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JHADC moves Prez, seeks amendment to mining laws  

Council members unanimously pass resolution seeking earlier mining practice   Shillong, June 24: The Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) has made an appeal to the President of India to amend...

KSU opposes food court at Umling facilitation centre

Shillong, June 24: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has strongly opposed a reported government move to turn the...

State’s AI-powered breast cancer screening wins SKOCH Award

1,683 women have been screened so far under the pilot project, with several high-risk cases identified and referred...

Govt to move Centre with small miners’ demands  

Proposal for granting state-level licence to small miners   Shillong, June 23: The state government will take up with the...

CM releases book on Khasi Hills’ architectural heritage

Shillong, June 23: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday formally released a book “Heritage of the Khasi...
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NE holds 97% of India’s agarwood wealth: NEC

Shillong, June 4: The Northeast holds nearly 97% of India's agarwood resources and premium-grade agarwood oil can fetch more than Rs 10 lakh per...

Many languages seeking 8th Schedule status: HM to KAS

Shillong, June 4: The Centre is “very seriously” examining the demand for inclusion of Khasi among many other languages in the Eighth Schedule, Union...

Govt urges Centre to increase seats in ADCs

Shillong, June 4: The state government has pressed for increase of strength of the three Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) with Chief Minister Conrad K...

Shah to chair NEC plenary in city Thursday 

Conrad-led tourism task force for promoting NE as destination as a whole Shillong, June 3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the annual plenary...

Centre’s response ‘positive’ on small-scale mining: CM

There are more than 21,000 abandoned mines just in one district and if you put altogether in the state, there may be close to...

State to pursue language, ILP demand with Shah: Tynsong

Shillong, June 3: The Meghalaya government will raise its long-pending demands for the Inner Line Permit and inclusion of Khasi and Garo in the...

MDA-II nominates James Sangma as RS candidate  

Coalition meet allows parties to take own course in LS bypolls   Shillong, June 3: The ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) - II has announced former...

Border talks to resume after Assam Cabinet expansion: Tynsong

Shillong, June 3: The second phase of border talks between Assam and Meghalaya over six remaining disputed areas is set to resume after the...

No-drone zone declared around NEC plenary venue

Shillong, June 3: The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District, has declared a No-Drone Zone within a 3-kilometre radius of the State Convention Centre,...

Body retrieved from coal mine after 6-day ops

Shillong, June 2: A six-day-long rescue operation by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel came to an end after they retrieved the body of...

Consensus reached on farming rights in Lapangap  

Foothills for Lapangap villagers ** Hilltops & slopes for Tahpat villagers   Shillong, June 2: In a major breakthrough towards easing the border tension at Lapangap,...

Pig movement banned in ASF-infected areas  

African Swine Fever outbreak in multiple locations in 4 districts All villages within a one-kilometre radius of infected premises have been declared “Infected Zones”, while...
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