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Sri Aurobindo Institute of Indian Culture remembers stalwarts
Shillong, Sept 2: Sri Aurobindo Institute of Indian Culture Shillong celebrated three important occasions recently. Recently, it celebrated 78th independence day with theme viksit Bharat, 152nd birth anniversary of Indian philosopher yogi maharishi poet and nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh and also annual function of Mother’s School. The chief guest was…
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Union tourism minister chairs meeting to improve tourism sector
Shillong, Sept 2: Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat chaired a Tourism Ministers’ conference on Monday in Shillong. Tourism Ministers from the North Eastern, Eastern States, and Union Territories participated in the conference. The Union Minister said that the Ministry of Tourism is convening a series of…
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Adieu to DP Iangju
Shillong,Sept 1: Former minister and ex- KHADC MDC DP Iangju was laid to rest on Sunday afternoon. He passed away on August 30 at the age of 88. Large number of people gathered at his residence for the funeral rites following which he was laid to rest at Presbyterian Church…
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Prestone dares Mukul to petition PM against NPP leaders
Shillong, Aug 31:Deputy Chief Minister and NPP leader Prestone Tynsong dared Opposition Leader Mukul Sangma to petition Prime Minister against the party leaders who are also ministers. Mukul on Friday had named Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar for allegedly indulging in drug trade as earlier alleged by Congress state president…
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Meghalaya hands over body of Bangladesh leader
Shillong, Aug 31: The body of Bangladesh youth awami league leader, Ishaque Ali Khan Panna was handed over to Bangladesh on Saturday through Dawki-Tamabil integrated check point in the presence of police officers and officials. The West Jaintia Hills SP C. Syrti said the process was completed after 11 am…
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CAG exposes poor waste management system in state
Shillong, Aug 30: The function of Municipal Waste Management in Meghalaya is severely hampered due to weak institutional mechanism coupled with none of the multiple agencies involved in this process being compliant with the responsibilities assigned to them under the Meghalaya State Waste Management (SWM) Rules. This was revealed in…
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3 lakh kg fish imported for fishing competition: MLA
Shillong, Aug 30: UDP MLA Lahkmen Rymbui informed the Assembly that those who engage in fishing competition import 3 lakh kg fish. “There are 500 fishing competitions and for this, they bring 3 lakh kg fish only for the competition”, Rymbui said In reply, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the…
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State awaits reply from Centre on MRSSA 2020
Shillong, Aug 29: The state government is waiting for response from the Centre on its letter that the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is constitutionally valid and it in no way restricts the free travel in the state. Deputy chief minister in-charge home Prestone Tynsong informed this…
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State spends over Rs 100 cr for planting saplings
Shillong, Aug 29: The state government has spent over Rs 100 crore for planting saplings during the last five years. Replying to a question in the Assembly, Conrad said the plantation has been done in approximately 1.19 lakh hectares. He said there are a total of 99,78,352 number of saplings…
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Ardent calls for immediate check on price rise
Shillong, Aug 29: VPP MLA Ardent Basaiawmoit revealed difference between the price of commodities in Shillong, Assam,Mizoram and Nagaland and sought the intervention of the government. Though he could not raise the issue inside the House, Ardent spoke to reporters and read out the price variation in Shillong, Assam, Mizoram…
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