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SHILLONG, July 2: The Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) on Wednesday criticised Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh for accusing the association's leaders of "deliberately obstructing relocation efforts". The association slammed Lyngdoh's comments, calling them "unsurprising but shameful", especially considering that the minister previously held the Urban Affairs portfolio but failed to address the issue during his tenure. The association, which ensured the central law on hawking was adopted in Meghalaya after a seven-year legal battle, is actively working to implement the law in both letter and spirit while the state government has delayed proper implementation over the past seven years and is now attempting to undermine a transparent and lawful process, it said in a statement. The association opposed the irregular issuance of licenses, where non-genuine hawkers are granted licenses while genuine ones are being denied. It also condemned recent illegal evictions in the Khyndai Lad area, where even hawkers with valid certificates of vending (CoV) had their goods confiscated. The association said it would be ready to relocate even before the due date of July 22 if the process were conducted properly and if designated spaces were prepared in collaboration with the Provisional Town Vending Committee (PTVC). The association also refuted reports on the number of vendors surveyed and declared eligible across Shillong, calling them "false and misleading". It asserted that many key processes, including claims and objections, remain incomplete. The association condemned the continued harassment in the Khyndai Lad area by Shillong Municipal Board authorities, citing illegal evictions and the use of intimidation tactics. Meanwhile, the Urban Shopping Complex Association (USCA) expressed strong resentment on street hawkers, previously operating on the roadside areas, being notified to shift to the top floor of the MUDA premises. It claimed that the authorities asked the hawkers to relocate to the ground floor of the MUDA parking space but the hawkers opted for the top floor parking space. The association urges the MUDA authorities to revert back the decision of accommodating street hawkers on the top floor parking space and restrict them into the ground floor parking space as originally planned.
Bengaluru: In a setback to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bangalore Zonal Office has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties having an approximate market value of Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is accused number one in the case and the investigation is also conducted against others who got the illegal allotments done through the MUDA. His wife B.M. Parvathi is the second accused. "The ...Read More >
Guwahati: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a massive healthcare infrastructure overhaul for Assam, while inaugurating the Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Childcare Centre (NBWCC) in Guwahati here on Thursday.During the event, the Assam CM revealed plans to invest Rs 4000 crore in expanding the Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) into a 5000-bed facility.He also praised the newly-inaugurated NBWC centre saying that he was happy that the group had invested in Assam " I am sure that the people of Assam, along with other northeastern states, will immensely benefit from this venture o ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in global shipping. With a length of 399.9 metres and a width of 61.3 metres, the vessel is approximate ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is preparing his excuses for future defeats in the upcoming assembly elections, including Bihar, Fadnavis said in his articles published in the Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta. On Saturday, Gandhi, in an article published in several newspapers and in posts on X, claimed the 2024 Maharas ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hundreds of sanitation workers employed under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) protested in fr ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order on nomination of two MLCs as "a slap in the face of both the Congress and the BJP". The apex court issued an order modifying its earlier interim directive on the nomination of Prof M Kodandaram Reddy and Amer Ali Khan to the state Legislative Council under the Governor's quota. In a press statement, Rama Rao said that the Supreme Court declaring invalid the appointments of Kodandaram and Amer Ali as MLCs under the Governor's quota by the state government was a slap in the face for both the BJP and the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached 34 immovable properties, including Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites having a market value of Rs 40.08 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the MUDA scam case. ED's Bengaluru Zonal Office attached these properties on October 4 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR registered by the Lokayuktha Police, Mysore, in the case of a large-scale scam involving the allotment of sites by MUDA. An ED invest ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Shillong, Aug 21 (PTI) Drugs worth more than Rs 412 crore have been seized in Meghalaya over the past five years and over a thousand people arrested in connection with trafficking, officials said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police (SP) in-charge of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Giri Prasad said between 2020 and 2025, the force and state police seized 400,993 grams of heroin, 12,756 kg of marijuana, 2,79,636 kg of opium, 76 kg of yaba tablets, 14 kg of white crystal meth and 1,24,906 bottles of codeine cough syrup. Prasad said the seized drugs were valued at over Rs 412 crore and ne ...Read More >
The Union Cabinet has extended the PM SVANidhi scheme until March 31, 2030, with a Rs 7,332 crore outlay, benefiting 1.15 crore vendors. Loan limits are increased, and UPI-linked RuPay credit cards are introduced for timely repayment. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring and extension of the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme till March 31, 2030, with a total outlay of Rs 7,332 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Mi ...Read More >
Shillong, July 15 (UNI) The Meghalaya government today made it mandatory for all commercial vehicles to paste details of driver and vehicle for the safety and security of travellers. This decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Transport, Sniawbhalang Dhar, and attended by Tourism Minister and spokesperson of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, Paul Lyngdoh and senior government officials here. "All commercial vehicle owners will be require ...Read More >
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Guwahati: The Meghalaya government has designated three key locations to relocate over 400 eligible street vendors. Officials also confirmed that each vendor will receive a relocation allowance of Rs 20,000. A senior official from the Urban Affairs Department stated that the government selected the MUDA parking lot (both inside and outside the complex) and the municipal parking lot opposite the SBI Main Branch as designated relocation sites within the central areas of the city. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Between December 2023 and January ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst for the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons. He was speaking on Saturday at the launch event of a policy document on recommendations for queer inclusion in India's legal and social landscape, organised by Keshav Suri Foundation and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. "The judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst. India's legislative landscape for LGBTQIA+ recognition has evolved, but significant gaps persist. The term queer is not defined in Indian law, and ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Aug 1: Street vendors under the banner of the Meghalaya Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers Association (MGSPHA) staged a surprise protest on Friday at the office of the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB), registering their discontent over the continued delay in issuing Certificates of Vending (CoVs) to eligible hawkers. The association voiced strong objection to the vending zones designated at the MUDA Parking Lot and opposite the SBI Main Branch, criticising them as cramped and unsuitable for conducting business. The protesters expressed concern that several vendors, left without Co ...Read More >
