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Regional Council Demand Committee seeks Guv help on recruitment policy
Shillong, Feb 15: The chairman of the Regional Council Demand Committee (RCDC), KC Boro, has sought the help of Governor CH Vijayashankar on the new Meghalaya recruitment policy, which deprives the minority tribes of job opportunities, as the knowledge of the Khasi and Garo languages is compulsory. Full unedited text…
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Seven held for Mynsngat-Thangsko coal mine blast
Shillong,Feb 15:Seven persons were arrested in connection with the Mynsngat-Thangsko coal mine incident in East Jaintia Hills, police said on Sunday. On February 14, two persons identified as Earnest Swer and Rangsing Syiemlieh alias Mithun were arrested taking the number of those arrested in the case to 7. Others are…
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Eleven held in Rajabala murder case
Shillong, Feb 14: Police have arrested 11 persons till date in connection with the murder of ACHIK activist Dilseng Sangma in Rajabala, West Garo Hills. Dilseng and others were against illegal stone quarries. Three more absconding accused persons, who were involved in the Rajabala incident, were arrested from different parts of…
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Govt removes East Jaintia Hills SP
Shillong, Feb 14: The state government removed East Jaintia Hills SP Vikash Kumar on Saturday. The SP Anti-Narcotics Task Force(ANTF), Pankaj Kumar Rasgania, will be the new SP of the district, while Vikash will head the ANTF. Vikash was appointed only a few months back, and his removal is at…
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Shillong MP moves Centre to stop cement plant in EJH
Shillong, Feb 14: Shillong VPP Ricky AJ Syngkon has urged Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav to cancel environmental clearance proceedings for Shree Cement Ltd’s proposed plant in Daistong village, East Jaintia Hills. The MP cited the alleged public-hearing lapses, cumulative pollution risk, and tribal-land safeguards. In…
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Justice (Retd.) RS Chauhan to head judicial probe panel on coal
Shillong, Feb 14: Justice (Retd.) RS Chauhan has been appointed the Chairman of the Judicial Inquiry Commission to examine the Mynsngat-Thangsko mine blast incident and the related coal mining issues. He had served as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand and Telangana. The commission will have two members- H. Nongpluh, IPS (Retd.)…
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Bomb threat note disrupts IndiGo’s Kolkata-Shillong flight
Shillong, Feb 14: A bomb threat disrupted IndiGo Airlines’ flight services from Kolkata to Shillong on Saturday morning. An IndiGo flight (6E-7304 ), which was to depart Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata for Shillong on Friday morning was moved to the isolation bay after crew members found a…
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State serious to contain illegal coal mining: Prestone
Shillong, Feb 13: Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong asserted on Friday that the state government is serious to address illegal coal mining. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Tynsong said the notification for a Judicial Inquiry Commission is expected soon to investigate the Mynsngat-Thangsko coal mine explosion that…
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Villagers hand over bike lifters to police
Shillong, Feb 13: Villagers handed over three bike lifters to police in Umthli under Pynursla police station, on Friday. The accused persons are Pyndapborlang Khonglah, Bamkerlang Surong, and Iohborlang Mylliem Umlong. In a statement, the East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said that the arrest followed a complaint…
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Union budget empowers Meghalaya: BJP leaders
Shillong, Feb 13: BJP national spokesperson Shazia Ilmi has said the Union Budget 2026 empowered Meghalaya with a higher tax devolution of Rs 9,600 crore in untied funds for development. “It gives the state more flexibility and of course more responsibility,” Ilmi said. “What does this Rs 9,600 crore mean…
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