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Body recovered from Umshing river
Shillong, Aug 4: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) recovered the body of an elderly man from the Umshing river below a bridge connecting the Mawlai-Mawiong Byepass at Mawlai Umshing area, on Monday. A team of the SDRF led by Inspector Romario B Marak reached the spot at 9:15 am…
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Family of five killed as vehicle falls into Rngain gorge on Shillong -Dawki road
Shillong, Aug 4: Five members of a family, including an over-one-year-old child, were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Rngain, NH 40, Shillong-Dawki road, due to poor visibility and the absence of a guard wall The victims have been identified as Ellida Marbaniang…
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Tura MDC seeks probe into misuse of central funds
Shillong, Aug 3: Tura MDC Bernard Marak has sought an inquiry into alleged misuse of central funds by the NPP-led Executive Committee of the KHADC. In a letter to Chief Minister, Marak referred to the admission of Executive Member in charge of Finance that funds were partly diverted to pay…
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Devotees complete pilgrimage to Mawjymbuin cave
Shillong, Ag 3: Devotees completed the two-day pilgrimage (yatra)from Mahadev Khola to Mawjymbuin Cave in Mawsynram. The pilgrimage started on August 2. There were more than 250 devotees who halted at night at Phanniewlahneng before resuming their journey to Mawjymbuin Cave on August 3. Following controversy over performing rituals at…
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Senior Garo citizens against Tura medical college privatisation
Shillong, Aug 3: Tura Garo Senior Citizens Forum has threatened to agitate if the government goes ahead with privatisation of Tura Medical College & Hospital (TMCH) as it was conceived as government medical college. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, the Forum said what the senior citizens…
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Central law, HC order violated in forceful relocation: Hawkers’ body
Shillong, Aug 3: The Meghalaya & Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA), in the past two weeks, has made as many as four detailed submissions to the special officer appointed by the High Court, the DC and the Chairperson of the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC), highlighting…
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Nongstoin-Chaygaon road project to improve connectivity, economy
Shillong, Aug 3: The dream of about 4 lakhs of people in West Khasi Hills, especially those in the most neglected and remotest villages, to reach Guwahati via the shortest route in just few hours will soon be a reality when the ongoing 70-km (approximately) two-lane road construction from Nongstoin-Rambrai-Kyrshai…
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Durand Cup matches in city not crowd-pullers
Shillong, Aug 2: Unlike last year’s debut in the city, the three matches of the Durand Cup held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here evoked a lukewarm response as the fans are yet to come in huge numbers. While the VIP and VVIP galleries-most of them with free passes, were full,…
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NEUFC score third goal in second half
Shillong, Aug 2: The North East United FC scored the third goal in the second half of the Durand Cup against Malaysian Armed Forces, on Saturday duriing the third match being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here.
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Full of VVIP show in Durand Cup
Shillong, Aug 2: The local media were denied entry to take visuals of John Abraham, the owner of North East United FC, when he arrived here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, on Saturday, only because it was a VVIP area. In the first half, the NEUFC scored two goals against the…
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