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NEHU to host 3-day professional photography training
Shillong, May 18: The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, has announced a three-day professional photography training programme, scheduled to be held from May 20 to 22 in collaboration with OM System (formerly Olympus Corporation). This hands-on training workshop is designed to provide both theoretical…
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NGO files complaint against assaulting mentally ill person
Shillong, May 17: Achik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima has lodged a complaint with Assam police regarding the assault of a mentally ill person at Hahim Bazar.. According to the complaint lodged with SP of Kamrup district, it has been reported that Hemontha Rabha and Opinash Rabha physically assaulted Teseng R.…
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Two from NGH held for supporting Pakistan
Shillong, May 16: Two persons were arrested for supporting Pakistan. A statement issued by North Garo Hills SP Swapnil Pawar said a video from the Facebook account ‘Silgring D Sangma Sangma’ went viral on social media platforms such as Facebook and Whatsapp wherein two persons can be seen shouting and…
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Easy Riders and The Great Society to celebrate Bob Dylan’s Day on May 24
Shillong, May 17: Easy Riders band from Kolkata along with The Great Society will be part of the 54th celebration of Bob Dylan’s Day in the city on May 24. The event, ’54th Bob Dylan’s Day 2025, a celebration of poetry & songs’ will be held at Evening Club here…
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Activist seeks recognition to Garo customary law
Shillong, May 16: Social activist Cherian Momin has petitioned Chief Minister and Governor on the need to provide legal recognition to indigenous tribals, administrative transparency, and cultural preservation that are vital to the people of the Garo Hills and the broader tribal communities across Meghalaya. A major focus of Momin’s engagements…
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NEHUSU president gets bail
Shillong, May 16: The local court has granted bail to president of the North Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) Sandy Sohtun, on Thursday. Sohtun was arrested on April 28 for assaulting assistant professor of the university’s Hindi department Dr Alok Singh after he filed an FIR against him and…
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Govt explores coffee and cocoa plantations
Shillong, May 16: Coffee and cocoa plantations will be encouraged by the state government as a means to provide alternative livelihood to the people. The purpose is to protect catchment areas and water sources across the state. Soil & Water Conservation Minister Marcuise N Marak told reporters that he recently…
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State gets three more centres in city for CUET-UG
Shillong, May 16: The state was allotted three more centres in the city to accommodate the students for CUET-UG. In a statement issued on Friday, Commissioner & Secretary, Education Department Vijay Kumar Mantri said that the students are now accommodated in Shillong, Tura and Guwahati for the examination starting from…
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CoMSO seeks probe into unnatural death of state nursing student in RIMS
Shillong, May 15: The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organizations (COMSO) has petitioned Governor CH Vijayashankar for setting up of a judicial enquiry into the alleged suicide of Abiel Salchiana Ch Marak, a medical student at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. In a letter to the governor, the COMSO…
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HC wants govt to hand over land for airport expansion
Shillong, May 15: The High Court of Meghalaya wanted the state government to complete handing over of land to Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion of Shillong Airport, within a period of two months. After hearing a PIL, the bench comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh…
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