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, Nov. 10: The Joint Action Committee, comprising several NGOs from Mawsynrut block in West Khasi Hills district, will stage a protest march tomorrow against the setting up of a ferro-alloy unit at Porla village under Nongstoin, the headquarters of the district. The rally will start from Mawsynrut block in …
Shillong, Nov. 7: Research is under way to ascertain the reasons behind the prevalence of anaemia among women, as Meghalaya’s maternal mortality rate is reported to be higher than the national average. Last year, the maternal mortality rate was 238 per 100,000 deliveries, while the national average was 212 only. …
SHILLONG: Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a nationwide plan in the country to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages, has been helping in the development of villages in Meghalaya. With the coming up of this scheme in each and every village in the State …
Shillong-Nongstoin-Tura road should pass through Sohiong, says PWD Minister SHILLONG: The State Government which already has its hands full with the controversy over construction of the four-lane road in Ri-Bhoi district is now embroiled in another dispute with PWD Minister HDR Lyngdoh demanding a change in the alignment of the …
SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to constitute a separate Water Agency before June next year to overlook the water distribution system in the whole city. “We have constituted a new committee which would work out the modalities for this separate Water Agency. The agency would be put in place …
SHILLONG: Commissioning of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) Phase III is likely to be delayed since only 35 per cent of the work has been completed till date. The phase III, which is expected to ease the water scarcity problem in Shillong, was earlier scheduled to be commissioned …
Guwahati: Schoolchildren in Shillong and Guwahati are found to be the most susceptible to various diseases caused by air pollution as per finding of a study on ‘Impact of air pollution in specific areas of Guwahati and Shillong on vulnerable groups’ that was carried out by the Centre for Northeast …
Shillong, Oct. 17: A two-day workshop, Northeast: Development Paradigms, beginning here tomorrow, will search for solutions to make the region more vibrant. Organised by the Research Centre for Eastern and Northeastern Regional Studies, Calcutta, and supported by, among others, The Telegraph, Calcutta, the workshop will witness a galaxy of policy-makers, …
SHILLONG: People’s strive to make Shillong a plastic-free city was noticed at Khyndai Lad here on Saturday where a large number of people were seen participating in the street demonstration at Police Bazar organised by the Partners of Pla (PP) Iew Club. The PP Club organised the demonstration with an …
SHILLONG: Lack of awareness on the oral hygiene in the state coupled with excessive intake of tobacco has gave way to high dental-related diseases like oral cancer. People are less concerned about dental health and even those living in the urban areas lacked proper knowledge on this health related issue …
SHILLONG, Oct 12 – The Opposition NCP in Meghalaya today demanded an inquiry into the alleged violation of forest laws in Jaintia Hills district by several cement factories even as the government said it will take tough action against those flouting norms. Talking to reporters here, Opposition leader Conrad Sangma …
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 12: The governments of India and Bhutan will jointly prepare a digital map of the rivers that originate in the neighbouring country and flow through north Bengal to track their course, primarily to check floods and erosion in the region. Chairperson of the North Bengal Flood Commission, Narayan …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is all to replace plastic bags with eco-friendly hand-woven bags called “Pla Iew” and “Sla” or leaves. The unrestraint use of plastic bags has created a havoc in the State creating all sorts of environment pollution. Food items are being packed in leaves called “Sla” as they are …
SHILLONG, Oct 9 – In a first-of-its-kind in the Northeastern region, bitumen and waste plastic will be used in road construction in Shillong using a technology known for its durability, especially in extreme weather conditions. To start with, a four-km stretch in Jhalupara area of the city, which gets damaged …
The recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Sikkim, which claimed more than 100 lives, was different from most temblors that had rocked the Himalayan region. It did not occur on the well-known thrust faults formed due to under-thrusting of the Indian plate below the Eurasian plate as in 95 per cent of …
SHILLONG: Expressing concern over the unscientific rat hole mining prevalent in the State especially in Jaintia Hills, Deputy Chief Minister In-charge Mining, Bindo M Lanong, said the State Government has incorporated certain clauses in the proposed State Mining Policy which would make it mandatory for miners to refill the land …
Shillong: In a first-of-its-kind in the Northeastern region, bitumen and waste plastic will be used in road construction in Shillong using a technology known for its durability, especially in extreme weather conditions. To start with, a four-km stretch in Jhalupara area of the city, which gets damaged every year due …
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 road at Umsning, the Joint Action Committee (JAC), a conglomerate of Ri-Bhoi NGOs has asked …
Concrete buildings in city adding to threat Shillong: Last month’s devastating earthquake, which shook Sikkim and the whole of North East and north India, has raised many questions amongst the people of the State over construction of concrete houses and buildings. In the past 30 years, Shillong has transformed from …
Annoyed with the haphazard dumping of soil by the workers of the Infra Project Pvt Ltd, the company involved in the construction of the Shillong by-pass on their cultivable land,the farmers of Diengpasoh, Thangshalai and Mawryngkneng have decided to send a petition to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), …
