SC asks trapped miners kin if they wish to get decomposed bodies recovered
The Supreme Court has sought to know from the relatives of miners, who were trapped in an illegal mine in Meghalaya three months ago, whether they wanted to recover the ...
Tag: Meghalaya
Second heavily decomposed body brought out of rat-hole mine in Meghalaya
The heavily decomposed body of an unidentified mined has been retrieved from a 370 ft illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, 77 days after 15 men got ...
8 dead in two road accidents in Assam
At least eight persons, including two women, were killed and as many others injured in two road accidents in Bongaigaon and Karbi Anglong districts of Assam on Wednesday, police said. ...
Meghalaya govt puts cap on weight of school bags
In a major relief to students, the Meghalaya government has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes and set restrictions on homework for classes 1 and ...
Efforts to end child labour in Meghalaya: Deputy CM
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Friday admitted the prevalence of child labour in the state but said a mechanism has been put in place to ensure that the ...
10 NE political parties, JD(U) oppose Citizenship Bill
Ten political parties of the northeastern region, including BJP allies and the JD(U), on Tuesday unanimously decided to oppose the citizenship amendment bill, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. A ...
Govt releases Rs 400 crore for development of forward areas along international borders
Nearly Rs 400 crore has been released by the Centre to 10 states having international borders, for developing forward areas as part of an ambitious plan to ameliorate the problems ...
IOC to invest Rs 286 cr to develop LPG bottling capacity in north-east India by 2020
Public sector undertaking Indian Oil Corporation will invest over Rs 286 crore to enhance its LPG bottling capacity, including setting up of two greenfield plants, in North East by 2020. ...
Meghalaya CM Sangma wins South Tura by-election
Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma today won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400 votes, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) F R Kharkongor said. With Sangma's win the National People's Party has levelled ...
Family seeks PM’s help in bringing back abducted man stuck in Bangladesh
The family members of an Indian national lodged in police custody in Bangladesh after being allegedly abducted and taken there have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help in bringing him ...
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