SHILLONG, June 30: Tensions flared on Monday as hawkers and street vendors in the Khyndai Lad area of Shillong resisted an eviction drive carried out by the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB). The operation, conducted jointly by the officials of SMB, district administration and the police, targeted street vendors operating without Certificates of Vending (COVs). Authorities were seen examining documents and asking vendors to produce valid COVs. The drive, however, was met with opposition. A large crowd gathered in protest, with some hawkers reportedly using foul language against municipal offic ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 1 (PTI) Tensions flared in the high-security government secretariat here on Tuesday as hawkers staged a protest at the main entrance following an ongoing eviction drive. The Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA) demonstrated against the eviction drive carried out by the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) and the Urban Affairs Department. The protesters carrying placards raised slogans as the SMB targets hawkers operating without Certificates of Vending (COV). The drive, carried out with support from the East Khasi Hills distri ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Maharashtra Assembly passed the Special Public Security Bill on Thursday, aiming to counter radical left ideologies and organisations allegedly promoting unlawful activities across the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tabled the Bill in the Legislative Assembly. The bill, which was first introduced during the Winter Session in Nagpur in December 2024, returned to the House after a Joint Committee, led by BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule, reviewed over 12,000 suggestions for amendments. Fadnavis stated that the revised draft was prep ...Read More >
Bengaluru: In a major development in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 34 immovable properties valued at around Rs. 40.08 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. ED's Bengaluru Zonal Office attached these properties on Oct. 4, as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe into large-scale irregularities in site allotments by MUDA officials. MUDA has now been rebranded as the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA). Earlier, the probe agency had attached 252 illegal MUDA sites wo ...Read More >
Shillong, June 8: Meghalaya Tourism Minister has ruled out a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi and his missing wife Sonam Raghuvanshi at this stage. Paul Lyngdoh said Meghalaya police is conducting its probe together with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case. "At this stage I don't see the relevance of a CBI probe," he said. The minister said if the investigation being conducted by the state police and the SIT "fail," then only the next logical step. "We will not defend or protect any criminal element whether from within or outside," ...Read More >
Shillong, June 30 (UNI) Street vendors and hawkers on Monday refused to vacate from Khyndai Lad, a commercial hub here in Meghalaya, even Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) staffers went ahead with the eviction drive. The hawkers were seen engaged in a scuffle with SMB and police officials, while an emotionally charged woman vendor took out an axe and threatened to use it if authorities dared to take her wares. The eviction drive, conducted in presence of magistrates and police, came after the state government had on June 21 notified the upper floor of the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority ( ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. Also Read | TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee Dares BJP-Led Central Govt To Immediately Dissolve Lok Sabha, Says 'Conduct SIR Across Count ...Read More >
"We must build a system that helps vendors graduate from one tranche to the next, with ease and confidence," said the Minister. In a significant step toward strengthening urban livelihoods and deepening financial inclusion for informal workers, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi on the implementation of the PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme. The meeting brought together representatives from 33 St ...Read More >
Chennai Corporation in a press release on Tuesday urged the workers to resume work, pointing to the benefits and job security under the new private company Chennai Corporation has roped in additional workers for launching a mass cleaning drive in Royapuram and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones owing to the protest by workers. Many farm hands from areas such as Vandavasi have started cleaning the streets. "We have deployed 1000 additional workers to strengthen the mass cleaning drive. More workers will st ...Read More >
The probe agencyconducted searches at multiple locations last year (Representational Image) Bengaluru: In a major development in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 34 immovable properties valued at around Rs 40.08 crore. The action comes as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe into large-scale irregularities in site allotments by MUDA officials. The probe agency initiated its investigation based on an FIR filed b ...Read More >
With a development outlay of ₹1500 Cr (excluding land cost), the Group announced tie-ups with global design leaders DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & NOIDA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CRC Group, a leading player in North India's real estate sector, has unveiled its uber ultra-luxury experiential residential development, The PERIDONA, located within Jaypee Greens Golf Course in Greater Noida. With a development outlay of Rs15 billion (exclusive of land cost), the project signals CRC's strategic inten ...Read More >
1. Karnataka tops the nation in per capita income due to guarantee schemes: CM Siddaramaiah Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Karnataka emerged as the number one State in the country in terms of per capita income, attributing the achievement to the guarantee schemes implemented by his government. Addressing a public meeting at Koppal, after inaugurating development projects and laying the foundation stones for new ones worth ₹2,000 crore, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the guarantee schemes boosted production, created employment, and, in turn, increased revenue collection. "Through the five g ...Read More >
Shillong: Meghalaya Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh stated on Saturday that the state government will not shield criminals, but he dismissed the need for a CBI probe into the murder of Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam. The couple went missing on May 23. Raja Raghuvanshi's decomposed body was found in a gorge at Weisawdong on June 2, with police confirming his murder. A machete found near the body is believed to be the murder weapon. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Responding to the family's demand for a CB ...Read More >
Gadwal: A sensational murder case that shook both Telugu states has been cracked within a short period by the Jogulamba Gadwal district police. The investigation revealed that a wife and her paramour conspired to murder her husband, who was allegedly obstructing their illicit relationship. They hired a supari gang (contract killers) to carry out the murder. District Superintendent of Police (SP) T. Srinivasa Rao, IPS, conducted a press meet today revealing crucial details of the case. Case Background On 18th June 2025, a person named Ganta Tejavardhan, son of Ganta Jayaramudu, aged 32, resi ...Read More >