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Shillong, Sept 19: The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) today distributed pamphlets to sensitize the people on the twenty-point reformative steps to revamp the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) to end nepotism and corruption in the job recruitment process.
The twenty-point reformative steps include appointment of sufficiently qualified chairman...
Shillong, Dec 13: Based on specific intelligence, troops of Border Security Force (BSF) from Sector HQ, Jowai, apprehended a Bangladeshi national near Anjali Petrol pump in Shillong, a BSF said today in a statement.
The individual has been identified as Munna Islam (20), s/o- Babul Hussain, a resident of Kashpur,...
Shillong: The Khasi people on Sunday paid rich tributes to the legendary freedom fighter - U Tirot Sing Syiem, who rebelled against the British Empire – on his 187th death anniversary.
In Shillong, leaders of the anti-influx groups including the Khasi Students' Union (KSU), Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo...
Shillong: Several people including media persons got hurt today after a “peaceful” rally in Shillong against the government’s failure to address the unemployment crisis in Meghalaya turned violent.
Organized by the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), hundreds of activists with banners and flags took part in the...
Shillong: Doctors under the banner of the Meghalaya Medical Services Association (MMSA) are likely to stage a cease work agitation as a mark of protest against the state government’s failure to take action against the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) authority. However, it is not ascertained the precise date...
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SHILLONG, Aug 27: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong today said there is no scope under law for exempting any traditional form of mining of minor minerals from the operation and purview of the Meghalaya Minor Minerals Concession Rules (MMMCR), 2016 or Mines and Minerals (Development and...
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Shillong: The autumn session of the eleventh Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will begin on Friday.
There will be five working days of which three days have been allotted for government business and two days for private members’ business.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that the Assembly session would go as per the calendar...
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Shillong: In a huge cache, nearly 5,000 kg of ganja was seized in the Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya on Sunday night. One was arrested.
District SP Jagpal Singh Dhanoa today informed that the seizure was made during a joint intensive naka checking by Ri Bhoi DEF and E/67 Battalion...
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Shillong: Meghalaya reached a monumental milestone, surpassing the national average in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), achieving 72.37 per cent connections. This accomplishment signifies a remarkable transformative vision, with the state moving from a mere 0.7 per cent of households with tap water connections in 2019 to an impressive 72.37...
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Shillong: Meghalaya government has decided to support over 20,000 businesses under the newly launched flagship program 'Chief Minister's ELEVATE', in the next five years.
Announcing this while delivering his Independence Day speech on Tuesday, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the program will be a single window for...