East Garo Hills update

MBOSE: SSLC pass percentage up after 5 years Out of 57,371 students who appeared for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination, 32,678 came out with flying colours

Landslides kill 4 in Garo hills, situation grim - The Shillong Times   Tura, June 9: Heavy rain induced landslides have created havoc in Garo Hills areas where four persons have been killed while another one was critically injured in two separate incidents since last night. The administrative machinery in the district have swung into action by launching rescue and r...

JAC demands removal of NEHU PVC, to start agitation soon - The Shillong Times Tura, Jun 3: The All Garo Hills Joint Action Committee (AGHJAC), comprising of various NGOs including the GSU, ASWA, GSMC among others have demanded the immediate removal of the NEHU – Tura PVC, G Singhiah failing which it has decided to begin an agitation. Earlier in October last year, the AGHJAC...

HSSLC Results: Laban Bengalee Boys' Hr Sec School tops science, St Anthony's commerce Laban Bengalee Boys’ Higher Secondary School, Shillong and St Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong bagged the top positions in the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations in the science and commerce streams respectively. The results were declared by the Meghalaya ...

HSSLC Science, Commerce results tomorrow - The Shillong Times TURA, May 24: The results of the HSSLC Examinations, 2022 for the Science, Commerce & Vocational streams conducted by the Meghalaya Board of School Education, Tura will be declared on May 26 during office hours. A notification issued by MBoSE Controller of Examinations, TR Laloo said the results boo...

MBOSE to declare HSSLC Sc, Commerce, Vocational results on May 26 - The Shillong Times Shillong, May 26: Meghalaya Board Of Secondary Education (MBOSE) will declare results of HSSLC Examination , 2022 ( Science, Commerce and Vocational streams) during the official hours on May 26. The whole result booklet can be downloaded from the MBOSE official website www.mbose.in. No result will b...

RICE SCAM. POWER SCAM. EDUCATION SCAM. DEMOCRACY SCAM.

We've had ENOUGH of the MEGHALAYA DISASTER ALLIANCE!

Dome at New Assembly building collapses - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, May 22: The dome which was recently installed at the new Assembly building at Mawdiangdiang, New Shillong Township collapsed on Sunday at around 12.30am. But fortunately there was no casualty in the incident. While speaking to reporters, PWD (Building) Executive Engineer, Ransom Sutnga sai...

Jio provides complimentary services in NE areas hit by thunderstorms, flood, landslides - The Shillong Times Shillong, May 20: Reliance Jio has announced complimentary four-day unlimited plan – with unlimited free calls within its network and data services upto 1.5 gb per day, along with 100 SMS per day for a period of four days to its customers in the natural-calamities affected states of North East, ac...

Meghalaya minister urges students to stay away from drugs - The Shillong Times Jowai, May 19: Social Welfare minister, Kyrmen Shylla today urged students to stay away from drugs as these substances shorten one’s life. “I feel so bad to see our youths taking to drugs. This world is so beautiful and we shouldn’t die young. So please stay away from drugs”, the minister sa...

Former Congress MLA Sengman Marak joins AITC - The Shillong Times Tura, May 18: Former MLA of the Congress from the Rongjeng constituency in East Garo Hills (EGH), Sengman Marak, today, joined the ranks of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in a induction ceremony held in Williamnagar this afternoon. Sengman won from the Rongjeng constituency in 2013 and his....

AHAM calls for referendum on border deal The A'chik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM) has petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind for a referendum on the border deal signed

More rainfall likely in state - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, May 15: Meghalaya is likely to face more spells of inclement weather till May 19, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Shillong. In a press statement issued here on Sunday, the IMD said, “Moisture incursion is very likely to occur due to strong lower level Southerly/So...

Prices of snacks doubled in Tura - The Shillong Times Tura, May 11: The Sweets and Confectionaries Association in Tura has raised prices of snack items to almost double the previous prices. Consider this, the rate of one samosa, which till a few days ago was Rs 10, has been raised to Rs 20. Similar, has been the case for parathas which now sell for [.....

Resubelpara hospital construction at complete standstill Construction on a 100-bed hospital in Resubelpara has been at a halt since last year due to the non-release of

CMO keeps teachers waiting - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, May 9: Members of the Federation of All School Teachers of Meghalaya (FASTOM) were left exasperated on Monday after failing to get an audience with Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma since he was in Delhi. FASTOM had sought an appointment with the CM on May 1 to find out the status of their d...

Cabinet to take call on legalised gambling - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, May 9: With the opposition to legalised gambling in Meghalaya gaining strength, the state Cabinet will now take a call on whether to continue with the proposal or stall it. Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong on Monday acknowledged the protests against the government’s move to legali...

Meghalaya records highest infant stunting in India Meghalaya has recorded the highest level of stunting among children in India who are under five years of age. This

Meghalaya Games runs out of medals for runners In another blight on the already under-fire Meghalaya Games 2022, several runners in the athletics events did not receive their

Garo Hills bedevilled by bad roads - The Shillong Times TURA, May 5: Garo Hills continues to be plagued by the extremely poor road connectivity between major towns in all the five districts that form the region. While the national highways (51, 44 and a part of 62) provide roads that still give your body a rest, travel through the other parts of Garo Hil...

Poor road infra continues to haunt parts of Garo Hills The incomplete road projects in many parts of Garo Hills have attracted the ire of residents of the areas as they complained about many stretches of roads ha...

