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Meghalaya Governor, Satya Pal Malik on Friday said that the National People’s Party (NPP)-led government is making concerted effort to improve the standard of living through better governance. “The government is particularly focused on enhancing the service delivery in health and education sectors and making larger investments in physical infrastructure,” he said, addressing the legislators on the first day of the Budget session of the Meghalaya Assembly. He said the critical focus of the government is on improving rural livelihood and promoting enterprises through mission mode interventions.    The Governor informed that at present there are 39 projects implemented in…

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Friday launched the online registration portal for migrant workers under the Meghalaya Identification Registration (Safety and Security) of Migrant Workers Act 2020, in a function organized by the Labour Department at the NIC Conference Hall, Shillong. The aim of the Meghalaya Identification Registration (Safety and Security) of Migrant Workers Act 2020 is to ensure the maintenance of public order and protection and safety of migrant workers in Meghalaya through identification and mandatory registration of all such workers in the State.  As such, the portal enables the migrant workers and persons/contractors employing migrant labourers/workers…

In a major development, a suspected timber smuggler has been shot dead by a team of forest department officials under Silonijan Range in East Karbi Anglong on Thursday. As per reports, the team of forest department officials confronted a group of timber smuggler inside the Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary and demanded that they surrender. The gang of smugglers who were engaged in cutting of endangered trees opened fire at the forest team prompting them to retaliate.  The exchange of fire lasted for a couple of minutes and the gang fled the spot under the cover of darkness. Later, on searching the…

Newspapers in Manipur failed to hit the stands for the second consecutive day on Friday as journalists continued their cease work strike against threat by armed rebel groups. News broadcasting by local cable networks also remained suspended. All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) and Editors’ Guild Manipur were on cease work strike following pressure from two groups of an internal-conflict ridden rebel outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF) on publication of statements issued by them.  The cease work strike is likely to continue for the next few days as AMWJU and EGM reaffirmed their earlier decision to not entertaining any…