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Search for Indore couple to extend to Sohra gorges
Shillong, May 28: Cabinet minister AL Hek reviewed search operations which will extend to the gorges in Sohra (Cherrapunjee) to trace the missing Indore couple Hek visited Sohra on Wednesday to oversee the search and rescue operations for the husband-wife duo from Madhya Pradesh. The following briefing was provided to…
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CM shares design of Tura Secretariat
Shillong, May 27: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma shared the architectural design of the Tura Secretariat. The project was initially conceived with a budget of Rs 30 crore however, ‘we have opted to upgrade the infrastructure and assigned Rs 150 crore. The project tender has been floated and construction is set…
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HNLC asks police to verify fake collectors in outfit’s name
Shillong,May 27: The banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has denied having any link with Synshar Khymdeit and Wallamjingsuk Barim, who are claiming to be area collectors of the outfit. This is in response to reports on the letter written by a victim of the outfit’s demand notes to the…
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NEHU bodies ask EC members not to attend Delhi meet on May 30
Shillong, May 27: North-Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA), North-Eastern Hill University Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) & North-Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) have made a joint appeal to refrain from attending Executive Council meeting on May 30 in New Delhi. In a letter addressed to the executive council members,…
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Search continues for Indore couple in Sohra
Shillong, May 27: Police team, home guards and the locals continued their search on Tuesday for the missing couple- Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam- from Indore, on Tuesday in Sohra (Cherrapunjee). Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav contacted his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma seeking his intervention. Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya took…
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Meghalaya misses February deadline to submit nomination for UNESCO recognition
Shillong, May 27: Meghalaya missed the February deadline to submit the nomination of ‘Living Root Bridges’ for consideration by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO). According to Junhi Han, Chief Culture Sector & Programme Specialist, UNESCO, South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, the deadline for submission is beginning of February…
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Fresh Academic Council after Executive Council in Delhi : NEHU VC
Shillong, May 26: NEHU VC PS Shukla,while referring to the May 21 Academic Council meeting held at NEHU as illegal, indicated holding another meeting after the Executive Council meeting to be held in Delhi on May 30. Shukla also said the two-member central team met him too after meeting the…
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Tura Medical College: Govt property but management will be private: Conrad
Shillong, May 26: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma admitted private participation in running Tura medical college after criticism by Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma. There is a challenge in operationalising the Tura Medical College and Hospital, as availability of professionals and doctors for the college will be difficult due to lack…
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Over 80 percent students pass SSLC supplementary exam
Shillong, May 26: Over 80 percent students passed the supplementary examination of MBoSE, the results of which were declared, on Monday. The pass percentage is 80.35 (male students- 80.20 and female students- 80.47). In a statement, the MBoSE said with the main and the supplementary, the the total pass percentage…
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Couple from Indore missing in Sohra; their hired scooty found
Shillong, May 26: Police have intensified search and alerted locals to trace the couple from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, who went missing since May 23 from a tourist place in Sohra. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem told reporters on Monday that the couple-Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raja Raghuvanshi-were seen on May…
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