The Manipur Congress on Wednesday urged AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to take disciplinary action against senior party leader P. Chidambaram for his controversial post on X, which was later deleted.
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday directed the state authorities to advise the striking students of NEHU of any medical risk associated with the hunger strike and take steps necessary in accordance with the law.
The announcement was made on Wednesday evening by NEHU Students’ Union (NEHUSU) president, Sandy Sohtun, after intense appeals by different sections including teachers, community members and doctors, and partial fulfilment of their demands
The prolonged unrest at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, has escalated into a full-blown crisis, prompting Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma to appeal to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for urgent intervention.
The West Jaiñtia Hills Police on Tuesday arrested one D. Dkhar of Latyrke Village, East Jaiñtia Hills, for allegedly assaulting his 33-year-old wife at their residence in a village of West Jaintia Hills (WJH) till she became unconscious.
Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma on Tuesday said that the government is trying its best to come up with a solution to address issues concerning the different categories of teachers including the SSA teachers in the state.
NEHU’s VC in-charge, Prof. Nirmalendu Saha, has indicated that the semester-end exam of the odd semesters may be postponed to next year due to the ongoing indefinite hunger strike by the students.
Meghalaya Chief Secretary DP Wahlang met with the protesting students of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on Tuesday and requested them to suspend their indefinite hunger strike pending the completion of the inquiry into the alleged mismanagement and administrative failures within the University.
The body of a woman believed to be the sixth member of a family abducted in Manipur's Jiribam on November 11 was found floating in the Barak River in Assam's Cachar district late Monday afternoon.
Hephzibah M. Sangma, fondly known as "Lady Bird," passed away on November 16, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of education, care, and community service. As the founder of Lady Bird School, the first English medium school in Nisangram, she transformed education in the region.
