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Budget session likely to be postponed

Shillong, Feb 19: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has announced that the Meghalaya Assembly session scheduled for Friday is likely to be postponed as a mark of respect to...

Schoolboy dead, several injured in Meghalaya road accident

Nongpoh, Feb 19: A schoolboy was killed and several others injured after a clinker-laden truck rammed into a...

Mine tragedy: HC to take closer look at status report

Shillong, Feb 19: The Meghalaya High Court has acknowledged receipt of the state government’s status report on the...

70,000-capacity event ground coming up in New Shillong: Dy CM

Shillong, Feb 19: A massive multi-purpose event ground covering an area of 17 acre is under development with...

NH Construction: Rs 268 crore paid as land compensation in Garo Hills

Shillong, Feb 19: Land compensation for National Highway construction has been processed for 187 beneficiaries in North Garo...
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Army comes to rescue of ailing woman in snow-clad J-K village

Jammu, Jan 28 : Army troops successfully provided emergency medical assistance to a 24-year-old woman suffering from post-labour issues in a remote, snow-bound village...

Garo Hills’ biggest Beach Fest ‘Tyisam’ takes off in Baghmara

Baghmara, Jan 28: The largest festival on the banks of the mighty Simsang river- Tyisam Festival, kicked off in Baghmara, South Garo Hills, with...

Nagaland: Wildfire erupts in southern Dzukou Valley, over 30 trekkers evacuated

Kohima, Jan 28: A wildfire broke out in the southern part of Dzukou Valley in Nagaland’s Kohima district, leading to the evacuation of over...

Malaria on the decline, but Garo Hills still vulnerable: Study

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Jan 27: Malaria infection has witnessed a gradual decline in Meghalaya in the past decade although some parts of the state, particularly...

Assembly Budget session to commence on February 16

Shillong, Jan 27: The budget session of 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will be held from February 16 to 27. The session will comprise 10 working...

Assam allowed electric pole erection at Maikhuli: Tynsong

Shillong, Jan 27: The security situation along inter-state border with Assam, specifically at Maikhuli in Ri-Bhoi district, has improved significantly, Deputy Chief Minister in-charge...

Nationwide strike halts banking services in Meghalaya

Shillong, Jan 27: Banking services in Meghalaya came to a standstill on Tuesday as bank employees and officers participated in a nationwide strike, demanding...

Shullai meets union minister over tax hike in Cantonment Area

Shillong, Jan 27: Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai has raised concerns over the exorbitant increase in land rent within Shillong Cantonment Area, questioning the violation...

State mulls training for VDPs to check influx

Shillong, Jan 27: The state government has decided to reactivate village defence parties (VDPs) in areas along the state’s international border with Bangladesh as...

Govt explores ways for ILP-like provisions in Foreigners Act  

Shillong, Jan 27: The state government is examining the possibility of incorporating provisions similar to the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the new...

Explainer: What are UGC’s regulations for promotion of equity in higher education institutions

New Delhi, Jan 27 : The new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, of the University Grants Commission (UGC) which has...

Govt says new UGC regulations won’t be discriminatory, misused; students hold protests

New Delhi/Bareilly (UP) : The government on Tuesday asserted that the new UGC regulations to check caste bias would not be "misused" and there...
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