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Rebecca Suchiang no more
Shillong, Aug 18:The Chief Information Commissioner, Rebecca Suchiang, passed away on Tuesday( Aug 18). She completed 64 years on July 27. Suchiang was undergoing treatment since Thursday at NEIGRIHMS, where she passed away around 5 am. She even attended the office last week, said her colleague and information commissioner Ripnar…
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Municipal board relocates 86 Latumkhrah hawkers
Shillong, Aug 17: The Shillong Municipal Board has relocated 86 hawkers from Laitumkhrah to a designated vending area at Dhankheti parking lot and Brightwell Bunglow in Barik. This is part of the ongoing drive to decongest footpaths and roads in the city. Chief Executive Officer of SMB PK Boro said…
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State treats accused in Raja murder case after coughing up blood
Shillong, Aug 17: The district prison and correctional home provided treatment to Raj Singh Kushwaha, one of the accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, after he coughed up blood. An official source said that during the trial in the court of Additional DC, Judicial, Kushwaha complained that he had…
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CM opens Pine Home, Open-Air Museum
Shillong, Aug 17: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, on Monday inaugurated the Pine Home Eco-Sustainable Project at Mawlangwir Village, Mawkyrwat, in South West Khasi Hills in presence of Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong and Tourism Minister Timothy D Shira. He also remotely inaugurated the Twahlongwar Open-Air Museum in Mawsynram, highlighting the…
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Govt to spend Rs 140 cr to upgrade Weiloi–Mawkyrwat–Rangthong road
Shillong, Aug 17: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday (Aug 15) laid the foundation stone for Rs 140 crore upgradation of the Weiloi–Mawkyrwat–Rangthong road in South West Khasi Hills, funded from the state scheme. This is more than a road, it is a growth corridor that will strengthen access to…
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CM announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to fire tragedy victims
Shillong, Aug 17: Chief Minister Conrad. Sangma has expressed grief and shock over the loss of five lives from Meghalaya in a fire incident at Hotel Bideshini Yatri Nibas in the temple town of Tarapith, Birbhum district, West Bengal, in the early hours of Monday ( Aug 17). The chief…
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Accidental fire in WB lodge kills 5 from Garo Hills
Shillong, Aug 17: An accidental fire in a lodge in West Bengal killed 8 persons, including 5 from South and West Garo Hills districts. Six from the district were rescued. According to an official source, the incident took place around 4.30 am at Bideshini Lodge,Tarapith near Tarapith temple, Rampurhaat, Birbhum…
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Garos in Bangladesh village face harassment after death of trader
Shillong, Aug 16: Garos in Sherpur area of Bangladesh are facing harassment following the recovery of body of a rice trader recently. Assaults of villagers, vandalism and looting followed the incident at Purba Gajrikura (Bandhadhara) village. In a statement, local residents alleged that the members of the indigenous Garo community…
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CM distributes prizes to winners of I-Day function
Shillong, Aug 15: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma distributed prizes to the winners who performed during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Polo Grounds, on Saturday (Aug 15). The winners of March Past are Holy Cross Higher Secondary School (first), St. Edmund Higher Secondary School ( second) and St. John Higher …
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CM’s one-hour ID-speech: Parade commander collapses, returns after first aid
Shillong, Aug 15:The female parade commander collapsed during the long speech of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma at the Independence Day celebrations held at Polo Ground here on Saturday ( Aug 15). She was taken on a stretcher by the medics. After the first aid, she returned to the ground. A…
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