Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Sunday said his govt had adopted the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-GRAM G), raising guaranteed employment from 100 to 125 days and widening the range of eligible works, including rural roads, anganwadi centres, school buildings, livelihood initiatives and environmental conservation.The CM further said the…
Shillong: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Friday reiterated its opposition to uranium mining in Meghalaya, alleging that some MLAs and outsiders were pressurizing Domiasiat residents to sell their land at low prices for the project.Speaking after the election of a new KSU body in Domiasiat in West Khasi Hills district, KSU president Raymond Kharjana…
Shillong: Meghalaya, which is going to host the National Games next year, aims to look at sports as an economy in the long run, similar to the concert economy in which the state has emerged successful.Speaking to TOI exclusively, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said, “Our long term goal is to see that we are…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt through the transport department on Thursday launched a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme aimed at providing substantial relief to commercial vehicle owners by waiving outstanding taxes and penalties.Sniawbhalang Dhar, deputy chief minister in-charge, transport, who launched the scheme at the main secretariat in Shillong, said that the OTS was approved by the…
Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Glass house restaurant in Mawrah village Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Glass house restaurant in Mawrah village Cco-cottages at Mawrah village Shillong: A first-of-its-kind glass house restaurant overlooking a lake, along with eco-cottages surrounding it, has been inaugurated at the scenic hamlet of Mawrah village in East Khasi Hills district by chief…
Conrad Sangma with Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur on Friday Shillong: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma met his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur on Friday to discuss recent incidents of tensions along the Meghalaya-Assam interstate boundary.“Met with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma ji, to discuss the concerns faced…
Shillong: The Meghalaya govt suspended all new foreign travel proposals and cancelled all planned trips abroad by the chief minister after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s austerity announcement, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said in Shillong on Wednesday, May 27.“I had personally put on hold every single trip outside. I am very clear that we had…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt has urged residents of the state who are working or studying abroad to register themselves online to help create a central database of citizens living overseas. The initiative aims to ensure swift evacuation and repatriation during emergencies such as war, violence, or natural disasters.“It has come to the notice of the government…
