Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "CAG faults city’s waste processing" appearing in the Shillong Times dated 16.09.2024 dated 24/03/2025. Reply affidavit dated March 21, 2025 has been filed by the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills district, Shillong. The affidavit stated that two …
SHILLONG, Oct 8: Amidst the growing tension and protest on the contentious issue of uranium mining and the pre-project development activities, Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary sought to set at rest speculations and apprehensions in the minds of some sections of the people and NGOs regarding mining of the radio-active mineral. …
Deploring anti-uranium mining groups in the State, Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary today said there were sections opposing the mining project due to misunderstanding and spreading misinformation on the issue.
SHILLONG, Oct 7: Residents of West Khasi Hills coal-deposit belts are aggrieved with the government for the neglect to the areas in spite of huge revenue they have been giving to the State. Referring to Rs 8-10 crore that the Borsora and Cherragoan export outlets generate each year, the Western …
Unknown to the people of Meghalaya, the 130-day old Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government was, at its inception, given a clear direction by the Congress High Command and the UPA government at the Centre that the contentious issue of uranium mining has to be sorted out sooner than later. …
ON AUGUST 24, the Meghalaya government decided to hand over a large parcel of land in West Khasi Hills to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited. Citizens
With frequent earthquakes rocking the Northeast, including Meghalaya, the Urban Affairs Department has reconstituted a technical committee to review and grant permission for construction of buildings and structures according to Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) bylaws. The technical committee has also been authorised to dismantle all structures that do not …
This draft Meghalaya mining policy details series measures initiated by the government to tap various minerals. It stresses on urgent need to protect the environment along with the mining activities & talks about foreign direct investment and public-private partnership to tap rich mineral resources. To facilitate systematic scientific and planned …
Leasing of land to UCIL SHILLONG: Protesting the leasing of land to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), KSU staged a sit-in demonstration in front in city on Tuesday. Last month the Congress-led MUA government approved to lease out 422 hectare of land for 30 years to UCIL for …
By Lamphrang Nongspung SHILLONG: " Do not fall into the trap of the big promises of the UCIL. The company has a reputation of misleading the people only to fulfill their own interests even if it is at the cost of human lives." These were exhortations of the common villagers …
A medium-intensity earthquake shook Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and north Bangladesh on Monday afternoon and killed atleast 10 persons, including three Indians, in Bhutan. The tremor made people, scared by reports that a major earthquake would hit the region in near future, run out of homes and offices. Bhutan …
Despite Protests, Meghalaya Says People In Favour Of Extraction As protests gather pitch against uranium mining in Khasi Hills, with a students body taking the lead, Meghalaya government has assured the Centre that people were in favour of the project and the state would be able to clinch pre-mining development …
TURA: Adequate information and proper implementation of the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is being looked upon as an alternative to provide jobs to the large number of educated unemployed youth in the State. The programme (PMEGP) was launched by the Central Government on August 15 last year to …
SHILLONG: The MUA Government will hold talks with KSU on the contentious issue of UCIL's first-phase development programmes on Friday. The authorities invited KSU for the discussion on Thursday, a day after the Khasi students' body announced a series of "soft agitation" in protest against the State Government's disregard for …
