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HC upholds ruling of Speaker on Saubhagya scheme motion
Shillong, Feb 27: The High Court of Meghalaya on Thursday upheld the ruling of the Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma to disallow a special motion moved by VPP MLA from North Shillong Adelbert Nongrum on February 15, 2024 regarding the CAG report on Saubhagya scheme. The bench comprising Chief Justice IP…
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No candidates from Opp, KHADC CEM & Chairman to assume office on Feb 28
Shillong, Feb 27: The opposition on Thursday failed to file nominations for the posts of CEM and Chairman of the KHADC clearing the way for VPP MDC from Lyngkyrdem Laitkroh Shemborlang Rynjah (CEM) and Mawkhar-Pynthorumkhrah member Strong Pillar Kharjana (Chairman) A formal election will be held on Friday. Rynjah and…
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NER Tech Hackathon 2025 to drive innovations
Shillong, Feb 26: The North Eastern Regional Community Resource Management Society (NERCORMS) is set to host the NER Tech Hackathon to unleash the potential of 5G, IoT, AI, and related technologies to address the gap in the region on March 11 at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati. The pioneering…
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Cabinet restricts parking on road
Shillong, Feb 26: Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Urban Parking Policy 2025. This is being done as part of the comprehensive mobility plan and entails a comprehensive parking policy to check unorganised parking on street in urban areas. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told reporters after the meeting on Wednesday the…
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Cabinet nod to give govt jobs to medal winners
Shillong, Feb 26: Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Meghalaya Outstanding Sportspersons Direct Appointment Policy 2025. Through the policy, medal winning athletes representing Meghalaya will be provided with government jobs. Chief Minister informed that the government jobs will be provided for medal winning athletes in Olympics, Paralympics/Special Olympics, Asian Games or…
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Earthquake shakes parts of city
Shillong, Feb 27: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale shook parts of the city in the wee hours on Thursday. According to reports, the epicentre was at Morigaon, Assam. The earthquake occured at 2.25 am.
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VPP proposes Lyngkyrdem-Laitkroh MDC as CEM designate
Shillong, Feb 26: The VPP has proposed the name of Lyngkyrdem-Laitkroh MDC Shemborlang Rynjah as the next Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the KHADC. A meeting was held at the residence of VPP president Ardent Basaiawmoit on Wednesday to decide on the the CEM and other functionaries. The proposed Executive…
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Former JHADC member TK Darnei no more
Shillong, Feb 26: T.K. Darnei of Ladthalaboh, Jowai and former MDC of JHADC from Saipung constituency passed away on Februar 25. The funeral service will be held on February 27 at 1.00 P.M. at the Jowai Biate Presbyterian Church, Ladthalaboh. He leaves behind his wife L. Darnei, daughter Dr…
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KHADC-JHADC members to take oath on Feb 27, election of chairpersons, CEMs next day
Shillong, Feb 25: The members of KHADC and JHADC will take oath on February 27, an official said on Monday. Following this, the election of chairpersons in both the councils and the CEMs will be held on February 28 to pave way for the constitution of new House With 17…
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Thombor Shiwat to return as JHADC CEM
Shillong, Feb 24: The NPP MDCs (13) chose Thombor Shiwat as the next CEM candidate of JHADC supported by the UDP (3) and 2 Independents. With this, 18 MDCs will be supporting the NPP-led Executive Committee. A meeting to discuss the formation of the Executie Committee was held at the…
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