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Move to include Sikkim under NE power panel to help states
Shillong,May 15: The move to include power-surplus Sikkim under North East power panel will help Meghalaya and other Northeastern states. Power Minister AT Mondal told reporters on Thursday that during the recent meeting of North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC),the matter was discussed. Stressing the need to include Sikkim as a…
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Govt engineering college gets central nod
Shillong, May 15: The Shillong Government College of Engineering (SGCE), Mawlai Kynton Massar has received the letter of approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for launching Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering courses, marking the first government engineering college in the state. This was announced by Chief…
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CM lays base for Indigenous Cultural Centre of Seng Khasi Kmie
Shillong, May 15: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Indigenous Cultural Centre of Seng Khasi Kmie at Mawkhar, here in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, Minister for Art and Culture Paul Lyngdoh, community elders, and members of the Seng Khasi. The centre…
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MLCU launches undergraduate & diploma courses
Shillong, May 15: Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU) on Thursday announced the launch of undergraduate and diploma courses. Addressing a press conference, the MLCU Registrar Dr. Iadonlang Tynsong, Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Larilyn Kharpuri and other functionaries said the Integrated Five-Year Program for students who passed class 10 is in the…
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Willie Gordon Suting passes away
Shillong, May 14: Poet and writer Willie Gordon Suting passed away on Wednesday. Suting, 36, a resident of Malki Khliehshnong, here was a poet and had associated with local newspapers and online publications by contributing features, literary articles and poems. His funeral will be held on May 16 (Friday) at…
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Nursing student from West Garo Hills found dead in RIMS hostel
Shillong, May 14: A nursing student (21)from West Garo Hills allegedly hanged herself in the hostel of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, on Wednesday. A statement by RIMS Media Cell said, “It is with deep sorrow that the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal condole the tragic death…
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High Court takes up PIL on disputed land in Mawsynram
Shillong, May 13: High Court of Meghalaya on Tuesday took up a PIL on possession of land claimed by Hima Mawsynram. The complaint was filed by Seng Khasi Hima Mawsynram (SKHM) president Tyllilang Myrthong against the alleged attempt to prevent them from carrying out their age-old religious practices on a piece…
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Jaintia Students Union demands summer capital
Shillong,May 13: The Jaintia Students’ Union has demanded that if Tura is declared as the Winter Capital of Meghalaya, Jowai must be given the status of Summer Capital. “Meghalaya is home to three major indigenous communities namely the Jaintias, the Khasis, and the Garos. Hence all must be treated equally…
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Govt nod to appointment of nominated member in KHADC
Shillong, May 13: The government has given approval to the proposal of the VPP-led executive committee in the KHADC for appointment of Mathew Makdoh as the nominated member. “We have met the deputy chief minister in-charge district council affairs (DCA) Prestone Tynsong on the matter and he has informed us…
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‘National Testing Agency did not inform on shortage of CUET-UG centres’
Shillong, May 13: The state government has informed that the National Testing Agency. NTA did not communicate with the state government in advance about any shortage of examination centers in the state for CUET-UG. The matter only came to light at the last moment when several students were allotted centers…
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