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Resubelpara, April 8: Justice (Retd) B P Katakey visited Resubelpara in Nofth Garo Hills (NGH) on Wednesday to meet officials of the district administrations North, East and South Garo Hills on issue of illegal coal mining. The meeting was held at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, NGH and was attended by the DC's, SP's and state officials Naba Bhattacharjee (technical advisor - GOM) and director of minimg MB Tomper. The primary focus of his visit and meeting with the district officials wa ...Read More >
In compliance with Meghalaya High Court orders, East Jaintia Hills authorities have taken decisive action by demolishing 11 illegal coke plants. These facilities, which lacked the necessary permits to operate, were previously warned in October. A coordinated effort involving the pollution control board and local police ensured that all unlawful operations have been effectively dismantled. Shillong: Several unauthorised coke plants in East Jaintia Hills district were demolished on Saturday, in c ...Read More >
NONGSTOIN, Dec 16: The West Khasi Hills district administration with support from the district police demolished 17 illegal coke plants that were earlier flagged to be without any form of consent from authorities, a delayed report said here on Tuesday. The latest phase of demolition from December 1-3, comes more than two years after the state launched an all-out effort to clamp down on illegal coke factories that had mushroomed across Shallang and neighbouring areas in the district. The coke p ...Read More >
Shillong: Four-time former CM Donwa Dethwelson Lapang, who passed away on Friday, was laid to rest with full state honours, including gun salutes, on Monday at the Jaiaw Presbyterian Church cemetery in the city.A state funeral was held before that at the Students' Field where final respects were paid to the veteran leader by CM Conrad K Sangma, leader of opposition Mukul Sangma, ministers, acting chief justice of Meghalaya High Court Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew, officials and general public.Descri ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Calcutta High Court's second-most senior judge, Justice Soumen Sen, was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice, following the retirement of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Monday. "In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Soumen Sen, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court consequent upon superannuation of ...Read More >
From left to right: Justices Soumen Sen, P.B. Bajanthri, M. Sundar. Pictures: calcuttahighcourt.gov.in, patnahighcourt.gov.in, hcmadras.tn.gov.in The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Thursday (September 11, 2025) proposed Chief Justices to the three High Courts of Meghalaya, Patna and Manipur. The Collegium has recommended Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Soumen Sen, as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Justice Sen is the senior most puisne judge of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Saturday cleared the appointment of Justice M. Sundar as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice M. Sundar, Judge, Madras High Court as Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur with effect from the date he ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Aug 13: Under intense pressure from the courts to come clean on the disappearance of 4,000 MT of illegally mined coal, the state officials appear to be caught on the wrong foot. And there is no way to hide. After a minister tried to explain the missing coal as possibly washed away by rain, it evoked derisive public reaction. With the Supreme Court stepping in, the situation has taken a serious turn. The state government desperately needs a face saving explanation. However, all that ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 10 (PTI) In a major push towards governance reform, judicial efficiency, and cultural promotion, the Meghalaya Cabinet on Wednesday approved three proposals. Those include a set of criminal justice rules under the new national criminal laws, the Meghalaya Film Tourism Policy 2025, and the discontinuation of interviews for Group D posts in state recruitment. The key decisions were made during the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. Government spokesperson P ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 8: The Meghalaya Government is awaiting the directions of the High Court of Meghalaya on seeding of Aadhaar with ration cards. A government official said that around 70 per cent of the ration card holders in the state have seeded their Aadhaar, some people have approached the high court on the matter and hearing in this regard will take place next week. "We will wait for the court's directive on the matter," the official said. It may be mentioned that some groups have been prot ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 8 (PTI) The Meghalaya High Court directed the state government to take immediate steps toward acquiring land for setting up common burial grounds for all faiths. The HC gave the directions on Monday while hearing a PIL on the shortage of burial spaces for various communities, including Khasis and Jaintias. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh, acknowledged the acute shortage of public burial spaces and noted the reluctance among certain d ...Read More >
Shillong, July 5: In a significant development, the Meghalaya High Court has directed that only licensed hawkers may be allowed to vend in the Police Bazaar area within limited time slots every day. The licensed hawkers can do business under two slots from 12.30 pm to 2 pm and from 7.30 pm to 9 pm. The order was passed by a division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh after an application was moved the hawkers' association. The association claimed ...Read More >
