State
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KHADC delegation meets Guv, seeks financial support
Shillong, May 2: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has sought the intervention of the Governor CH Vijayashankar so that the Centre can provide adequate financial assistance to the council. A delegation led by its chief executive member (CEM) Shemborlang Rynjah met the governor at Raj Bhavan and submitted…
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NEIGRIHMS awaits Centre’s decision on recruitment ratio
Shillong, May 2: The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is awaiting approval of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for implementation of 80:20 female-to-male ratio in nursing recruitment, increasing age limits among other demands. Director of NEIGRIHMS Dr N Mehta on Friday…
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Mukul alleges politico-bureaucracy nexus on coal issue
Shillong, May 2: Action of Enforcement Directorate in dealing with illegal coal mining and operation of coke plants has compelled the Opposition Leader Mukul Sangma to allege nexus between politicians and bureaucrats “The illegality of this scale in as far as illegal coal mining in Meghalaya is concerned, is happening…
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Govt holds preparedness meet ahead of monsoon
Shillong, May 2: As part of Meghalaya’s disaster preparedness ahead of the South West Monsoon season, a high-level meeting was chaired on Friday by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Key agenda items discussed were on the dissemination of warnings and alerts from concerned departments and immediate sharing at all levels, emergency…
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HSSLC results on May 5
Shillong, May 2: MBoSE will declare the results of HSSLC Arts, Science, Commerce and vacational streams, on May 5. Press release by MBoSE below The Results of the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) Examination, 2025, (Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational) Streams conducted by the Meghalaya Board of School Education,…
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State domestic workers’ body seeks registration of workers
Shillong, May 2: All Meghalaya Domestic Workers Union which is under the umbrella of National Domestic Workers Movement, wanted all domestic workers to register with the former. Addressing a press conference on May 1, the key person of the union, Rachell Mawthoh said that the union is ready to take…
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KSU starts indefinite protest in NEIGRIHMS
Shillong, May 1: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) started an indefinite sit-in in front of the administrative block of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) seeking the implementation of the 80:20 female-male nurse ratio and other demands. “We will not move out of…
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BSF wants help of border residents to fence 42 km border
Shillong, May 1: The BSF has sought the help of border residents to provide land to fence 42 km unfenced border with Bangladesh. In an interaction with media persons on Thursday at the BSF headquarters at Umpling, the Inspector General (IG), Border Security Force (BSF) OP Upadhyay appealed to the…
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BSF moves towards use of advanced technology to guard border
Shillong, May 1: The BSF has replaced first generation floodlights with advanced ones in Meghalaya border. In a media interaction at BSF headquarters in Umpling, the BSF IG Meghalaya Frontier OP Upadhay said deployment of additional manpower and equipment including night vision devices are helping to strengthen security along 400…
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Cabinet approves vehicle scrappage policy
Shillong, May 1: Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2025. The policy aims at creating an ecosystem for phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles from the State roads and will address environmental concerns by reducing air pollution caused by old and inefficient vehicles. Briefing reporters, Cabinet Minister Paul Lyngdoh…
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