States agree ‘in principle’ to common test for Science, Engg courses From CK Nayak New Delhi: Bowing to demands of the Northeastern states, particularly Meghalaya, the Union Government on Wednesday assured in no uncertain terms that the special pool made available by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for educational institutions in these states [...]
India’s ‘Frogman’ terms region a hotspot of amphibian life Our Bureau New Delhi/SHILLONG: Meghalaya in general and Garo Hills region in particular has been known for many known and unknown species like the Shillong Buggle-nest frog, named after the Meghalaya capital, with some of them already extinct and new ones being discovered or ‘resurfacing’ [...]
By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The Shillong Traffic Police (STP) has asserted that the department is taking full precaution to ensure that there is no traffic congestion in the city and the national highways during the upcoming SSLC and HSSLC examinations. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Additional Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Herbert Lyngdoh said, [...]
Payment of arrears to employees By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has sought a one-time assistance of Rs 5 crore from the State Government for payment of the remaining arrears of its employees. “Chief Executive Member Pyngshngain N Syiem has requested Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma to provide the [...]
It took a woman MDC to move a pro-woman Bill By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The second day of the budget session in the KHADC on Wednesday witnessed a heated debate over the increasing number of cases of ‘desertion’ in the Khasi matrilineal society. Khasi matriliny is known for high attrition rates in marriage and [...]
By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Lone KHNAM MDC in the KHADC, Adelbert Nongrum, has come down heavily on the Congress-led Executive Committee for allowing Maheshwari Mining Private Limited to operate in West Khasi Hills district despite claiming that it had cancelled the company’s trading license. “I have inspected the spot and seen for myself that the [...]
By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The KHADC on Wednesday admitted that it was pilferage of funds to the tune of Rs 61 lakh which had compelled the State Government to take over the responsibility of primary schools from the Council in 1984, and it would be impossibly for the fund-starved KHADC to manage the schools even [...]
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