Meghalaya’s cement manufacturers have told the state government that the 16-day strike called by the Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) between October 27 and November 11 severely disrupted movement of cement and clinker from the Jaintia Hills cluster, and that a steep increase in freight rates sought by the trucker associations could unsettle the state’s construction economy at a time when the industry is still recovering from the disruption.

Around 300 enraged individuals reportedly torched 15 trucks belonging to Star Cement on Sunday evening after a tragic road accident led to the death of a young man in Lumshnong, East Jaintia Hills.

Four Star Cement trucks were set ablaze by an angry mob at Lumshnong village in East Jaintia Hills District on Sunday.

The drug disposal drive was led by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, along with Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, and Director General of Police Idashisha Nongrang. Also present were senior police officials, including DIG (Eastern Range) and representatives from civil society and the media.

The Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a public advisory urging caution when driving on bridges along the National Highway-06 under the Lumshnong C&RD Block.

Jowai, Sept 11: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of East Jaintia Hills has urged the general public, commuters and drivers to take necessary...

With the aim of enhancing employability and bridge the skill gap, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF) has introduced a new course on Domestic Data Entry Operator at its Common Service Lab (CSL) in the remote area of Lumshnong in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

In a significant drug bust, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of East Jaintia Hills (EJH) in collaboration with Lumshnong Police Station intercepted a night super bus bearing registration number AS 01 FC 8299 at 01:30 AM on Tuesday.

40 soap boxes of heroin worth 3.6 Crores and 9.031 kgs of Ganja were seized from three persons travelling in two different nightsuper buses proceeding from Silchar Assam towards Guwahati, police said.

A delegation of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of headmen from East Jaintia Hills on Thursday sought the intervention of the deputy chief minister incharge PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong for immediate repairing of the dilapidated National Highway-6 particularly from Lumshnong to Malidor.