KHADC not to issue NOC for mining of uranium
SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) chief Pynshngain N Syiem has made it clear that the council will not issue no objection certificate (NOC) for mining of uranium under its
Khasi Hills
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State to seek exemption from proposed land act
SHILLONG: The State Government will request the Parliamentary Standing Committee to exempt Meghalaya from the purview of the proposed National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill,
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Writ threat to Meghalaya ferro-alloy units - Social organisation draws govt’s attention to deforestation
The Maitshaphrang Movement, a social organisation, today warned of approaching the judiciary if the Meghalaya government failed to address the issue of deforestation to meet charcoal requirement for ferro-alloy
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Rs 4 crore allocated for infrastructure of heritage village
SHILLONG: KHADC CEM Pynshngain N Syiem has informed that the Council has received a total allocation of around Rs 4 crore from the 13th Finance Commission to create the necessary infrastructure for development of the ‘traditional heritage village’ at the proposed sites near the Sacred Groves in Mawphlang.
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JAC seeks public hearing over four laning issue
In what may be termed as retaliation to Chief Secretary WMS Pariat’s comments that the Government would have the final say on whether the four laning would pass through the Umsning bypass or the existing
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Lafarge clandestinely bought limestone mines
Residents of Shella Village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya on Tuesday alleged that French cement firm Lafarge
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KHADC to protect water resources
SHILLONG: The KHADC is planning to come up with projects to protect and preserve the various water bodies and resources in the Khasi Hills even as it has appointed the Martin Luther Christian University as a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the projects. "The DPRs for these projects would be completed within a week's time.
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NCP launches Go Green Campaign'
SHILLONG, Sept 16: The State NCP today launched
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Rehab for child labourers in coal mines likely
SHILLONG: Pulled up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the rampant use of child labour in coal mines, the State Government is working on a rehabilitation package for the children. "We are coordinating with all the relevant departments to work on the beneficial package for children working in the coal mines," Chief Secretary WMS Pariat said. The NHRC has directed the State Go
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SC refuses to lift stay on Lafarge mining, says clearance hurried
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept the Centre
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Protests over bid to tap uranium
The National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) has decided to conduct a site inspection in response to the proposal from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to de-notify an area of 8 sq km at Rongcheng Plateau in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya for exploratory uranium mining even as protests have been raging in the hill state over bid to tap uranium deposit in the area.