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03 Feb

Meghalaya lifts several COVID-19 restrictions

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The Meghalaya government on Tuesday lifted several restrictions to ease the State out of its COVID-19 pandemic restriction. Meghalaya had imposed several restrictions after the country went into a lockdown following the outbreak of the pandemic last year. It however lifted some of the restrictions in the last Winter after the state witnessed a decline on COVID-19 infection. Several restrictions still continue like the getting a mandatory COVID-19 test for visitors into the State and the night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am. After a review meeting on COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that one of…

02 Feb

Student killed on suspicion of cattle smuggling

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A 24-year-old student was allegedly killed by some BSF jawans in a village in Tripura along the India-Bangladesh border over suspicion that he was a cattle smuggler, police said. A senior police official said that Jasim Mia was killed by the BSF troopers in the wee hours on Monday at Debipur village under Belonia sub-division in southern Tripura. A BSF official said that their troopers fired in self defence as Jasim had attacked them with a sharp-edged weapon. The BSF is yet to obtain further details about the incident. Senior BSF officials have rushed to the spot and are investigating…

02 Feb

Manipur Congress protests against fuel price hike

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The opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday staged a protest against incessant hike in fuel prices at the gate of Imphal oil depot. Leaders of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Manipur unit, Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (MPYCC), members of Seva Dal of the MPCC and others took part in the protest that displayed various anti-BJP government slogans. Leaders taking part in the protest attacked the BJP government at the Centre for allegedly engaging in “extortion from the people” and “profiteering” at a time of COVID-19 crisis. During the protest, they displayed placards with anti-BJP government slogans like “Down…

02 Feb

Meghalaya to upscale educational facilities

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said that the State Government has embarked upon itself the responsibility to upscale educational facilities from elementary level. “In the current financial year, we will renovate at least 200 LP schools in the State. For each LP schools we have allocated Rs. 40 lakh for the renovation. In a phase wise manner, we will cover around 800 schools in the next three years,” Sangma said at the inauguration of the newly constructed building of Garobadha Secondary School and Rangsakona Higher Secondary School in South West Garo Hills district. Both the new buildings…

01 Feb

3,986 healthcare workers vaccinated in Manipur

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As many as 3,986 healthcare workers were vaccinated since the COVID-19 inoculation drive began in Manipur. A total of 3,986 healthcare workers were inoculated against targeted beneficiaries of 7,310 on the first phase of the drive which commenced from January 16 last, said state health officials on Sunday. The drive was in progress in 10 centres across the state, the officials added, during a news conference held at the state health directorate office today. Like other states of the country, COVID-19 vaccination drive in Manipur commenced on January 16 with 54,000 doses of the Covidshield vaccines received from the Centre.…

30 Jan

Agitators vandalise NSU in Manipur

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Five policemen hurt in scuffle As many as five police personnel were injured as agitators armed with deadly weapons intruded into the under construction permanent campus of the National Sports University and ransacked the campus on Friday. The agitators further torched some makeshift camps of the labourers, vandalised machineries and damaged a car parked inside the NSU campus belonging to a policeman guarding the campus, reports said. Additional police force who rushed to the spot fired several rounds of tear gas shells and used mock bombs to put the agitators under control. The situation was brought under control but tensions…

30 Jan

Won’t sack Home Minister, says Meghalaya CM

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has refused to sack Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui in the wake of BJP seeking his removal following the death of six labourers in an illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district. “That is the opinion of a political party. I don’t have anything to say but there is no question of dropping Rymbui,” Sangma told reporters The BJP, which is a partner in the National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), of which the UDP is the second largest constituent, has been demanding for the resignation of Rymbui ever since…

30 Jan

Meghalaya Government to focus on infrastructure development

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said that it his government’s concerted effort to focus on infrastructure development across the State. “The laying of foundation for upgradation of the Pasyih to Garampani Road, West Jaintia Hills under the Meghalaya Integrated Transport Project (MITP) of World Bank India is a step towards fulfilling the needs of our people for better roads and will strengthen connectivity between neighbouring villages in the area,” he said after laying the foundation for the vital road on Friday. “This is a foundation of hope for a better future not only for Pasyih and Garampani but…

30 Jan

PEC seminar on model solid waste management

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Phevima Eco Club (PEC), a youth based initiative organised a seminar on “best practices on solid waste management” focused on zero waste at Kacharigaon Phevima village on January 26. A press release by PEC stated that, the interactive seminar and demonstration were conducted by “Pro Rural”, a Dimapur based NGO, registered in 2009, which has collaborated with Dimapur Municipal Council on waste management practices in 38 colonies in Dimapur. Seminar was co-facilitated by Lieutenant Col Joy Choudhury, of the Zila Sainik Board. Project coordinator of Pro Rural, Neili Konyak demonstrated the process of home composting with the G2G composter (garbage…

29 Jan

EJNC demands arrest of Meghalaya’s minister brother for illegal coal mining

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A civil society group on Thursday demanded the arrest of a Cabinet minister’s brother for allegedly carrying out illegal mining and holding him indirectly responsible for the death of six coal miners in East Jaintia Hills district recently. The East Jaintia Hills National Council (EJNC), president, Sambormi Lyngdoh has claimed the coal mine where the mining accident occurred belongs to Excise department Minister, Kyrmen Shylla’s brother Bison Shylla. He alleged that the “inaction” by the government against the mine owners indicated that the mine owners have political backing. Shylla is from the United Democratic Party, which is a key ally…