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Holiday on Feb 21 due to KHADC-JHADC polls
Shillong, Feb 18: The Governor of Meghalaya has declared February 21 as a general holiday in Khasi-Jaintia Hills region on account of KHADC-JHADC polls. Commissioner & Secretary, General Administration Department has said the holiday is applicable in the whole of East Khasi Hills/ West Khasi Hills/South West Khasi Hills/Eastern West…
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Department of Textiles gets award
Shillong, Feb 17: Department of Textiles, Meghalaya has been recognised with a special award under the Textiles Sustainability Awards by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industries (CITI) coinciding with Bharat Tex 2025 Global Textiles Expo, organised by the Department of Textiles, being held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi with a…
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Over 29,000 students to appear for HSSLC examinations
Shillong, Feb 17: As many as 29,770 students will write their Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations , on Tuesday. In Arts stream, the number is 23266 and in Science stream there are 3959 students while the number of students in commerce stream is 2524 and vocational stream has…
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How long will Meghalaya-Assam border issue remain stagnant?
Even after 53 years of Meghalaya’s statehood, the two neighbouring state governments of Meghalaya and Assam are yet to resolve the final settlement of the border disputes. Out of the 12 areas of difference (or disputes), only six have been sorted out by signing the MoU between the chief ministers…
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No home voting facility, postal ballots for elders in council polls
Shillong, Feb 16: The district council affairs department which is conducting the KHADC- JHADC polls has not walked extra mile to help the elders by allowing them to cast their votes from their homes or by postal ballots. For the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the Election Commission of India…
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Bernard meets Rajnath Singh, raises Agreed Text for Settlement with former rebels
Shillong, Feb 16: BJP MDC from Tura Bernard N Marak has raised the delay in implementing the Agreed Text for Settlement (ATS), with the former Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi under whose tenure an agreement was signed between the Centre, State and the ANVC groups. “When BJP…
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Shillong birders flock together as part of global GBBC
Shillong, Feb 15: The narrow road behind the city’s dump yard swerves into a birds’ paradise. But one has to cross an inferno to witness the splendour. “It is amazing to see how life thrives around this place,” Ezra Rynjah, an ecologist and researcher at Conservation Initiatives, a non-profit organisation,…
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BSF seizes narcotics, others worth over Rs 1 crore
Shillong, Feb 15: The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized narcotics and other smuggled items worth Rs 1, 01, 22,689 crore and apprehended five Indian and 23 Bangladeshi nationals involved in various border-related crimes from February 1 to 14. In a statement issued on Saturday, the BSF said that the…
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Govt freezes two bank accounts of CM Jha University
Shillong, Feb 14: The state government on Friday froze two bank accounts of CM Jha University. The Ri Bhoi Deputy Commissioner, Abhilash Baranwal froze the HDFC account of CMJ Foundation at Lalganesh, Kahilipara in Assam & South Indian Bank account, East of Kailash Branch, New Delhi. After the Supreme Court…
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National Games in 2027 not fully in Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 14: The 39th edition of National Games will be spread across the North East while Meghalaya will be the main state hosting the event. Since infrastructure is a challenge for Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma wanted to hand over certain disciplines to Assam and other NE states as…
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