Chairman of Assam State Linguistic Minority Board and former BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev today met Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik Dev on the recent instances of violence against the minorities in Shillong. Former Meghalaya Health Minister and BJP MLA AL Hek also accompanied Dev in the meet with the Governor. Prior to this, Dev had met […]

The Meghalaya Cabinet today discussed the amendment to the sixth schedule and the corresponding proposal that has to be sent to the Centre. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that most of the issues have been resolved however there were a few pending issues regarding the number of seats in the councils and the formation of […]

The row over Meghalaya CM’s participation during this year’s Republic Day celebrations has refused to die down. Despite a clarification by Conrad Sangma himself and an indication by the state Principal Secretary Health that no violation of protocol may have taken place on January 26, there seems to be no end to the controversy. The […]

The Sikkim State Forest Department has decided to repeal the Wildlife (Protection) Act 2018 as it contradicts the central law on the protection of wildlife. The State Forest and Environment Minister Karma Loday Bhutia informed the house that the State Cabinet has already consented to the withdrawal of the Wildlife (Protection) (Amendment) Act, stating that […]

Mizoram’s Hmangaihzuali, daughter of a small landholding farmer is all set to pursue studies at the prestigious Asian University for Women (AUW) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after receiving a scholarship of $375,000 ( equivalent to nearly Rs. 2.8 crore). Hmangaihzuali, hailing from a humble background, is one of the five recipients of a scholarship from Syngenta, […]

The Supreme Court today set aside the one-year suspension of the 12 Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from the state legislative Assembly, saying the decision was arbitrary, unconstitutional, and illegal. The MLAs cannot be suspended beyond the session, said a bench led by Justice A M Khanwilkar. The court reinstated the resolutions, ruling that […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is all set to meet his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati tomorrow to deliberate on the border issue between the two states. This was informed by CM Sangma after a cabinet meeting in Shillong today. Talking to the media, CM Sangma stated that the cabinet has been apprised […]

Thousands of students today took to the street in Bihar to protest over alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board’s examination process. Several student organisations have called for a statewide bandh today to protest alleged inconsistencies in the RRB’s Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) exam 2021. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at several railway stations […]

Scientists from Wuhan have warned of a new type of coronavirus ‘NeoCov’ circulating in South Africa. It is said to have a high death and transmission rate, according to a report by the Russian news agency Sputnik. The NewCov variant discovered in South Africa is said to be related to the respiratory syndrome MERS-COV. The […]

The Government of Sikkim in a notification has announced that all state government, government-aided, and private educational institutions, universities, colleges, tutorials, coaching institutes, and hostels will reopen from February 1, 2022. Also Read: Mysterious deaths of migratory birds in Tripura Meanwhile, Heads of Institutions have been instructed to complete all academic activities of the current […]