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97 fresh Covid cases recorded in Meghalaya

Shillong: The surge in Covid-19 infection continued in Meghalaya with 97 new cases recorded on Wednesday that increased the number of active cases to 628, health officials said.So far, the state has recorded 95084 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 1605...

Meghalaya: Youth population ratio more than national average

Shillong: With an average age of 29, India has the advantage of having one of the youngest populations in the world and Meghalaya’s population ratio of 74 per cent people under the age of 35 is greater than the...

Absconding Meghalaya BJP leader accused of running brothel arrested in UP

Shillong: Absconding Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President Bernard N. Marak, who is allegedly running a prostitution racket from his farmhouse in West Garo Hills district, has finally been arrested by Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday evening, police...

Court issues non-bailable warrant against Meghalaya BJP leader for running brothel

Shillong: A local court in Meghalaya on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against state BJP Vice President Bernard Marak, who has been accused of running a brothel in one of his farmhouses at Edenbari, an official said. Marak,...

Meghalaya Congress demands independent probe into BJP leader’s farmhouse

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress party has demanded an independent probe into “nefarious activities” at the farmhouse of state BJP leader Bernard Marak.State Congress vice-president Ronnie V. Lyngdoh on Sunday said that the police raid at Marak’s farmhouse on Saturday...

Meghalaya records 88 new Covid-19 cases

Shillong: Meghalaya on Sunday reported 88 new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 94,851, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1600 as no fresh fatality was reported in the state, a health official said.The number of people...

Meghalaya BJP VP’s farmhouse allegedly used as brothel

Shillong: A farmhouse of Meghalaya BJP vice-president, Bernard N. Marak, which was earlier a designated camp of a disbanded breakaway faction of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) the militant outfit in Garo Hills was being used as a...

One more baby succumbs to Covid in Meghalaya

Shillong: For the second consecutive day, a three-month-old baby boy and a 73-year-old woman succumbed to Covid19 in Meghalaya on Friday, taking the number of fatalities to 1,599, health officials said.The State's cumulative count also climbed up to 94,668...

Meghalaya SSA teachers call off protest

Shillong: The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers in Meghalaya on Thursday called off their indefinite sit-in-protest after the state government’s assurance regarding their pending salaries.Deputy Chief Minister Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, invited the agitating teachers under the banner of...

Three-month-old among two Covid deaths in Meghalaya

Shillong:  A three-month-old baby girl, and a 33-year-old man died of coronavirus-related complications in Meghalaya on Thursday, taking the number of fatalities to 1,597, health officials said.The State's cumulative count also climbed up to 94,572 with 61 people testing...

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Seva Setu Abhiyan held at Salungpham, Thoubal

Thoubal: The District Administration, Thoubal, successfully organized the Seva Setu Abhiyan (Go to Village) in connection with the Seva...