State
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Cabinet nod to Rs 25 k incentive,free registration of electric vehicles
Shillong, July 27: Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026 towards promoting clean and sustainable mobility in the state. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet neeting, the goverment spokesperson and cabinet minister Marcuise Marak said to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, the government will provide an incentive…
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Several affected in natural calamities in July
Shillong, July 26: Several persons were killed in separate incidents due to rain-induced natural calamity from July 8 till 25. Six persons were injured, including one due to lightning strike. Animal deaths were 7. 44 houses and 29 infrastructure facilities were also damaged. According to the data, 11,571 were affected…
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Govt felicitates singer for winning global accolades
Shillong, July 25: Kitkupar Nongsiej, who won accolades at the World Championships of Performing Arts (Copa) 2026 held in Las Vegas, US, was facilitated on Saturday (July 25). Many well-wishers gathered at Khyndai Lad (Police Bazaar) to accord a public reception to Nongsiej following his remarkable performance. The reception, jointly…
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Karbi man from city prays for drought-hit village
Shillong, July 25: Samson Killing, Chief Coach of Nongmensong Taekwondo School, and a well-known priest, prayed for rain in a drought-hit Karbi-Anglong village in Assam. Samson, who also holds a black belt, said the rituals were performed at a temple in the village, and claimed that the efforts saw results. Vophong…
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Education minister resigns
Under pressure from the protesting students all over the country, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister, on Saturday(July 25) An official statement by the PIB confirmed the development.
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KSU protests across educational institutes in state
Shillong, July 24: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has staged protests in educational institutes in Meghalaya in solidarity with the agitating students in Delhi demanding transparency in competitive examinations and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Demonstrations were held at NEHU Shillong, USTM and RIST in Ri-Bhoi, NEIAH…
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CoMSO asks govt to stop Shree Cement project
Shillong, July 24: The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organizations ( CoMSO) wanted the state government to stop all processes related to the proposed Shree Cement project in East Jaintia Hills. CoMSO Chairman and HYC President Roy Kupar Synrem told reporters on Friday that the affected landowners and farmers must first be…
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Assam CM blames Meghalaya & USTM for Jorabat flood
Shillong, July 24: The usual rhetoric of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma continued on Friday( July 24) when he referred to Meghalaya and USTM as the villains causing flood in Guwahati. “If things continue the way they are in Meghalaya’s Jorabat hills near Guwahati, which houses USTM and other…
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Jyoti Sroat Higher Secondary School tops state grading
Shillong, July 24: Jyoti Sroat Higher Secondary School in East Khasi Hills district topped the state ranking of schools.. Meghalaya School Performance Grading Index (MSPGI) 2025-26 was released by Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Friday. The score of the Jyoti Sroat school is 930/1000, Uttam-1 grade. Step by Step Lawwahskei…
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State launches school grading system
Shillong, July 24: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Friday (July 24) released the Meghalaya School Performance Grading Index (MSPGI) 2025-26. Addressing a press conference, Rymbui said prepared by the Education Department on the basis of certified UDISE+ 2025-26 data, the MSPGI is a school-level assessment framework that evaluates all 11,443…
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