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Human rights panel exonerates police official Rituraj Ravi
Shillong, Aug 5: Meghalaya Human Rights Commission( MHRC) found that there was no case of violation of human rights by police official Rituraj Ravi while dealing with the protest of Bindas Syiem. However, during the course of hearing of the case, the commission got the impression that the incident/ commotion…
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Hawkers’ body writes to special officer on relocation anomalies
Shillong, Aug 4:The hawkers’ body and three members of the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC) other than the government, have petitioned the High Court-appointed special officer regarding various anomalies in the relocation of hawkers and street vendors The letter written to the special officer on July 26 narrates the anomalies…
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Search on for missing agriculture officer in river
Shillong, Aug 4: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) continued its search for the agriculture officer Teseng M. Sangma, who was swept away, while attempting to cross Ganol river, on Sunday. In a statement issued on Monday, PH Shylla, Senior Staff Officer & Additional PRO, Directorate of Civil Defence &…
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Body recovered from Umshing river
Shillong, Aug 4: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) recovered the body of an elderly man from the Umshing river below a bridge connecting the Mawlai-Mawiong Byepass at Mawlai Umshing area, on Monday. A team of the SDRF led by Inspector Romario B Marak reached the spot at 9:15 am…
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Family of five killed as vehicle falls into Rngain gorge on Shillong -Dawki road
Shillong, Aug 4: Five members of a family, including an over-one-year-old child, were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Rngain, NH 40, Shillong-Dawki road, due to poor visibility and the absence of a guard wall The victims have been identified as Ellida Marbaniang…
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Tura MDC seeks probe into misuse of central funds
Shillong, Aug 3: Tura MDC Bernard Marak has sought an inquiry into alleged misuse of central funds by the NPP-led Executive Committee of the KHADC. In a letter to Chief Minister, Marak referred to the admission of Executive Member in charge of Finance that funds were partly diverted to pay…
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Devotees complete pilgrimage to Mawjymbuin cave
Shillong, Ag 3: Devotees completed the two-day pilgrimage (yatra)from Mahadev Khola to Mawjymbuin Cave in Mawsynram. The pilgrimage started on August 2. There were more than 250 devotees who halted at night at Phanniewlahneng before resuming their journey to Mawjymbuin Cave on August 3. Following controversy over performing rituals at…
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Senior Garo citizens against Tura medical college privatisation
Shillong, Aug 3: Tura Garo Senior Citizens Forum has threatened to agitate if the government goes ahead with privatisation of Tura Medical College & Hospital (TMCH) as it was conceived as government medical college. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, the Forum said what the senior citizens…
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Central law, HC order violated in forceful relocation: Hawkers’ body
Shillong, Aug 3: The Meghalaya & Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA), in the past two weeks, has made as many as four detailed submissions to the special officer appointed by the High Court, the DC and the Chairperson of the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC), highlighting…
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Nongstoin-Chaygaon road project to improve connectivity, economy
Shillong, Aug 3: The dream of about 4 lakhs of people in West Khasi Hills, especially those in the most neglected and remotest villages, to reach Guwahati via the shortest route in just few hours will soon be a reality when the ongoing 70-km (approximately) two-lane road construction from Nongstoin-Rambrai-Kyrshai…
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