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Retrospective roster system an Achilles heel for govt
SHILLONG, March 27: The Meghalaya State Reservation Policy which came into effect 51 years ago — January 12, 1972, to be precise — is now causing a stir because of the “retrospective” use of the policy by the state government to implement…
Adelbert asks govt to come clean on Covid expenditure
SHILLONG, March 27: The controversy surrounding the Covid expenditure of Rs 816 crore has resurfaced once again. After doing the rounds during the election campaign last month, the matter has now found place in the Assembly with VPP…
Edn woes hog limelight on penultimate day
SHILLONG, March 27: The state of the education sector in the state and the plight of teachers took centre stage in the Assembly on Monday with members shooting a volley of questions at the Treasury bench in an attempt to gauge the problems…
VPP displays map to assert M’laya’s right over areas claimed by Assam
SHILLONG, March 27: The vexed interstate border issue continues to resonate within the four walls of the Assembly in the light of recent claims by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that Mukroh village falls within the jurisdiction of…
Don’t let judiciary do your job: Mukul to govt
SHILLONG, March 27: TMC senior MLA, Mukul M. Sangma on Monday advised the government to be accountable, transparent, and corruption-free enough to avoid any intervention from the judiciary. The duty of the government is to ensure efficiency…
No water supply in city for three days
SHILLONG, March 27: Water supply in the city will be affected for three days from Wednesday with the PHE Department issuing a shutdown notice for 72 hours.
According to the notice, the Department said that on account of stringing of 220 KV…
Load-shedding for two days
SHILLONG, March 27: Residents of the state have to brace for power cuts with the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited set to resort to load-shedding for the next two to manage the situation arising out of the emergency shutdown of…
‘High-level’ new tribe in M’laya
SHILLONG, March 27: Congress MLA from Umsning, Celestine Lyngdoh said the major achievement of the National People’s Party-led MDA regime was the emergence of the “high-level tribe”.
The new ‘tribe’ is an addition to the three major…
VPP grills govt on VIP posers
SHILLONG, March 27: The VPP on Monday flagged the undue advantage taken by people who pose as VIPs since they happen to be palsy-walsy with those at the helm of affairs, and questioned the government on the steps to be taken against such…
Projects worth Rs 15,000 crore need consultants, CM justifies
SHILLONG, March 27: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday justified the spending worth Rs 254 crore on consultants in the last five years stating that projects worth Rs 15,000 crore being implemented in the state require consultants.…