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Garoland panel, activist raise misuse of Garo quota
Shillong, Feb 19: Concerned over the delay in taking action regarding the misuse of state reservation policy, the Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC) has urged Chief Secretary DP Wahlang to review the appointment of a lady claiming to be a Garo. The appointment was effected by Meghalaya Public Service Commission.…
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Meghalaya police official gets recognition for cyber policing
Shillong, Feb 19: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Meghalaya Basant Kumar Mishra was honoured with Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) Excellence Award for cyber policing at Future Crime Summit 2025 held in Delhi on Febuary 14. The award was presented to Mishra MPS, who is currently posted at Crime Branch Police…
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CM opens Apollo Trinity Medical Centre in city
Shillong, Feb 19: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma opened Apollo Trinity Medical Centreu in the city on Wednesday. Also present were Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, Chief Secretary,D P Wahlang and Rana Dasgupta, Regional CEO – East, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. The health Center is a collaboration with Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited.…
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Reforms yet to take place in council polls
Shillong, Feb 18: The KHADC-JHADC polls are scheduled on February 21. The campaigning for the polls ends on February 19 at 4 pm (48 hours before the end of polls) which is also called silent period, a norm as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines. The District Council…
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HNLC radicalising youths in state: Police
Shillong, Feb 18: Meghalaya police are trying to prevent radicalisation of youths by the banned HNLC. “The outfit targetted many youths online and many have joined the group in Bangladesh but they returned and surrendered to us later”, a senior police official said on Tuesday According to the official, the…
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Bill Clinton in Khasi Hills
Shillong, Feb 18: Bill Clinton is in Khasi Hills. He is fighting to get elected to the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC). Bill Clinton Wankhar is the candidate of the Voice of the People Party (VPP) from Sohryngkham constituency contesting the February 21 polls. Like in all polls, Meghalaya…
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Holiday on Feb 21 due to KHADC-JHADC polls
Shillong, Feb 18: The Governor of Meghalaya has declared February 21 as a general holiday in Khasi-Jaintia Hills region on account of KHADC-JHADC polls. Commissioner & Secretary, General Administration Department has said the holiday is applicable in the whole of East Khasi Hills/ West Khasi Hills/South West Khasi Hills/Eastern West…
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Department of Textiles gets award
Shillong, Feb 17: Department of Textiles, Meghalaya has been recognised with a special award under the Textiles Sustainability Awards by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industries (CITI) coinciding with Bharat Tex 2025 Global Textiles Expo, organised by the Department of Textiles, being held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi with a…
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Over 29,000 students to appear for HSSLC examinations
Shillong, Feb 17: As many as 29,770 students will write their Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations , on Tuesday. In Arts stream, the number is 23266 and in Science stream there are 3959 students while the number of students in commerce stream is 2524 and vocational stream has…
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How long will Meghalaya-Assam border issue remain stagnant?
Even after 53 years of Meghalaya’s statehood, the two neighbouring state governments of Meghalaya and Assam are yet to resolve the final settlement of the border disputes. Out of the 12 areas of difference (or disputes), only six have been sorted out by signing the MoU between the chief ministers…
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