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Petition in HC; rescuers identify rockslide victims
Shillong, April 21:The HYC has moved a petition in the High Court of Meghalaya in the form of a letter seeking its intervention following several accidents on the Shillong-Pynursla road. Two people died due to a rockslide in Pynursla on April 21. The rescue team has identified the victims who…
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Green Tech Foundation alleges scam in Taj project after calling off strike
Shillong, April 20: The Green Tech Foundation (GTF) alleged corruption in the Taj Hotel project in Umiam after calling off its 12-day indefinite hunger strike on Monday night. The strike was suspended after the state government excluded Lumpongdeng Island from the Taj resort and spa project in Umiam. GTF Secretary…
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36-acre Lumpongdeng island excluded; land to remain with govt
Shillong, April 20: The tourism department has said that Lumpongdeng Island measuring 36 acres is excluded from the Concession Agreement of February 25. The agreement was executed between the Directorate of Tourism, Meghalaya with Umiam Hotel Pvt Ltd (Taj Resort and Spa). The letter of the tourism department said the…
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Lumpongdeng island to be excluded from tourism project
Shillong, April 20:The state government has decided to exclude Lumpongdeng island from the Taj tourism project. The state government spokesperson and cabinet minister Wailadmiki Shylla told reporters on Monday that the decision was taken after the traditional chiefs under the banner of Synjuk ki Rangbah Shnong, Bhoi District met Deputy Chief…
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BJP a champion of women’s cause: Party leader
Shillong, April 20: The BJP leader in-charge Meghalaya Anil Antony criticised the opposition parties and projected the BJP as the champion of women’s cause. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Antony said that what played out in Parliament on April16 and 17 was shocking as the parties such as Congress,…
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Khasi Authors Society chief admits challenges after Khasi language recognition
Shillong, April 19: Dr DRL.Nonglait, President of the Khasi Authors Society Central Body, has admitted challenges in implementing Khasi language for official purpose. He was speaking at a special meeting convened at the Durbar Hall of Saisohpen.Sohra to celebrate the victory of getting official status to Khasi. He struck a note of…
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Constitutional concerns amid tribal identity in GHADC
Tura/Shillong, April 19: The recent demand by several organisations in the Garo Hills to create an exclusive tribal voter list for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections raises serious constitutional and democratic concerns that cannot be brushed aside in the name of identity protection. There is no denying…
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CM concludes felicitation of SSLC toppers
Shillong, April 19: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma concluded the felicitation of SSLC toppers. The felicitations were held in three phases culminating in Tura on April 18. Earlier, on April 11, 41 successful SSLC students from different Child Care Institutions felicitated in Shillong. A day before on April 10, the chief…
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Manipuri Elders Consortium protests in Shillong
Shillong,April 18: The Manipuri Elders’ Consortium Shillong (MECS) held a silent sit-in against the killing of two children in Manipur on April 7. The gathering called for unity, justice, and a collective voice for peace and humanity. “We condemned the killing of two innocent children in the recent attack that…
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VPP to hold public rally on April 22
Shillong, April 18: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit on Saturday announced the party’s decision to launch a massive public agitation against the National People’s Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, on April 22 at Motphran. The protest is against apathy, bias, and disregard…
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