Meghalaya: HPC Delegation Meets Chief Secretary, Says Hopeful For A Resolution

The HPC said that they have no intention to create any trouble and only want to help the government to resolve the problem amicably.

Meghalaya: Government fixed second-week of January for finalizing relocation plan with HPC

"The decision should be for everybody, be it from the government side or their side", DY CM Prestone Tyngsong

Harijan Colony relocation issue: Meghalaya govt seeks Harijan Panchayat Committee’s reply to govt’s blueprint by April 10

If the demands of the Harijan Panchayat are genuine, the govt would accept or else the discussions would continue, the Urban Affairs Minister said

Issue of relocating Harijan Colony has not reached a dead end: Meghalaya DY CM Prestone Tynsong

Tynsong reiterated that the Harijan Colony residents must go through the options made by the govt, discuss and come back again for talks.

Meghalaya Harijan Colony: 342 families to be relocated to SMB quarters

The Meghalaya Urban Affairs Department has identified the existing Shillong Municipal Board or SMB Quarters as the location to relocate the 342 families from the Harijan Colony. This was informed by Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong. Tynsong further informed that a rough roadmap has been given by the Urban Affairs Department of these units […]

Residents of Harijan Colony to be relocated, reiterates Prestone Tynsong

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has once again reiterated that the residents of Harijan Colony in Shillong have to be relocated at any cost. Addressing the media Prestone said there is no other option but relocation. The Deputy Chief Minister also informed he will call a meeting between the Harijan Panchayat Committee and the […]

Harijan colony: CoMSO urges high-level committee to submit final report

The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisation or CoMSO has demanded the High-Level Committee on Harijan Colony to expedite things with regard to the issue of relocation of the settlers of the colony and submit its final report to the state government at the earliest. CoMSO Secretary Roy Kupar Synrem on Wednesday said that even after […]

Resettle government staff in Harijan Colony: Khasi Students Union

Khasi Students’ Union General Secretary, Donald Thabah talking to Northeast Live said that it has taken more than two years to resettle the government staff who are staying in Harijan colony and also to evict the illegal settlers. The Khasi Students’ Union said that it is high time for the Meghalaya government to come clean […]

Harijan colony issue: Meghalaya government to file reply in SC within a fortnight

A year after the riots in Harijan Colony had rocked the city of Shillong, the issue on relocation of the colony residents is yet to be resolved. Even after several rounds of meetings and a High level committee set up to find a solution, the matter seems to be engulfed in a legal tangle. Meghalaya […]