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Tura MP moves Centre for trains from Mendipathar to major cities
Shillong, Aug 25: Tura MP Saleng Sangma has has urged the Centre for extension of the Mendipathar railway station to major cities like Kanyakumari, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Kolkata. Sangma also wanted the Centre to introduce goods trains in the Garo Hills region, highlighting its importance for industrial growth and…
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Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra relevant to Meghalaya: AICC
Shillong, Aug 25: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Mathew Anthony said the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, to expose electoral malpractices are also relevant to Meghalaya . Addressing media persons, Anthony said Rahul Gandhi has exposed one constituency in Karnataka where 1 lakh votes…
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Planning board takes steps to reduce traffic congestion
Shillong, Aug 25:The Meghalaya State Planning Board (MSPB) will submit recommendations to the state government for widening existing roads, construction of new roads and other measures to address the city’s traffic problem. The chairman of the board, Metbah Lyngdoh, accompanied by headmen, conducted inspections to several locations in the city…
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Activist petitions human rights panel & labour commissioner on plight of GHADC staff
Shillong, Aug 24: Social activist Cherian Momin has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Labour Commission of India regarding the plight of GHADC staff, as they have not been getting salaries for 43 months. According to Cherian, the petition addresses the grave humanitarian crisis faced by employees…
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Byrnihat coke factory owner held for tax evasion
Shillong, Aug 24: The owner of a coke plant in Byrnihat, Ri Bhoi, was arrested on Saturday from Assam’s Tinsukia area by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Guwahati zonal unit, for alleged tax evasion. The charges against Shiv Kumar Mittal, the owner of GM Coke, are that he…
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Chairman to implement over Rs 100 cr central fund was CM: Mukul
Shillong, Aug 24: Opposition leader Mukul Sangma has alleged that Rs 100.71 crore funded by the Centre and meant for the GHADC was misutilised, while the chairman of the committee to implement schemes was Conrad Sangma. Speaking to reporters, Mukul pointed out that Conrad chaired the High Powered Committee (HPC)…
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Bernard raises Garo accord violation & GHADC fund misuse
Shillong, Aug 24:Tura MDC Bernard Marak has called for emergency action against violations of the Garo Accord and misutilisation of central funds in GHADC. In a letter to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday, Marak demanded immediate intervention into the gross violations of Para 7.6 of the Garo Accord, citing…
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Poor internet facilities affect Selsella
Shillong, Aug 24: All Selsella NGOs’ Alliance has expressed concern over poor internet facilities in Selsella, West Garo Hills. In a letter addressed to Reliance Jio, the Alliance said that there is a need to improve the Jio network and the installation of 5G services at the Selsella area. “Over…
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Oxen from Assam seized in West Garo Hills
Shillong, Aug 23: Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations,(CoMSO) has detected movement of oxen in West Garo Hills without official papers. In a statement on Saturday, social activist and CoMSO advisor Cherian Momin said that the ommunity reiterates its demand for strict enforcement of animal transport and cattle protection laws to…
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War of words over ‘trans-border’ military operation
Shillong, Aug 23: If national peace could be achieved only through understanding, as suggested by Albert Einstein, then probably the world would have been the utopia that we often think or talk about. When there is a serious lack of understanding among nations and state heads, force remains the only…
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