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Govt prosecutes over 600 Bangladeshi nationals
Shillong, Feb 17: As many as 658 Bangladeshi nationals were detected and prosecuted in the state since 2021, with 194 deported after completing their sentence. Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong informed this in Assembly on Tuesday In reply to a call-attention notice moved by VPP legislator from…
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New Shillong Township to be state’s growth engine: Conrad
Shillong,Feb 17: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has claimed that the New Shillong Township will be Meghalaya’s growth engine and biggest job generator. Replying to a discussion in the Assembly on Tuesday, Sangma said, “New Shillong is being built as Meghalaya’s engine of growth — powered by four pillars: tourism, sports…
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Broken roads trouble Khliehriat residents; JNC approaches PWD
Shillong, Feb 17: Members of the Jaintia National Council (JNC), Khliehriat Circle, have raised concerns over the deteriorating condition of village roads in the town and formally urged the Public Works Department (PWD), Khliehriat Division, to take immediate remedial action. JNC general secretary Symboh Baiar Sumer on Tuesday said several…
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‘More than 120 miners worked in two affected coal mines’
Shillong, Feb 17: VPP MLA Ardent Basaiawmoit on Tuesday questioned the sudden closure of rescue and recovery operations in Mynsngat-Thangsko mine, as the local sources indicated that in one affected mine, there were 60 to 70 workers. What was the need of calling off the operations in haste, as the local…
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MegSIMS to address delays in teachers’ salary
Shillong, Feb 17: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said on Tuesday the government is processing salary proposals through a portal called Meghalaya School Information Management System (MegSIMS) to eliminate delays in submitting proposals through hard copy. Replying to a question from Trinamool Congress legislator Mizanur Kazi, Rymbui said there is no…
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Conrad clears air on nomenclature for payment to ad hoc teachers
CM clarifies that ad hoc and deficit institutions are private CM clears air on nomenclatures, says ‘pay structure’ instead of ‘salary’ must be used Govt will spend about Rs 800 crore after the implementation of the new payment structure for ad hoc teachers The structured pay framework will be rolled…
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Charles opposes CM’s reference to Speaker by name
Shillong, Feb 17: Opposition Trinamool Congress legislator Charles Pyngrope on Tuesday raised a point of order in the Legislative Assembly over the chief minister’s reference to the Speaker by name during the question hour. Pyngrope said he could not cite the exact rule but insisted the practice was out of…
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Opp wants discussion on coal mine tragedy
Shillong, Feb 17: The opposition VPP legislator Ardent Basaiawmoit on Tuesday deplored the use of ‘sub judice” by the government to avoid critical questions on many issues, including illegal coal mining. Raising a point of order, Basaiawmoit by the executive to avoid debate. Nongkrem MLA argued that the term sub…
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Oppn questions on consultancy raj keep Conrad on toes
36 individual consultants and 59 consultancy firms appointed by the Government of Meghalaya CM is not sure whether a mandatory in-built disclosure of interest clause exists to ensure that no consultant works for a firm bidding for projects in the same department CM said about 87% of the payments to…
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Mukul for coal probe by a central agency
Shillong, Feb 16: Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma has said probe by an independent agency is the need of the hour to examine the illegalities related to coal mining. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he appealed to the judiciary to take cognizance of the recent Mynsngat-Thangsko coal mine blast incident and…
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