In a major development to break the ongoing stalemate between North Eastern Hill University’s (NEHU) top administration and its students and teachers, the Ministry of Education on Thursday formed an inquiry committee to probe into the various allegations against the administrative mismanagement of the university.

Informing this after a state level meeting of the Drug Reduction Elimination & Action Mission (DREAM) on Thursday, Minister in-charge Social Welfare Paul Lyngdoh announced the government’s decision to install vehicle scanning machines at Ri Bhoi and East Jaintia Hills districts, which are two entry points to the state of Meghalaya within the next six months.

North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) VC’s move to pacify the agitating students by appointing two local tribal teachers as Pro VCs has not gone down well with them as they continue to stage their indefinite hunger strike, which entered the 10th day on Thursday.

North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, has given a big statement amidst the ongoing hunger strike by the students of the university, which entered the 9th day on Wednesday.

Voting for 56-Gambegre constituency began at 7 am.

Amidst the deadlock between NEHU students and the administration, a major development has taken place.

Agitating students of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on Monday petitioned to the President of India Droupadi Murmu seeking the immediate removal of the incumbent Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof PS Shukla for allegedly failing to address the ongoing crisis in the university.

With the crisis in the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) spiralling out of control after the Vice Chancellor Prof PS Shukla’s bungalow was attacked in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has talked to the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the situation unfolding in the central university.

The ongoing student protest at the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has taken a dramatic turn with violence finding its way into the week-long peaceful protest. Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla made a narrow escape in the wee hours of Sunday morning when his Bungalow was attacked by miscreants.

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered for the annual Eucharistic Procession in and around the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians, located in Laitumkhrah within the Shillong Archdiocese, on Sunday.