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Meghalaya's KHADC opposes Centre's uranium mining exemption, seeks exclusion of tribal areas

India, Oct. 22 -- Meghalaya's Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) on Wednesday asked the Centre to exclude tribal areas under its jurisdiction from the operation of a central government or... Read More


'Meghalayan Age was erroneously chosen': Top climatologist on Holocene debate

India, Oct. 14 -- When the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced in 2018 that the youngest subdivision of the Holocene epoch would be called the Meghalayan Age, a ripple of pride... Read More


Meghalaya launches anti-terror squad, forensic units across districts

India, Sept. 30 -- Meghalaya has set up a dedicated Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) to handle terror-related cases and strengthen state security. Chief minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated its temporary offic... Read More


Meghalaya clears rRs.r50 cr package for Garo Hills Autonomous District Council

India, Sept. 30 -- The Meghalaya cabinet on Tuesday approved a financial package of about Rs.50 crore to support the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in clearing salary arrears and ensur... Read More


Meghalaya govt rules out mining of uranium

Shillong, Sept. 30 -- Meghalaya deputy CM Prestone Tynsong on Monday dismissed the rising speculation over uranium mining in the state, making it clear that the government will not permit extraction "... Read More


Meghalaya to push Centre for 125th amendment to fast-track Garo Accord

India, Sept. 27 -- The Meghalaya government has pledged to press the Centre for the passage of the 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill, seen as the key to fully implementing the 2014 Agreed Text for S... Read More


Meghalaya sets up panel to probe illegal mining, hill cutting

India, Sept. 25 -- The Meghalaya government has constituted a committee to investigate allegations of illegal mining and hill cutting in Ri-Bhoi and East Khasi Hills, following a petition before the C... Read More


Cab drivers suspend agitation at Jorabat along Meghalaya-Assam border

India, Sept. 18 -- Taxi operators of Meghalaya and Assam on Thursday agreed to suspend their agitation that saw the two sides preventing the entry of cabs from the neighbouring state at Jorabat, leadi... Read More


Meghalaya-Assam cab drivers suspend agitation at Jorabat for 2 days

India, Sept. 18 -- Taxi operators of Meghalaya and Assam on Thursday agreed to suspend their agitation that saw the two sides preventing the entry of cabs from the neighbouring state at Jorabat, leadi... Read More


Meghalaya teen held for missing 4-yr-old girl's death, tells cops it was accident

India, Sept. 17 -- A 13-year-old boy has been taken into custody in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district in connection with the death of a four-year-old girl who was found dead 100 metres from her ho... Read More