SHILLONG, JUN 18: The Khasi Traditional Medicine Institute at Lumsohpetbneng, constructed at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore, remains non-functional and in a dilapidated...
The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council has 85 cases pending before the Meghalaya High Court, the Executive Member in-charge of Legal Affairs told the House on Wednesday.
U Symbud Myntri Rangbah ba khmih ia ka District Council Affairs Bah Prestone Tynsong ula kyntait ia ki jingkynnoh jong u CEM ka KHADC ba ka Sorkar Jylla kala bat ia ka song pisa bala mang sha ki Autonomous District Council (ADC), haba pyntp ba ia baroh ki pisa ba dei ban ai lah dep ban siew khuid ha u Lber 2026.
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.
Reacting to the VPP-led KHADC’s suspension of Hima Mylliem Syiem Ainam Manik Syiem, Opposition Leader and UDP MDC Titosstarwell Chyne on Thursday said he would wait for details before taking a formal stand, but maintained that an elected Syiem should not be removed directly without due process.
The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) on Tuesday asked the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) to amend the District Council Rules to bar non‑tribals from contesting and voting in KHADC elections, warning that delays risk repeating the controversies now roiling Garo Hills.
KHADC Chief Executive Member Winston Tony Lyngdoh on Thursday announced that the executive committee will examine the possibility of forming a committee to deliberate on organizing the Monolith Festival, a celebration of Khasi culture.
The Meghalaya High Court has remanded a matter concerning the administration of Shnat Hima Nongwah Mawtamur back to the Executive Committee of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), directing it to pass appropriate orders within a period of two months.
