Meghalaya

Meghalaya CM announces 2k more police posts

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said the State police is undergoing a major overhaul and on the card is the appointment of district commissioners and creation of 2000 additional posts.“We are undertaking a number of crucial...

Meghalaya-based church body urges Manipur’s Peira Paibis to uphold dignity of women

Shillong: Meghalaya-based Khasi Jaintia Church Leaders’ Forum (KJCLF) on Friday condemned the recent crime against women in the violence-hit Manipur and called on the Meira Paibis of Manipur to stand true to its commitment in protecting, promoting and upholding...

NESO for stringent punishment involved in Manipur parade incident

Shillong: The powerful North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Friday condemned the incident in which two tribal women were paraded naked in Manipur and demanded stringent punishment for those involved in the senseless act. ''Such acts are outrageous, barbaric, and...

Meghalaya police nab 2 Manipuri with heroin worth Rs 1.6 cr

Shillong: Two Manipuri women were arrested after heroin worth Rs 1.6 crore was seized from their possession in Meghalaya on Sunday, an official said. Acting on a specific input, sleuths of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and Khliehriat police carried...

Focus now on ‘purpose-driven’ approach: Meghalaya CM

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has shifted its focus from scheme driven approach to a “purpose-driven” one to address the challenges and problems for the growth of the state, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Thursday.“Our government has started to...

Three more illegal coke plants flattened in Meghalaya

Shillong: Three more illegal coke oven plants were demolished on Wednesday through a controlled explosion in Meghalaya, an official said.Two of the illegal coke plants, M/S Halari coke plant at Sutnga Elaka and M/S Shauryansi Coke at Wah Samsier,...

HC stops trial pertaining to unnatural death of Meghalaya police officer

Shillong: A division bench of the Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the discontinuation of the trial pertaining to the unnatural death of a police sub-inspector in 2015 after the investigation did not appear to be satisfactory.“Even though the...

Meghalaya govt signs MoU with NTPC to enhance power scenario

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited aiming to enhance the power scenario in the state, a power official said on Tuesday..The MOUs encompass the Power Portfolio Management...

Meghalaya CM inaugurates National Law University

Shillong:  Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday inaugurated the National Law University (NLU) at its temporary campus located in Mayurbhanj complex here in Meghalaya. Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H.S.Thangkhiew and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh, Education Minister Rakkam...

HYC urges Law Commission not to implement UCC in Meghalaya

Shillong: The Hynniewtrep Youths' Council (HYC) on Wednesday urged the Law Commission of India not to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Meghalaya as it will dilute and replace the prevailing custom and usages, and provisions under the Sixth...

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Assam Rifles organises free medical camp in T Minou

Tengnoupal:            As part of its continuous people-centric welfare and outreach initiatives across remote border areas, Assam Rifles organised a...