Details of govt's decision will be made public: Rymbui on FASTOM's demand - The Shillong Times Shillong, May 4: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui refused to comment on the government’s decision on the demands made by the Federation of All School Teachers Of Meghalaya (FASTOM) for a salary hike and an upgrade from an ad hoc to a deficit system. Rymbui maintained that the government would ref...

Meghalaya CM to take up CUET issue with Centre: Rymbui - The Shillong Times Shillong, April 30: Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma is likely to take up the issue of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) with the Union Ministry of Education during his visit to New Delhi on Monday next. Disclosing this on Friday, Education Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui hoped that the CM would be...

5 suspended Cong MLAs to take collective decision on future course - The Shillong Times Shillong, April 2: Suspended Congress MLA Ampareen Lyngdoh has said that she and four of her suspended colleagues will take a collective decision on their future course of action, following the decision of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to suspend them for three years. Lyngdoh and four othe...

Aap ki baar, AITC ki sarkar!

AITC to strengthen base in Meghalaya, form govt in 2023: Mukul - The Shillong Times Guwahati, April 27: Former Meghalaya chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Mukul Sangma on Wednesday said the AITC’s strategy, going into the 2023 Assembly elections in Meghalaya, would be to stay connected with the people at the grassroots, be well prepared to take on the ...

Maikhuli is sending out the message LOUD and CLEAR, if only CM Conrad K Sangma would care to hear.

What a big difference has Conrad made into the life of the Meghalayan people.

CM Conrad K Sangma has indeed made a 'DIFFERENCE' to OUR LIVES!

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Massive fire engulfs cement factory in Byrnihat - The Shillong Times Shillong, April 23: One of the cement factories at 15th Miles in Byrnihat on the Assam side of the inter-state boundary, the Shiv Polimers, caught fire after a blast, which then spread rapidly all over the factory in no time last night. According to the eyewitnesses, a loud blast was heard initially...

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Pala against Cong-AITC deal in Meghalaya for 2023 polls - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, April 21: State Congress president, Vincent H Pala said he is not in favour of tying up with the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) or any other political party for the upcoming 2023 Assembly polls. “We will reach nowhere if we are looking for a pre-poll alliance with any party. We have...

Former CM JD Rymbai passes away

Former Meghalaya CM J D Rymbai passes away - The Shillong Times Shillong, April 21: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister, J D Rymbai today passed away. The death has cast a spell of gloom in the hill state. Condoling the demise of Rymbai, Meghalaya Chief, Conrad Sangma took to his twitter handle saying, ” Pained to learn about the demise of former Chief Minister of...

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Dorbar suggests Mynkjai as temporary dump, warns of action if garbage not lifted in 3 days The Dorbar Shnong Tympang Iawmusiang in Jowai has suggested the district administration to continue to use the Mynkjai dumping site

Joblessness-fuelling-militancy-admits CM

Joblessness fuelling militancy, admits CM - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, April 14: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday admitted that unemployment was making some youths in Meghalaya pick up arms. He also said militancy was less of a problem and more of an outcome of socio-economic issues. His statement has assumed significance after members of a new outf...

Tura-smart-town-project has taken a hit-BJP

Tura smart town project has taken a hit: BJP - The Shillong Times TURA, April 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lamented that the Tura smart town project has suffered a lot due to the involvement of non-local contractors, architects and designers. Questioning the implementation of the smart town project, BJP MDC from Tura, Bernard Marak, said that barely 50...

US Consulate General, Melinda M Pavek, is on a week long visit to Meghalaya and said there are various opportunities for collaboration with NE India.

So much opportunity for collaboration with NE India: US Consul General - The Shillong Times SHILLONG, April 12: Consul General of the US Consulate in Kolkata, Melinda M Pavek, who is on a weeklong visit to Meghalaya, met with a cross section of civil society representatives and academicians at Asian Confluence, Laitumkhrah on Monday. Initiating the discussion, Executive Director of Asian C...

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Powerful weapons in circulation in Garo Hills’ - The Meghalayan TURA: The daring attack on a police patrol team by members of a criminal gang using a powerful automatic weapon like an AK rifle in Chibinang area of Dadenggre of West Garo Hills is a worrying sign for security forces. Though police shot dead the assailant and recovered the weapon along with multipl...

NIC reviews projects in

NIC reviews e-governance projects in Meghalaya - The Shillong Times TURA, April 10: The NIC has stressed on the need to address issues and problems relating to e-governance in the state. At a conference held in Tura recently, the Deputy Director General, NIC, New Delhi and NIC State Coordinator of Meghalaya, Rajender Sethi, reviewed the progress and implementation o...

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45 k MT illegal coal seized in EJH after court nudge - The Meghalayan SHILLONG: Over 50,000 metric tons of coal have been seized by the East Jaintia Hills district administration during the last three weeks. Out of this, 45,000 metric tons of coal was found to be illegal while 5,000 metric tons was found to be declared coal, sources informed on Thursday. A report will...

HC sks-for-road-to-be-constructed-in-EGH

HC asks for road to be constructed in EGH - The Meghalayan SHILLONG; The Division Bench of the Meghalaya High Court comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W Diengdoh on Thursday observed that proper road is to be constructed between Jakopgre and Kakwa Duragre via Rongrekgre, a distance about 7.70 km, in East Garo Hills. The court pointed out t...