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Bridgeless river leaves five GH villages isolated every monsoon

From Biplab Kr Dey MANGSANG (EGH), July 17: The five districts of Garo Hills have, by and large, remained...
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CM vows to block uranium mining through Assembly resolution

SHILLONG, July 16: Under mounting pressure from a defiant anti-uranium movement that has defined Meghalaya’s politics for decades,...
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Amid widespread resentment, govt to table FCRA Bill in monsoon session

SHILLONG, July 16: Despite widespread resentment and mounting protests, particularly from the Meghalaya government, church leaders and civil...
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NEHU professor appointed VC of National Law University Meghalaya

SHILLONG, July 16: Prof. Jyoti J. Mozika of the Department of Law, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), has been...
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Serial rape case: Accused student surrenders after hiding in Mizoram

SHILLONG, July 16: A 21-year-old college student, Jonathan L. Pachau, accused of sexually assaulting multiple young women, surrendered...
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Farmers offer six tonnes of cabbage for free as wholesale prices crash

Cultivators suffer as wholesale price of cabbage crashes to Rs 2 per kg SHILLONG, July 16: Meghalaya’s cabbage farmers...
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M’laya sets institutional delivery bar above 90%

SHILLONG, July 16: The Meghalaya government seeks to increase institutional deliveries to over 90% as part of its...
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2024’s Power Policy remains paper tiger

Introduced as a roadmap to revive Meghalaya's power sector, attract private investment and restore the state's energy security,...
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CM green-lights discussions on Leshka Stage-II power project

SHILLONG, July 16: The Meghalaya government is aiming to significantly enhance the state’s power generation capacity, with Chief...
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Demand for restitution as MeECL faces ‘criminal indifference’ charge

CHILDREN’S DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION NONGPOH, July 16: Facing accusations of "criminal indifference," the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) is...
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SIR: Over 81% enumeration forms distributed in EKH

SHILLONG, July 16: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in East Khasi Hills has crossed the...
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Street vendors told to relocate to notified zones by August 17

SHILLONG, July 16: The Town Vending Committee (TVC) has directed all eligible street vendors operating in Laitumkhrah, Dhankheti,...
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News Capsule

Religious prog To mark Jagannath Rath Yatra 2026, Yogamaya Ashram in Laban, Shillong, will organise a day-long Uday Asta...
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State to intensify Aadhaar enrolment, e-KYC drives

SHILLONG, July 16: The Meghalaya government has decided to intensify Aadhaar enrolment and e-KYC drives across the state...
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Public advisory in EKH on seasonal illnesses as monsoon settles

SHILLONG, July 16: Health authorities in East Khasi Hills have sounded a grim warning as the monsoon settles...
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‘Anti-local’: Vehicle scrapping facility tender faces opposition

SHILLONG, July 16: The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) on Thursday opposed the state government’s proposed vehicle...
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17 families in Tura get recognition as descendants of Garo Labour Corps

Govt renews effort to trace more ‘lost’ WWI heroes of the hills TURA, July 16: A century after their...
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City schoolchildren host Spanish Embassy official for webinar

SHILLONG, July 16: Mrs. N. Hills Tiny Tots East Ville Secondary School, Shillong, recently hosted Fernando Magallanes Mato,...
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KSU vows to expose former MLAs on uranium land grab

SHILLONG, July 15: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has vowed to publicly name several former MLAs allegedly involved...
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Three children electrocuted to death in Ri-Bhoi village

NONGPOH, July 15: Three children were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a snapped 11 kV...
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Charred remains of a vehicle seen after a mob attacked an Assam Rifles camp and torched three vehicles in Senapati district of Manipur on...

