Meghalaya

UCC Bill 2022 yet to be passed by Rajya Sabha: Meghalaya CM

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said a Private Member’s bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha demanding implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the country in 2022.Replying to a query raised by opposition Voice...

Meghalaya: VPP threatens protest on job quota after Speaker adjourns session

Shillong: Perturbed with the Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma for adjourning the proceedings of the House for the day on Friday, the Voice of the People Party (VPP) has threatened to take to the streets on the implementation of the...

Meghalaya’s economy to grow about Rs 80K cr by 2027-28: Conrad Sangma

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday presented a deficit budget of Rs. 1,592 crore in the Assembly, which is around 3.42 of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the financial year 2023-24.Sangma, who also holds the...

Meghalaya govt effects major reshuffle in police department

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Wednesday effected a reshuffle among some Superintendents of Police in various districts across the state.Following the conclusion of the Meghalaya Assembly elections, Sylvester Nongtnger was brought back as Superintendent of Police of East Khasi...

Will stick to boundary MoU with Assam, asserts Meghalaya CM

Shillong: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday that Meghalaya would stick to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last year with Assam settling disputes in six areas and go ahead with negotiations for finding an amicable solution to...

Meghalaya makes development towards permanent resolution to boundary dispute with Assam: Guv Chauhan

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has made significant developments towards finding a permanent resolution to the boundary dispute with Assam, Governor Phagu Chauhan said on Monday. Addressing the first day of the budget session of the Assembly in Hindi, Chauhan said...

VPP legislators walk out during Meghalaya Governor’s maiden address to Assembly

Shillong:The Budget session of the Meghalaya Assembly began on stormy note on Monday as opposition legislators of the Voice of People Party (VPP) staged a walkout in protest against Governor Phagu Chauhan for addressing the House in Hindi.Chauhan, a...

Budget session of Meghalaya Assembly to begin tomorrow

Shillong: The first budget session of the 11th Meghalaya Assembly will begin on Monday with the address of Governor Phagu Chauhan to the House, following which election to the post of the Deputy Speaker of the House would be...

VPP hopeful to form govt in Meghalaya in 2028

Shillong: After winning four out of the 18 seats contested in the just concluded Meghalaya Assembly polls, the Voice of the People Party (VPP) is hopeful to form a government on its own in 2028. “We have been able to...

Meghalaya to have first state university

Shillong: Meghalaya will have its first state university with the cabinet on Friday deciding to table the Captain Williamson Sangma Technical University Amendment Bill in the assembly during the coming budget session to pave the way for turning it...

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3-Day capacity building workshop under RAMP scheme concludes successfully

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