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: A moderate earthquake rattled the Meghalaya Capital on Tuesday morning, Met official said. The epicentre of the quake, measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale, was located about 13 km away from the Central Seismological Observatory in Upper Shillong here, the Met department said. There was no report of any …
About 55 villagers from Shella are fighting desperately to get back their ancestral land from cement giant Lafarge after these villagers claimed they were tricked by agents to sell their land. On behalf of these villagers, the Shella Action Committee (SAC) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the …
Following outbreak of Swine flu in parts of the world, officials from the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&V;) department in Meghalaya have been directed to report about any cases of the disease to their respective Disease Investigaton Officers (DIOs). The AH&V; department had a meeting here this evening to chalk …
SHILLONG: A check Dam-cum-drip irrigation project, under Umthang Syiar Watershed project was inaugurated on Wednesday. The project will distribute water to all the fields in the Mawlangbna area throughout the year. The village has a population of 1512, with 303 households facing water scarcity. The agricultural activities had to be …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is awaiting medical kits from the Centre to go for a mass vaccination to combat the dreaded meningocal meningitis in four districts of the State. Although the government has been slow in complying to the suggestions of the expert committee constituted by Union Health Ministry as well as …
Shillong: The Shillong Cantonment Board (SCB) and the Syiem of Mylliem will have to answer to state government for contributing to accumulated polluting garbage in Iew Mawlong- Mawlonghat in the heart of Shillong. Years of Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) endeavour to clean the biggest commercial centre in the state has …
Earth Hour on March 28 By Our Reporter SHILLONG: On March 28 citizens of over 74 countries and 377 cities will take part in a global event aimed at sensitising people on the need for reducing carbon footprints through small but meaningful steps. All the participating countries of this Earth …
An attempt has been made to quantify the relative abundance and size distribution of oily-droplets in the ambient air of Shillong using an optical microscope. The sampling was carried out at controlled, moderate traffic, high traffic, traffic intersections, industrial estates and elevated specific locations in different seasons during 1998-2000. It …
The Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP) to improve road connectivity in the northeast region is currently under implementation by the Central government. Completion of the Trans-Arunachal Highways is also being taken up during the 11th Plan period (2007-12), which continues to lay emphasis on the removal of existing deficiencies …
PNS | Shillong Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Advisor Pariong ordered deployment of surveillance rapid teams across the State with the rising incidents of meningococcal meningitis disease. Since last year at least 130 people died of the highly infectious disease and more than 900 cases, both suspected and confirmed, …
