Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Officials of the Tripura and Mizoram governments will soon meet in Agartala to discuss the long-pending inter-state border dispute along the 109-km boundary shared by the two Northeastern states, officials said here on Monday. A senior Tripura government official said the proposed meeting between senior officials of the two states is likely to be held next week in Agartala.“Following the official-level meeting, the Chief Ministers of the two states will hold talks to d…
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Ranchi, July 18 (IANS) The Trophy Tour of the 135th Durand Cup arrived in Ranchi on Saturday, marking the Jharkhand capital’s debut as a Durand Cup host venue. Following its successful stop in Guwahati, the tournament’s three iconic trophies were welcomed at the Kerketta Auditorium, Dipatoli Military Station, during a grand ceremonial function organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.The event was attended by Shri Sudivya Kumar, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and Y…
Shillong, July 18 (IANS) The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has sealed a mosque at 4th Furlong in Meghalaya’s state capital of Shillong, alleging that the structure had been constructed without the mandatory approvals and supporting land documents, an official of student’s body said. The action was carried out on Friday by members of the KSU’s Shillong Mihngi Circle under the leadership of the organisation’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) organising secretary Cleenstar Shabong.The drive coincide…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 21 the hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale deferred the matter after Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, sought a later hearing.The apex court initially posted the matter for hearing later in the day. However, it…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with the Government of Meghalaya, will organise a two-day National Conference on the theme “NextGen Administrative & e-Gov Reforms” in Shillong on July 13 and 14, bringing together policymakers, administrators, technology experts and governance practitioners from across the country, it was announced on Sunday.Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technolog…
Shillong, July 11 (IANS) Wailadmiki Shylla, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Meghalaya, welcomed the Trophy Tour of the 135th Durand Cup to Shillong on Saturday, as the football-loving state received the tournament’s three iconic trophies following their ceremonial flag-off by Hon’ble President of India Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi earlier this month.The ceremony was also attended by Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa SM, General Officer C…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, till July 14 and directed the state authorities to place on record the arrest memo and other documents supplied to the accused at the time of her arrest.A Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Shree Chandrashekhar did not pass any interim order staying the bail granted to Son…
Shillong, July 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MLA Alexander Laloo Hek on Wednesday asserted that the party would contest the 2028 Meghalaya Assembly elections independently, expressing confidence that the party would be in a position to lead the next state government. Addressing mediapersons here, Hek said the BJP has already begun strengthening its organisational network across the state and is working to expand its grassroots presence ahead of the next Assembly electio…
Shillong, July 7 (IANS) The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to place on record updated details of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in and around Shillong including its main market place — the busy Police Bazar area, following concerns raised in a public interest litigation (PIL) over the alleged prevalence of drug peddling in the locality, officials said on Tuesday.The direction was issued by a division bench of Chief Justic…
Shillong, July 6 (IANS) The CBI arrested a Project Director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Shillong, and two private persons for demanding a bribe of Rs 12 lakh from a contractor in exchange for clearing his outstanding bills worth Rs 13.38 crore, an official said on Monday. Project Director Aanand Singh Chouhan was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the complaint of Mohd. Matlebuddin Ahmed, Director, Purvanchal Buildtech.Chouhan’s accomplice, Punit, …