Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Shillong, Dr Ricky A.J. Syngkon, remembering him as a dedicated public servant who worked tirelessly for the people of Meghalaya.In a post on the social media platform X, the Prime Minister said he was saddened by the passing of Dr Syngkon and extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and supporters.“Saddened by the passing of Lok …
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Shillong, Feb 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday adopted a cautious yet politically calibrated stance in the Assembly on the proposal to carve out the Shillong Urban Agglomeration from East Khasi Hills district, signalling that the government is not averse to administrative restructuring but will not rush into a decision without thorough scrutiny. Replying to a short-duration discussion under Rule 50 initiated by United Democratic Party (UDP) MLA Paul Lyngdoh during…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A male passenger was arrested at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday for allegedly molesting a woman co-passenger onboard a Hanoi-Kolkata flight, police said.According to the complaint, the man, who hails from Bihar, kept touching a female passenger inappropriately as she was seated next to him.Police said the young woman boarded a private airline flight from Hanoi in Vietnam bound for Kolkata. When the plane was preparing to land in Kol…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A bomb scare was reported on a Shillong-bound IndiGo flight at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport on Saturday . It was learnt that the flight was scheduled to depart from Kolkata for Shillong at 9:15 a.m. But before taking off, the flight attendants found a note in the plane’s toilet. It read, “There is a bomb on the plane”. After that, panic spread among the passengers.According to airport sources, passengers were disembarked and a search of the IndiGo plane…
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) The Eastern Command Investiture Ceremony 2026 was held with solemn military grandeur at Umroi Military Station in Shillong on Tuesday, honouring the courage, leadership and distinguished service of personnel of the Indian Army, officials said. The annual ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command. According to an official statement, a total of 37 gallantry and d…
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) At least eight people were admitted to two hospitals in Shillong after sustaining burn injuries in a dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said on Friday. According to health officials, seven of the injured are undergoing treatment at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), while one person has been admitted to Nazareth Hospital here. The seven victims which ha…
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) The death toll in the coal mine explosion at Mynsyngat in the Thangsko area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district rose to 25 on Friday as search and rescue operations continued, officials said.Superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills district, Vikash Kumar said, “During the ongoing operation, rescue teams recovered four more bodies from inside the mine. In a further setback, one injured person who was undergoing treatment at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regio…
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday said traffic congestion remains one of the biggest challenges facing Shillong and stressed that the government has adopted a long-term, multi-pronged strategy to decongest the city, beginning with the creation of modern parking infrastructure.Inaugurating the state’s first Automated Multilevel Car Park at Vivekananda Road near the Additional Secretariat here, Sangma said that unplanned parking and lack of adequate parking…
Shillong, Feb 5 (IANS) At least four labourers lost their lives and another was critically injured after a powerful explosion rocked a suspected illegal coal mine in the Thangsko area of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, officials said.The explosion, believed to have been caused by the use of high-intensity dynamite for mining operations, led to the collapse of adjoining mine shafts, trapping workers deep underground and raising fears of additional casualties.Local sources sai…
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Devendra P. Hirani on Sunday assumed charge as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Headquarters of Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force, officials said. Air Marshal Hirani was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on December 15, 1990, and is a Qualified Flying Instructor with close to 5,000 hours of flying experience on a wide range of helicopters and trainer aircraft. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), the Defence Services Staff …