 
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SWKH locals nab sister’s killer, hand him over to police

MAWKYRWAT, July 15: A 62-year-old man who allegedly killed his younger sister over a suspected property dispute was...
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Magisterial inquiry under way in Lapalang reservoir poisoning case

Administration explores relief for victims’ families under Employees’ Compensation Act SHILLONG, July 15: A magisterial inquiry has been ordered...
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Assam group condemns KSU temple demolition demand

SHILLONG, July 15: A controversy has erupted after the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) locked an alleged unauthorised temple...
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Rain, short season delaying NST projects: Dhar

SHILLONG, July 15: A day after Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma stormed out of a review meeting at...
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KSU rejects govt invitation, wants Umling food court project scrapped

SHILLONG, July 15: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has rejected the state government’s invitation to its Central Executive...
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Coal mining delay: JH miners threaten intensified protests

SHILLONG, July 15: Alleging that the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government lacks commitment to resuming small-scale coal...
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M’laya hails Assam’s Rs 150-crore plan to tackle Jorabat flash floods

SHILLONG, July 15: Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar has welcomed the Assam government’s decision to earmark Rs 150...
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JNC & JSU defend JHADC office protest, reject CEM’s remarks

Groups vow to intensify stir over Shree Cement project, land issues JOWAI, July 15: The Jaintia National Council (JNC)...
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One year later, EGH police crack murder case with DNA evidence

WILLIAMNAGAR, July 15: Nearly one year after an intensive investigation, East Garo Hills district police have cracked a...
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Govt mulls 1,000-drum event to mark Wangala golden jubilee

SHILLONG, July 15: The state government is planning an expanded celebration of the Wangala Festival this year to...
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MSCW verifying case of women ‘misled’ to Pune massage parlour

SHILLONG, July 15: The Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) is verifying reports that a group of women...
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Meghalaya gets over Rs 13 cr from NEC in May-June for devp projects

SHILLONG, July 15: The North Eastern Council (NEC) has released more than Rs 13.58 crore to Meghalaya under...
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Govt identifies 46 crematorium sites across state

SHILLONG, July 15: The state government has informed the High Court of Meghalaya that it has identified 46...
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Bomb hoax in Khyndai Lad sparks panic

SHILLONG, July 15: A bomb scare triggered brief panic in the busy Khyndai Lad area on Wednesday morning...
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Today in City

St. Anthony’s College will host a one-day national workshop on ‘Contextualising Indian Knowledge Systems and Indian Value Systems...
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News Capsule

Inauguration The Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) will inaugurate the newly constructed Municipal Market at Iewdak, Laban, on July 18....
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Govt resolves jurisdiction row over Shillong streetlight maintenance

SHILLONG, July 15: Despite being one of the country’s Smart Cities and the capital of Meghalaya, several parts...
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WJH achieves 99 pc coverage in electoral roll enumeration

JOWAI, July 15: The Special Intensive Revision (Enumeration Phase) of electoral rolls has achieved 99.33 per cent coverage...
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Assam govt unveils Rs 150 crore project to tackle flash floods in Jorabat

Guwahati, July 15: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced a Rs 150 crore flood mitigation...
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Meghalaya awaiting report on Byrnihat pollution, residents urged to file complaints

Shillong, July 15: Meghalaya Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla on Wednesday said the state government is awaiting the findings...
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Move for compulsory tourist registration on the anvil

BJP in favour, VPP wants more teeth SHILLONG, July 14: The Meghalaya government is set to introduce what is...
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Conrad storms out of review meet, threatens to cancel Assembly work

SHILLONG, July 14: In a dramatic outburst that has cast a fresh shadow over the long-delayed Meghalaya Legislative...
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Implement MRSSA or face agitation: KSU warns govt

SHILLONG, July 14: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Tuesday demanded the immediate implementation of the Meghalaya Residents...
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M’laya to spend Rs 600 crore on National Games

SHILLONG, July 14: The Meghalaya government will spend around Rs 600 crore hosting the National Games next year. Sports...
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Minor’s molestation: Govt awaits report from NEIGRIHMS

SHILLONG, July 14: The Meghalaya government is awaiting a report from NEIGRIHMS on the alleged molestation of a...
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KSU locks ‘illegal’ temple inside CBI campus

SHILLONG, July 14: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) Shillong Mihngi Circle on Tuesday locked an allegedly unauthorised temple...
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KSU wants AMD shifted from city, anti-uranium resolution in Assembly

SHILLONG, July 14: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Tuesday urged the Meghalaya government to press the Centre...
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Govt bans new polluting industries in Byrnihat

SHILLONG, July 14: The Meghalaya government has imposed an immediate ban on new highly polluting industrial units and...
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City school waives fees of rescue hero’s son

