Meghalaya

HC directs CMJ Univ not to admit students

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya has asked CMJ University not to admit students in the University till the controversy is resolved. Dismissing a petition filed by CMJ University on Thursday, Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya, Justice T Meena Kumari, also upheld the April 30 order of the Meghalaya [...]

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Agriculture workforce on a decline in Meghalaya

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on Friday expressed serious concern over the decline in the agricultural work force in the State. “The decline of workers in the agricultural sector as indicated in the primary census data of 2011 is a cause of concern in the State,” Dr Sangma said, while addressing [...]

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Guns, grenade seized from Garo Hills criminal gang

May 18th, 2013

From Our Correspondent TURA: An assortment of weapons including pistols designed to be identical to factory made have been seized in West Garo Hills and two criminal gangs busted by police. While the first arrests were made of robbers who crossed over from neighbouring villages of Assam on Monday night, the recovery of the [...]

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ST population undergoes decadal change of 28.3 pc

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Meghalaya has seen a decadal change of 28.3 per cent in terms of the Scheduled Tribe Population in 2011 as compared to the 2001 census. As per the primary Census data 2011 which was released by Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on Friday, Ri-Bhoi recorded the highest decadal change in the [...]

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UALA alleges ANVC-B nexus with police

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: A former rebel commander of the ANVC-B has revealed that he was witness to the handing over of three sophisticated weapons to the organization by Meghalaya Police in East Garo Hills District several months ago to take on the banned GNLA outfit. The ‘commander-in-chief’ of the new Garo rebel outfit United [...]

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Myntdu-Leshka generates 126 MW

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: MeECL Director (Generation) Elias Lyngdoh on Friday claimed that the Myntdu-Leshka power project has reached full generation capacity of 126 MW from all the three units due to the improvement on account of the Mahasen cyclone. Lyngdoh said the generation from Leshka had increased from 10 MW per day in April [...]

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Drunk cop held for arms misuse

May 18th, 2013

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: A police constable of Williamnagar PS, Bubai D Shira (26) was on Friday arrested and suspended for threatening to shoot some youths of Balsrigittim and new Samgong localities in Williamnagar, East Garo Hills. According to police sources, the accused dressed in his uniform, fired three rounds in the air from his [...]

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