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VPP chief Ardent Basaiawmoit asks govt to familiarise itself with the United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District Management and Control of Forests Act, 1958, warns that the party could be compelled to file a contempt petition if the govt persisted with the ropeway project. SHILLONG, Oct 30: VPP joins local protesters in demanding project scrap amid trade […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: Stepping up their fight against Advocate General Amit Kumar, the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association on Friday accused the former of charging the state government Rs 1.50 lakh for a single court appearance — nearly seven times the prescribed fee — in a case where the […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: The East Jaintia Hills Police have dismissed as untrue a media report claiming that five people lost their lives in an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Thangsko about two weeks ago. Superintendent of Police Shailendra Bamaniya stated that extensive verification was carried out following the report published by an English […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: The Meghalaya High Court has taken note of the state government’s steps to deport foreign nationals who have completed their prison sentences. Around 20 foreign nationals, including 19 men and one woman, are presently lodged in the detention/holding centre. During the hearing of a suo motu matter on Thursday, the state government […]
Sexual harassment of women cricketers SHILLONG, Oct 30: The High Court of Meghalaya on Friday upheld the suspension of Rayonald Kharkamni, honorary secretary of the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA). He was suspended following orders issued by the Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW) over findings of sexual harassment within the association and an alleged cover-up […]
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: The INDIA bloc on Friday postponed its planned “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by a day due to rain in the capital. The symbolic programme will now be held on Saturday (October 31) at the same time at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on Rajaji Marg. Leader of […]
POCSO case: HC upholds man’s 24-year jail term SHILLONG, Oct 30: The High Court of Meghalaya has dismissed an appeal filed by Millingstone Khardewsaw, upholding his conviction and sentence of 24 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a POCSO case involving the sexual assault of his 10-year-old stepdaughter in 2016. The appellant had challenged the judgment of […]
TURA, Oct 29: Emphasising the need for initiative and collective responsibility, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has urged stakeholders to identify practical solutions to Meghalaya’s development challenges and translate the state’s economic potential into sustainable livelihoods. Addressing the MPOWER Youth Opportunities and Economic Growth Workshop in Tura, Sangma said Meghalaya had immense potential but had […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), Laban Circle, has warned the Meghalaya government against using police force and intimidation to quell opposition to the Shillong Peak Ropeway Project, urging Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to address residents’ concerns over the project’s environmental impact and alleged procedural lapses. In a letter to the Chief […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: The High Court of Meghalaya has directed the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to submit a status report on the measures taken to address the drug menace in the state. During a hearing on Friday, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice W. Diengdoh was informed by the Assistant […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: A brief spell of rain on Friday exposed the city’s drainage shortcomings, with waterlogging reported at several locations. It raised fresh questions about Shillong’s preparedness to handle even moderate rainfall despite its ongoing Smart City transformation. One of the visibly affected stretches was near Loreto Convent School at Dhankheti, where rainwater accumulated […]
NONGPOH, Oct 30: The leadership of Hima Jirang on Friday inspected a bridge site at Umshru village and demanded an immediate suspension of construction work by the Assam government, while asserting that the area falls within its traditional territorial jurisdiction. The inspection, led by Acting Syiem Pa’iem RJ Wahlang, was conducted following a formal complaint […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker and North Tura MLA Thomas A. Sangma has been featured in a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on sitting legislators who have declared cases related to crimes against women. The report, titled Analysis of Sitting MPs/MLAs with Declared Cases Related to Crimes against Women, was […]
SHILLONG, Oct 30: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) on Friday launched its year-long platinum jubilee celebrations, marking 75 years of its establishment with a renewed call to preserve Khasi identity, traditions and land for future generations. The celebrations, themed ‘Kynmaw la ka Tynrai ban neh ka Lashai’ (Remember the roots to secure the […]
New Delhi, Oct 30: Against a backdrop of global economy leaning on few nations to drive output, India has emerged as a major contributor to global growth and is expected to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy through 2027, a new report has said, highlighting the 2026 World Economic Outlook, unveiled at the IMF-World Bank […]
