Limestone Mining project Near Eco-Sensitive Zone in East Jaintia Hills gets approval
Guwahati, Sewp 16: The Forest Advisory Committee of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MOEFCC) has recommended ‘in-principle’ approval for diverting 11.09 hectare of forest...
House panel seeks list of coke plants in Jaintia Hills
Lists of limestone and boulder quarries also sought by committee
Shillong, Sept 15: Lists of all legal and illegal coke plants, and limestone and...
Agarwood: Meghalaya’s green gold initiative aims at economic growth
Guwahati, Sep 14: In a major initiative to boost Meghalaya's economy and empower local farmers, the state’s Forest and Environment Department, in collaboration with...
Import dependence, absence of railways behind price rise: Govt
Shillong, Sept 14: Food and civil supplies minister Comingone Ymbon on Friday attributed price rise to the state’s dependence on imports for essential commodities...
Guv bats for fusion of traditional with modern education methods
City school celebrates 101st Foundation Day
Shillong, Sept 13: Governor CH Vijayashankar, on Friday, emphasised the importance of continuing the tradition of academic excellence while adapting...
Condolences pour in for Latiplang Kharkongor
Shillong, Sept 13: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) on Friday held a condolence meeting in memory of Latiplang Kharkongor, former Chief Executive...
From orchard to expo: Meghalaya’s winemakers bring local Flavors to Vinexpo Mumbai 2024
By Roopak Goswami
Guwahati, Sept 13: Wine lovers across the country are in for a treat, with a chance to savor wines as pure and...
GHADC talks collapse as employees stick to new pay demand
Tura, Sept 13: All hope of a solution to the lingering problem of salary disbursement in the GHADC were dashed on Friday after talks collapsed...
Conflicting versions on state finances irk HYC
Shillong, Sept 12:The conflicting versions about the state’s financial health as reflected in the CAG report and claims by the state government – after...
Gregarious flowering of rare bamboo species observed in Nokrek National Park
By Roopak Goswami
Guwahati, Sep 12: A rare and significant episode of gregarious flowering in the bamboo species Chimonocalamus griffithianus has been documented for the first time...
Highway gang busted in Ri Bhoi
Nongpoh, Sept 12: A gang of highway robbers behind a series of heists targetting goods laden lorries on the highway to Shillong have been...
Encroached and Endangered: Ranggira-Nokrek elephant corridor on the brink
By Roopak Goswami
Guwahati, Sept 11: Hemmed in from all sides by linear infrastructure and human interference, the Ranggira Nokrek elephant corridor in Meghalaya stands impaired.
The...
