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Cabinet nod to upgradation of schools, more seats
Shillong, May 1: Cabinet has approved the proposed upgradation of Secondary Schools to Higher Secondary Schools and addition of new streams in Higher Secondary Schools. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Cabinet Minister Paul Lyngdoh said that the state currently has 51,067 Class XI seats, mostly concentrated in…
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Five acquitted in murder case of former Jalaphet headman in 2013.
Shillong, May 1: Five persons were acquitted in the murder case of former headman of Jalaphet, Bri Sumer Village in 2013. The Sessions Court, West Jaintia Hills, has acquitted Shining Langstang and four others who had been charged in connection with the murder of Syrti, the then Headman of Jalaphet Bri…
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RTI reveals green violations in New Shillong Township project
Shillong, May 1: Napoleon S Mawphniang, a citizen environmental advocate from Syadheh, Ri Bhoi, has petitioned the President and the Prime Minister’s Office demanding immediate intervention into alleged large-scale statutory violations and ecological negligence in the New Shillong Township project. The petition was also sent to the governor of Meghalaya,…
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JNC wants PowerGrid sub-station home guards to be reinstated
Shillong, May 1: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has demanded that the state government reinstate the nine home guards who were removed from duty at Khliehriat PowerGrid sub-station. In a statement issued on Thursday, JNC questioned the government’s decision to replace the local home guards with central agency personnel. “Local…
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SSLC supplementary exams begin
Shillong, May 1: Supplementary SSLC examinations began on Thursday. The first paper was Mathematics. This is the first initiative of the MBoSE aimed at improving the pass percentage. MBoSE broke pass percentage with 87.10 in the SSLC results declared on April 5. The state government has given opportunity for the…
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Three held for diesel theft in Ri Bhoi
Shillong, May 1: Police arrested three persons in connection with theft of diesel in Ri Bhoi. The accused are Refer Marsing of Mawtari Thaiang village, Robren Langi and Rishad Sylliang both of Umkra village. In a statement , Ri Bhoi SP Vivekanand Singh Rathore said on Thursday around 3 am,…
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State schools shine in ICSE, ISC exams
Shillong, April 30: Pine Mount, Jowai and Tura Public Schools performed well in the ICSE and ISC examinations results of which were declared on Wednesday. Pine Mount School and Jowai Public School recorded cent per cent results. In Pune Mount, all the 125 students who appeared for ICSE emerged successful…
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Meghalaya Mahila Congress condemns Assam CM
Shillong, April 30: Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress ( MPMC) has condemned the disgraceful remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa against women. During the panchayat poll campaigns, Himanta referred to women going any extent to get government jobs during the tenure of the Congress for 15 years in Assam.…
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HC asks govt to speed up land aquisition for airport expansion
Shillong,April 30: The High Court of Meghalaya has directed the cabinet to take a decision on the proposal for acquiring land by ‘private treaty’ for expansion of the Shillong Airport. The bench comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh in its order on Wednesday said, “We request the…
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Corruption in Meghalaya led by CMO, alleges AICC leader
Shillong, April 30: The Congress has alleged that corruption is led by Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). AICC joint secretary Mathew Anthony told reporters that the political executive meeting of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committe has raised issues on the corruption allegations against the NPP government. “Where everything and anything is…
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