SHILLONG, APR 17:: Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Thursday attended the Shad Sukkara festival organised by Sein Raij Jalaphet and announced Rs 15...
The Election Committee of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Thursday declared three top posts ‘uncontested’ for the upcoming 16th KSU central executive committee (CEC) election, slated to be held on May 9.
BJP leader and Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek on Thursday said he has held talks with central BJP leaders to tap schemes like Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD for developing key religious and cultural sites in Meghalaya, including Seng Khasi Kmie, Behdienkhlam, Nongsawlia Church and Mawjymbuin cave.
BJP chief spokesperson Mariahom Kharkrang on Thursday said the controversy around the proposed tourism project on Lumpongdeng Island goes far beyond only ecological concerns and urged the government to assess environmental impact, preserve government land, and ensure locals benefit from development.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court of India’s decision to stay the Telangana High Court order granting a week-long transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case linked to allegations involving his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.
Refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh, along with internally displaced persons (IDPs) from neighbouring Manipur taking shelter in Mizoram, will be included in the ongoing general census, officials said.
Terming the Women’s Reservation Act a historic legislation, BJP chief spokesperson M. Kharkrang on Wednesday said previous governments had only used women’s empowerment as an election slogan, while it was the BJP-led Centre that ensured the Bill became law.
UDP legislator from Mawsynram and member of the Meghalaya State Planning Board (MSBP) Olan Sing Suin has said the board’s role is to ensure government departments implement schemes in the right direction, and not to “rehabilitate politicians.”
