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KSU starts indefinite protest in NEIGRIHMS
Shillong, May 1: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) started an indefinite sit-in in front of the administrative block of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) seeking the implementation of the 80:20 female-male nurse ratio and other demands. “We will not move out of…
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BSF wants help of border residents to fence 42 km border
Shillong, May 1: The BSF has sought the help of border residents to provide land to fence 42 km unfenced border with Bangladesh. In an interaction with media persons on Thursday at the BSF headquarters at Umpling, the Inspector General (IG), Border Security Force (BSF) OP Upadhyay appealed to the…
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BSF moves towards use of advanced technology to guard border
Shillong, May 1: The BSF has replaced first generation floodlights with advanced ones in Meghalaya border. In a media interaction at BSF headquarters in Umpling, the BSF IG Meghalaya Frontier OP Upadhay said deployment of additional manpower and equipment including night vision devices are helping to strengthen security along 400…
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Cabinet approves vehicle scrappage policy
Shillong, May 1: Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2025. The policy aims at creating an ecosystem for phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles from the State roads and will address environmental concerns by reducing air pollution caused by old and inefficient vehicles. Briefing reporters, Cabinet Minister Paul Lyngdoh…
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Cabinet nod to upgradation of schools, more seats
Shillong, May 1: Cabinet has approved the proposed upgradation of Secondary Schools to Higher Secondary Schools and addition of new streams in Higher Secondary Schools. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Cabinet Minister Paul Lyngdoh said that the state currently has 51,067 Class XI seats, mostly concentrated in…
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Five acquitted in murder case of former Jalaphet headman in 2013.
Shillong, May 1: Five persons were acquitted in the murder case of former headman of Jalaphet, Bri Sumer Village in 2013. The Sessions Court, West Jaintia Hills, has acquitted Shining Langstang and four others who had been charged in connection with the murder of Syrti, the then Headman of Jalaphet Bri…
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RTI reveals green violations in New Shillong Township project
Shillong, May 1: Napoleon S Mawphniang, a citizen environmental advocate from Syadheh, Ri Bhoi, has petitioned the President and the Prime Minister’s Office demanding immediate intervention into alleged large-scale statutory violations and ecological negligence in the New Shillong Township project. The petition was also sent to the governor of Meghalaya,…
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JNC wants PowerGrid sub-station home guards to be reinstated
Shillong, May 1: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has demanded that the state government reinstate the nine home guards who were removed from duty at Khliehriat PowerGrid sub-station. In a statement issued on Thursday, JNC questioned the government’s decision to replace the local home guards with central agency personnel. “Local…
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SSLC supplementary exams begin
Shillong, May 1: Supplementary SSLC examinations began on Thursday. The first paper was Mathematics. This is the first initiative of the MBoSE aimed at improving the pass percentage. MBoSE broke pass percentage with 87.10 in the SSLC results declared on April 5. The state government has given opportunity for the…
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Three held for diesel theft in Ri Bhoi
Shillong, May 1: Police arrested three persons in connection with theft of diesel in Ri Bhoi. The accused are Refer Marsing of Mawtari Thaiang village, Robren Langi and Rishad Sylliang both of Umkra village. In a statement , Ri Bhoi SP Vivekanand Singh Rathore said on Thursday around 3 am,…
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