SHILLONG, July 14: In a touching gesture of solidarity and compassion, Hill Crest Higher Secondary School has announced...
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62-year-old man stabs sister to death in SWKH, manhunt begins

MAWKYRWAT, July 14: A 62-year-old man from Pyndenumsaw village (15 km from Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills) allegedly...
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Sonam’s bail case: SC to hear state govt’s plea on July 21

NEW DELHI, July 14: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear on July 21 a plea...
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Govt under fire for denying PwDs jobs

Meghalaya unit of the Association for Empowerment of Divyangjan threatens legal action for alleged violation of their rights SHILLONG,...
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(Top) Meghalaya Nepali Sahitya Sammelan president and publicity secretary receive a commemorative award from Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang in recognition of the...

(Top) Meghalaya Nepali Sahitya Sammelan president and publicity secretary receive a commemorative award from Sikkim Chief Minister Prem...
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GH groups for separate voter rolls, codification of customary laws

TURA, July 14: Six prominent pressure groups from Garo Hills have submitted a joint memorandum to GHADC Chief...
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State delegation to seek INI status for NEIGRIHMS

SHILLONG, July 14: A delegation from Meghalaya will take the demand for Institute of National Importance (INI) status...
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PHE faces flak over unpaid salaries of muster roll workers

SHILLONG, July 14: The All Jaintia Muster Roll Workers and Labour Union has expressed strong resentment over the...
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Stolen bikes found in WGH; three arrested

TURA, July 14: The police have arrested three persons and recovered three stolen motorcycles following a series of...
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Race against time to digitise voter’s list

SHILLONG, July 14: While Meghalaya has distributed nearly 85% of electoral enumeration forms, the state faces a race...
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Satellite mapping to resolve NE’s border disputes: Union Min

SHILLONG/NONGPOH, July 14: Satellite technology is now at the forefront of resolving the Northeast’s volatile border disputes, with...
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Pynter assault case: MHRC declines probe into death plaint

SHILLONG, July 14: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has declined to conduct an inquiry into a complaint...
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News Capsule

Inauguration Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will inaugurate the Block Integrated Development Complex (BIDC) and the Block Resource Centre...
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Beyond the viral song: How Shillong’s music culture fuels business, tourism

Shillong, July 14: When Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma picked up the microphone at the Pineapple Festival and...
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Meghalaya Nuggets

Cherrapunji gin eyes Swiss market SHILLONG, July 14: Cherrapunji Eastern Craft Gin is set to explore opportunities in...
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JHADC launches official website; CEM promises to clear pending salaries

JOWAI, July 14: The Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC), Thombor Shiwat,...
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Garo Hills groups reiterate demands for reforming GHADC

TURA, July 14: Several prominent groups from Garo Hills have urged GHADC authorities to follow through and look...
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‘Gate alone won’t work’: Conrad stresses legal backing for Umling entry checks

SHILLONG, July 13: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday made it clear that simply setting up a...
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Sonam’s bail a setback but won’t impact trial: EKH SP

SHILLONG, July 13: The East Khasi Hills Police on Monday termed the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi,...
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Uranium project under consideration: Minister

SHILLONG, July 13: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh, on...
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Nationwide lookout for absconding youth in serial rape case

SHILLONG, July 13: Meghalaya Police have issued a nationwide lookout notice while stepping up efforts to trace a...
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Family grieves 2 sons who died as heroes

SHILLONG, July 13: As Shillong continues to mourn the five lives lost in the Lapalang well tragedy, two...
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Heroism’s ultimate price and poverty’s fatal grip

Poverty, desperation and a fatal first job SHILLONG, July 13: About 24 kilometres from Shillong lies Thangsning village, home...
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HC seeks details from SMB on relocation of hawkers to Barik

SHILLONG, July 13: The High Court of Meghalaya has directed the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) to file an...
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City Airbnb vandals held in West Bengal, released on bail

SHILLONG, July 13: A group of tourists from Uttar Pradesh, who severely damaged an Airbnb in Shillong’s Risa...
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CM to examine aid for Lapalang victims’ families

SHILLONG, July 13: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said the government is examining ways to provide...
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Owner, contractor booked; no arrest yet

