A contractor who was denied a project for allegedly failing to pay a “fee” to obtain the work has blown the lid over the bribery scandal engulfing the Garo Hills where work orders are allegedly given to those who can pay the highest figure to the engineers.
The engineer, Kedia G. Momin, has been named in the court case and FIR and the victim is contractor Tarseng Ch Sangma of Rongkhon Songgital locality of Tura.
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday expressed dismay over the delay to resolve the issue pertaining to the proposed relocation of the 342 families of Sweepers’ Colony from Them Iew Mawlong
The High Court of Meghalaya on Monday instructed the state government to initiate necessary disciplinary proceedings against GK Iangrai, a suspended Meghalaya police officer, in accordance with the law.
The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by social activist Tennydard M Marak against NPP legislator from Williamnagar and cabinet minister Marcuise N. Marak for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the 2023 Assembly elections.
The Meghalaya High Court on Friday observed that the nature of the Jowai Bypass, which it termed was ‘abominable’, indicates some kind of nexus that may not be conducive either to the proper maintenance of the road or in larger public interest.
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL related to the demolition of a single storied old Assam-style building of the Pine Mount School as the matter has been left to the prerogative of the state government even as it remarked that ‘development and progress cannot always be stalled on the basis of sentiments’.
