East Garo Hills

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining of laterite stone, Ulliyeri village, Kozhikode, Kerala, 01/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Surjith Kumar Nanu Vs State of Kerala & Others. The allegation of the applicant is that the mines of laterite stone is being done by Ashraf K in Palloramala hills affecting over 80.94 acres of land of Ulliyeri village. Despite …

Culling to continue for next 5 days in Meghalaya

SHILLONG: Culling and mopping operations will continue for the next five days in Meghalaya to contain the spread of bird-flu in East Garo Hills district, official sources said. "Until last evening, 3026 fowls were subjected to hygienic culling by the district administration, even as specialised teams of Rapid Response Teams …

Bird flu confirmed in Meghalaya

SHILLONG: The bird flu in East Garo Hills is officially confirmed, revealed the Deputy Commissioner of East Garo Hills, Pravin Bakshi citing the fax message from the sophisticated government run laboratory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Informing this to The Sentinel on Wednesday, the Deputy Commisioner also directed the Special Task …

2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya

Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even as a general alert was sounded in the area, officials said on Monday. A government official said 2,000 chickens died an unnatural death in …

NEEPCO to execute two power projects

State-run Corporation to set up Mawphu Stage II, East Garo Hills thermal projects SHILLONG: In an attempt to improve the power scenario in the State, a decision has been taken to hand over two more power projects to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). Union Minister of State …

12 Garo villages rewarded for total sanitation movement

TURA: The Meghalaya Government has given rewards of fifty thousand rupees each to twelve Garo villages in East Garo Hills district for successfully undertaking the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the central government achieving the target goal of hundred percent. In these villages each household has a pucca latrine to …

NEEPCO gets go ahead for 500 MW thermal project

The Meghalaya government has okayed the execution of the 500 MW thermal power project by the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). "One per cent of the project cost would be used for the development works in the project area in the East Garo Hills district," Meghalaya Power …

49% of Mlaya below poverty line

As high as 49 per cent of Meghalaya's population lives in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) margin while the East Garo Hills district has topped the BPL list in the state with 55.94 per cent families living in abject poverty. Official sources said here today that in the Jaintia Hills …

Health Ministry calls meet over malaria outbreak

The Union Health Ministry has convened a meeting with the health directors of all the northeastern states at Guwahati on April 9 to discuss the outbreak of malaria in East Garo Hills district even before the onset of monsoon. At least 31 people have died of the disease in the …

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