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Prestone meets Pope in Vatican
Shillong,Aug 20: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong met Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican at a private audience on Wednesday. Tynsong was the first from Meghalaya to have met the Pope, just within three months after the Pontiff’s election as the Head of the Catholic Church and the Vatican City.Prestone…
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BSF man,two others injured in aerosol blast after gas cylinder leak in Umpling
Shillong, Aug 20:Three persons, including a BSF jawan, were injured following an aerosol blast due to leakage from a domestic cooking gas cylinder. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem told reporters on Wednesday that on April 19, around 10:10 pm, information was received telephonically regarding a blast near BSF Umpling…
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Five HNYM members held in Ri Bhoi for extortion
Shillong, Aug 20: Police on Wednesday arrested five Hynniewtrep National Youth Movement (HNYM) members for extortion on the highway in Ri Bhoi. Full text of the statement of Ri Bhoi senior SP Vivekanand Singh Rathore A written FIR was received on 19th August 2025 to the effect that while driving …
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SAT & TOEFL Olympiad 2025 on September 6 & 7
Shillong, Aug 14: In a move to empower international education aspirants in India, the SAT & TOEFL Olympiad 2025 will be held on September 6 & 7. The initiative is in collaboration with ETS (owners of TOEFL & GRE), College Board (administrators of SAT), Galvanize Global Education, and other pioneers…
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Garoland committee meets union tribal affairs minister for statehood
Shillong, Aug 19: A delegation of the Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC) met Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jula Oram in New Delhi and demanded statehood for Garos. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Tony Balsam Ch Marak, Assistant General Secretary, Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC), HQ Tura, who was also…
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Planning Board unhappy with slow progress of Umshyrpi-Upper Shillong road work
Shillong, Aug 19: Meghalaya State Planning Board (MSPB) members inspected the road from Umshyrpi to 7th Mile, Upper Shillong and asked the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and contractors to speed up the completion of the four-lane road, which is part of the Shillong-Dawki road project. The inspection…
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City school celebrates environment with Mission LiFE
Shillong, Aug 19: Catch them young to make the world a better place. This was what the city’s green crusaders aimed to do through the Centre’s Mission LiFE programme on Monday. Project Clean Surrounding, a city-based NGO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, organised a…
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HC asks govt to set up Meghalaya Police Accountability Commission
Shillong, Aug 18: High Court of Meghalaya has asked the state government to constitute an Accountability Commission under the Meghalaya Police Act, 2010 within a period of four months. The commission’s role is to inquire into allegations of misconduct by the police and ensure accountability. The order was after hearing…
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Young innovators take centre stage at STEM fusion
SHILLONG, Aug 18: Young innovators took the centre stage at the STEM Fusion: Workshop and Student Exhibition held at the State Convention Centre on Monday. The exhibition which was organised by the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and…
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Three held for sexually assaulting minor
Shillong, Aug 18: Police on Monday (Aug 18) arrested three youths for sexually assaulting a minor. According to the police, on August 17, information was received that a minor girl had gone missing from her residence on August 16. “A search was made by relatives, but she was not…
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