SHILLONG, July 13: Police have registered a case against the owner and contractor of the apartment in Lapalang...
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Jitendra pushes for AI governance, but local access remains real test

Shillong Declaration 2.0 This document is intended to serve as roadmap for an agile, technology-driven ecosystem SHILLONG, July 13: While...
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Cantonment set to adopt new building bye-laws

SHILLONG, July 13: After 37 years of a developmental standstill that left residents trapped in 1980s infrastructure, the...
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Connectivity and scientific infra vastly improved in NE, says Union Min

SHILLONG, July 13: The Northeast has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade, emerging as a region...
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EKH police probe death of 15-yr-old girl

SHILLONG, July 13: Police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old girl from Wahlong village in East Khasi...
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NGT orders third probe of Myntdu

Tribunal fines PWD Rs 31.25 lakh SHILLONG, July 13: Unsatisfied with “unclear” reports from the state government, the National...
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Hima Maharam traditional heads oppose Land Bill

MAWKYRWAT, July 13: The Synjuk ki Rangbah Shnong ka Hima Maharam Syiemship (SRSHMS) held an emergency general meeting...
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KSU wants NEIGRIHMS male nurse held for minor’s sexual assault

SHILLONG, July 13: The KSU on Monday demanded the immediate arrest of the male nurse accused of sexually...
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Honour recruitment policy assurances or face stir, KSU tells NEIGRIHMS Director

SHILLONG, July 13: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Monday urged the Director of NEIGRIHMS, Nalin Mehta, to...
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HC junks plea to quash FIR in limestone quarry assault case

SHILLONG, July 13: The High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong has dismissed a petition filed by Ajit Das...
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MCA gets legal notice over unpaid dues

SHILLONG, July 13: A Guwahati-based travel and hospitality firm, Lone Tree Consultants Pvt. Ltd., has issued a legal...
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Police summon apartment owner & contractor for fatal negligence

SHILLONG, July 12:While two brothers are being hailed as heroes for a fatal rescue attempt in Lapalang, Rynjah...
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‘Workplace accident’: State denies ex gratia to five victims

SHILLONG, July 12: Citing New Delhi’s rulebook to bypass a local tragedy, the Meghalaya government has disqualified the...
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RDA in paralysis: HSPDP pulls out support for UDP candidate

LS By-election SHILLONG, July 12: The Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) has been pushed into a state of functional paralysis...
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Survey of wells ordered in EKH

SHILLONG, July 12: Spurred by the preventable deaths of five men in a Lapalang water reservoir, the East...
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80% jump in income as state pineapples hit high-end retail

4th Meghalaya Pineapple Festival concludes in Delhi From CK Nayak NEW DELHI, July 12: From the roadside stalls of Nongpoh...
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Police search for ‘serial predator’ continues; plea for timely probe

SHILLONG, July 12: A week into the investigation, Shillong police are still struggling to track down a college...
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Manhunt for UP tourists after vandalism at city homestay

SHILLONG, July 12: A trail of destruction left by four tourists from Uttar Pradesh at a newly-commissioned Risa...
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Shillong Jottings

Why choice is running dry at Shillong’s petrol pumps For Shillong’s motorists, the weekend ‘joyride’ is increasingly turning into...
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Groups back Conrad’s move on mining, stress JHADC role and early resumption

SHILLONG, July 12: Two organisations on Sunday welcomed Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s intervention with the Centre on...
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Adelbert urges M’laya youths to pursue self-employment

SHILLONG, July 12: North Shillong MLA Adelbert Nongrum on Saturday urged the youths to prioritise skill-based training to...
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BJP seeks release of GHADC salaries

SHILLONG, July 12: The Meghalaya BJP on Sunday urged the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government to immediately...
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Dorbar disowns resident over fraud charges

SHILLONG, July 12: The Executive Committee (EC) of the Dorbar Shnong Raid Sawkur Nongkseh has distanced itself from...
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Chyne slams KHADC Land Bill, calls for withdrawal of land ceiling notification

SHILLONG, July 12: KHADC Leader of Opposition Titosstarwell Chyne has reiterated his opposition to the Khasi Hills Autonomous...
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Union MoS to inaugurate natl conference today

SHILLONG, July 12: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh will visit Shillong...
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