for which a case was registered under Lumdiengjri, Vivek Syiem, Superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills, said…
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Nora Fatehi joins Jason Derulo & The Script as co-headliner
Shillong, Sept 2: Global star Nora Fatehi will be the third co-headliner for Day 1 (14th November 2025) of the Cherry Blossom Festival in the city. The two-day event will be held at the Polo Grounds. Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh told reporters here on Tuesday that Nora will take the…
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SPL 2025: Reigning champions Lajong take down 10-man Laitkor
Shillong, Sep 2: Shillong Lajong moved up to second place in the Shillong Premier League 2025 with a 2-0 victory over Laitkor at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, here on Tuesday. Deibormame Tongper (27’) and Emanbha Marbaniang (74’) scored for Lajong against Laitkor, who had a man sent…
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SDRF recovers body of youth from river
Shillong, Sept 1: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in a joint operation with the Search & Rescue Team (SRT) of the Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES), on Monday recovered the body of a youth who was swept away by currents in the Weiniangriang River in Mawtap village, Sohiong, East…
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Two held with drugs in city
Shillong, Sept 1:Two people were arrested with drugs in the city on Monday. According to the police, on receipt of source information about one suspected drug peddler, a raid was conducted by Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Meghalaya in the rented house of Sadik Ahmed (27) and Arti Dorjee (28) at…
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NPP celebrates birth anniversary of PA Sangma & Foundation Day
Shillong, Sept 1: National People’s Party( NPP) celebrated the 78th birth anniversary of PA Sangma and the 13th Foundation Day of the party at Williamnagar, East Garo Hills, on Monday. Earlier, delegates from the Northeast converged at Williamnagar to display unity of tribes at the 13th Foundation Day of NPP…
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Exchange of slogans marks protest by BJP in city
Shillong, Sept 1: BJP and Congress workers exchanged slogans on Monday during a protest staged by the BJP in front of the Congress Bhavan over derogatory remarks against its leaders.A Congress worker from Bihar made derogatory remarks against the late mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading to nationwide protests.…
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