The NPP election Committee on Wednesday proposed two names for the two parliamentary seats in Meghalaya. The party is expected to declare the candidate lists by the end of this week. NPP Meghalaya President Prestone Tynsong said the six-member party’s Election Committee sat on Wednesday to discuss candidates for Continue Reading
NPP meeting on Wednesday; likely to discuss about candidates for Lok Sabha polls
The National People’s Party (NPP) will hold a meeting on Wednesday. According to the sources the meeting is likely to discuss about the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha seat. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 4 PM on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that after a Continue Reading
Meghalaya Govt to convert old Assembly building into heritage museum
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the state Government is expecting to inaugurate the New Assembly building at Mawdiangdiang by September 2024. Talking to media in Shillong, Sangma said the state Government will consider to convert the 125- year-old structure that housed the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly before it was burned Continue Reading
Centres sanctions Rs 29.32 cr for development of 4 key iconic religious tourism sites in Meghalaya
The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Rs 29.32 crore for the development of 4 key iconic religious tourism sites in Meghalaya under the Prasad scheme. These include Nartiang Shakti peeth, a 500 year old Durga temple believed to be a shakti peeth and is one of the most revered Continue Reading
All new Tourism projects will mandatorily have facilities and amenities for physically challenged people
Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, V. Vidyavathi on Tuesday said all new Tourism projects in the country will mandatorily have facilities and amenities for the physically challenged people. With numerous historical monuments yet to have full access for the specially abled people, Vidyavathi said, “All the new Continue Reading
NEHUSU to form gender sensitization committee for taking up cases of sexual violence in university
The North Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) has decided to form a gender sensitization committee for taking up cases of sexual violence in the university. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NEHUSU finance secretary Mandor Diengdoh said following the news that has come up in the public eye, Continue Reading
Bernard asks Govt to take up with centre for immediate release of scholarships of students
BJP MDC from Tura Bernard N Marak on Tuesday asked the education minister Rakkam A Sangma to take up with the Centre for the immediate release of the scholarships of the students. In a letter to Sangma, Marak said the delay to release scholarships have gravely affected thousands of Continue Reading
Meghalaya Govt not in hurry to to hand over emergency services to a new company
Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday said the government is not in a hurry to take a decision in regards to handing over the emergency services to a new company. Speaking to reporters, Lyngdoh said, “We are looking at it at the moment and I reiterate again and again Continue Reading
Ampareen will not shy away if NPP fields her as candidate for Shillong seat
Cabinet minister and NPP legislator from East Shillong Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday said she will not shy away if the party decides to field her as candidate for Shillong parliamentary seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to reporters, Lyngdoh said, “I am a representative of the people. You Continue Reading
Former deputy chief minister SD Khongwir passed away
Former deputy chief minister Stanlington David Khongwir on Tuesday passed at NEIGRIHMS hospital. He was a former legislator of Mawlai constituency. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma also paid respect to late Khongwir, who was also the longest serving headman, at his residence at Mawlai Nonglum. “We are Continue Reading