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AQI report: Conrad defends Byrnihat ‘Meghalaya’
Shillong, Mar 5: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday that a media report on the “very poor” air quality at Byrnihat was based on the data collected from Assam. During the business hour of the Budget Session 2025, Sangma said the India Today report was based on the data…
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Budget 2025: CM presents Rs 1,970-crore deficit budget
Shillong, Mar 5: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday presented a Rs 1,970-crore deficit budget, which is approximately 2.96% of the GSPDP. “I am delighted to highlight that the fiscal deficit has been maintained below the permissible limit of 3.5%,” said Sangma in his budget speech. The interest payments for…
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Budget 2025: Mawlai Nonglum dispensary ‘under consideration’
Shillong, Mar 5: Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said on Wednesday the proposed state dispensary at Mawlai Nonglum is under consideration. Lyngdoh was replying to a question during the Budget Session 2025. She said the technical proceeding would start after a recent site inspection. “Since the land does not belong to…
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‘Govt to merge SSA & govt teachers’
Shillong, March 6: The SSA teachers who met the education department officials on Tuesday said that the government is planning to merge SSA and goverment teachers under one category. Rationalisation of schools was also discussed, the spokesperson Aristotle Rymbai said adding that the government will allow those who passed diploma…
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Govt launches scheme to settle dues of MeECL consumers
Shillong, March 4: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday launched the One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for the consumers of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) in presence of Power Minister Abu Taher Mondal. Launching the scheme, the chief minister said that close to 45000 consumers will benefit and over Rs.…
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South Garo Hills MLAs meet CM on Mendipathar-Baghmara-Dhaka rail connectivity
Shillong, March 4: Three South Garo Hills MLAs met Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday and submitted a letter seeking extension of railway connecting Mendipathar-Baghmara and Dhaka, Bangladesh from Guwahati. Though Mendipathar has an active railhead, the Centre has asked the state to surrender over Rs 200 crore sanctioned for…
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State asked to return Rs 200 cr railway land acquisition fund
Shillong, Mar 4: The Meghalaya government has to return the Rs 200 crore to the Centre that was given to the state for land acquisition for a railway project. Replying to a question during the Budget Session 2025, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said no land was acquired owing to “strong…
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CM vague on deadline for DPR on flood mitigation infra
Shillong, Mar 4: A detailed project report (DPR) to mitigate floods in parts of the Garo Hills region is being prepared. However, as always, the state government could not give a timeframe for the report’s completion. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma — while replying to a starred question on the infrastructure…
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Shillong engineering college yet to get AICTE approval
Shillong, Mar 4: The state government is awaiting approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to start the academic session at Shillong Government College of Engineering (SGCE) at Mawlai Kynton Massar. Replying to a starred question during the Budget Session 2025 on Tuesday, Education Minister Rakkam A…
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College principal’s ordeal source of humour in House
Shillong, Mar 4: A moment of dark comedy played on the floor of the House on Tuesday when Rongjeng MLA Jim M Sangma raised a supplementary question about the non-payment of salary of college teachers in his constituency. When the House took up a starred question about Shillong Government College…
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