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TURA, July 23: The GSU, CEC led by Zikku Balgra N Marak on Friday urged Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to look into the alleged unscientific and unhygienic dumping of waste by the Tura Municipal Board (TMB) at its dumping ground at…

TURA , July 23: The GSMC from Phulbari on Friday submitted a memorandum to GHADC Deputy CEM, Nikman Ch Marak urging him to look into the long pending problem of influx from Assam into plain belt areas of Garo Hills. In their memorandum…

TURA, July 22: Various local organisations from Tura town on Thursday opposed the state government’s move to allow incumbent Dadenggre SDSEO, Ella Begum, to hold dual charge as DSEO, Tura, and demanded that she be immediately removed as…

MAWKYRWAT, July 22: The Hill Farmers’ Union (HFU) has asked the state government to consider free education till undergraduate level for children of farmers and students belonging to poor families. President of HFU, Commander Shangpliang,…

TURA, July 22: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) on Thursday donated 50 numbers of internationally certified oxygen concentrators to Ampati Civil Hospital. The life-saving equipment were received by the Medical…

TURA, July 22: The three-day Budget session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), which was scheduled from July 27, has been indefinitely postponed after the CEM and chairman of the GHADC tested positive for COVID-19 and…

NONGSTOIN, July 22: A 48-year-old man from Mawthoh, under Pyndengrei village in West Khasi Hills, identified as Hopingstar Marwein, died while he was digging the ground for a septic tank pit in Nongspung Saitsohphlang village on Thursday…

JOWAI, July 22: A resolution was tabled during the summer session of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC), highlighting the plight of residents of border areas. The resolution said that Khanduli, Saba and Psiar, all border…

TURA, July 22: Various prominent local bodies from Tura town on Thursday came together to oppose the Meghalaya government’s move to allow incumbent Dadenggre SDSEO, Ella Begum to hold dual charge as DSEO, Tura and demanded…

By Eleanor Sangma The digital divide in Garo Hills stretches even wider as the quality of learning in rural areas is being affected because of the pandemic. Many households in rural regions are struggling with access to technology and…