Deputy Chief Minister in-charge District Council Affairs Prestone Tynsong has rejected allegations by the CEM of KHADC that the state government is withholding funds meant for Autonomous District Councils, saying all dues up to March 2026 have been cleared.
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong on May 9 inaugurated the permanent office premises of the Barato Police Outpost in West Jaintia Hills district, saying the upgraded facility would strengthen policing and improve law and order management in the Assam-Meghalaya border region.
The state governments of Meghalaya and Assam are jointly working to resolve recent disruptions to the transportation of commodities in the Garo Hills region.
The state government will soon frame rules for implementation of the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, which grants official status to Khasi and Garo languages alongside English, Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Parliamentary Affairs Prestone Tynsong said on Tuesday.
The Meghalaya government has requested the Centre to compensate landowners for land that falls outside the fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border, calling it a “genuine issue” affecting livelihoods.
Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that Meghalaya will keep border areas peaceful during Assam’s election, with district teams instructed to coordinate directly with their counterparts across the interstate frontier.
Deputy Chief Minister in-charge district council affairs (DCA) Prestone Tynsong hit out at Congress working president Deborah Marak’s proposal to revoke GHADC elections only in Shyamnagar and Balachanda, saying the party’s stand disregards what people in Garo Hills actually want.
A meeting convened by the two deputy chief ministers - Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar - has resolved to set up a uniform transportation rate of Rs 9 per tonne per kilometre for cement and clinker movement within Meghalaya.