Shillong: Vendors and rights activists have expressed concern over the limited business hours set by the Meghalaya High Court for hawkers operating in Shillong's Police Bazar. The court had allowed vending on a limited number of days and during specific hours -- from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm and from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm -- based on an undertaking submitted by the Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA). The arrangement is intended to avoid disrupti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: ED on Friday said it has attached properties worth Rs 34 crore linked to Kannada actor Ranya Rao and her associates in its ongoing gold smuggling and money laundering case.The case had assumed significance after the actor claimed proximity to a Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara. Premises of the latter were searched by ED in May in connection with the money laundering case.Later, ED shifted its investigation into the gold smuggling case from Bengaluru to its headquarters in Delhi. ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 4: After High Court's directive granting hawkers and street vendors three hours of business in Police Bazar, there is palpable concern over the practicality of the timings mandated by the court. Thma U Rangli Juki (TUR) leader Angela Rangad, who supports the Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association, said fixed hawking hours would severely impact hawkers' ability to carry out their daily trade. "Only arranging goods and items for sale take ...Read More >
Shillong: The Meghalaya High Court has appointed senior advocate Subhasis Chakrawarty as a Special Officer to supervise the ongoing eviction of street vendors in Shillong's Khyndailad area, commonly known as Police Bazar. The move comes amid concerns raised by the Shillong Roadside Hawkers Association, which alleged that vendors were being evicted without being provided alternative vending spaces. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The appointment ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 4 (PTI) The Meghalaya High Court has appointed a senior advocate as a special officer to oversee the ongoing eviction of street vendors in Khyndailad area here, and ensure strict adherence to due process of law and maintain peace during the drive. Khyndailad, also known as Police Bazar, has a number of hotels, restaurants and a variety of shops. It is one of the popular hangout destinations in the state capital. The division bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdo ...Read More >
"We have identified three locations within the prime location of the city to relocate the street vendors. They are - inside the MUDA parking lot and outside the complex, the municipal parking lot opposite SBI Main Branch," a senior Urban Affairs department official told PTI. He said a digital in-situ survey conducted across 23 locations in the city between December 2023 and January 2024 identified 1,400 vendors of which 760 were found eligible. In Khyndailad alone, 457 vendors were surveyed, w ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has recommended appointments of judges across nine different high courts of the country. Delhi High Court: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of three judicial officers, Shail Jain, Madhu Jain and Vinod Kumar, as judges of the Delhi High Court. Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on Tuesday, has recommended ...Read More >
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], July 2 (ANI): In connection with the murder of businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed in Meghalaya during his honeymoon, the Shillong court on Wednesday sent the accused Shilom James to 14 days of judicial custody. Two other accused, builder Lokendra Tomar and watchman Balveer Ahirwar (also known as Billa), were sent to 7 days of judicial custody after their earlier 6-day police remand ended. Also Read | Parliament Monsoon Session 2025: President Droupadi Mu ...Read More >
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 cha ...Read More >
Shillong, July 2: The Meghalaya High Court has directed the Centre and the state government to file a status report on the implementation of recommendations made by the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in 2016 regarding the development and welfare of linguistic minority communities in the state. The directive came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Meghalaya Linguistic Minority Development Forum, which advocates for the rights of non-Khasi and non-Garo s ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Meghalaya SIT along with Shillom James took off for Shillong on Monday night after recovering jewellery and other items belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi. The team flew to Delhi on way to Guwahati from where it will head to Shillong by road. The SIT's primary objective was to recover the pistol, cash, jewellery, laptop and other items missing from the flat where Sonam had been hiding. Acting on leads provided by Shillom James, the team successfully recovered ...Read More >
Meghalaya Police's special investigation team recovered a country-made pistol and two magazines from a stream in Indore, crucial evidence in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case. Earlier, ₹50,000 was found in a car. The weapon is linked to a flat where Sonam, Raghuvanshi's wife and prime suspect, stayed after fleeing Meghalaya.The special investigation team of the Meghalaya Police probing the murder of businessman Raja Raghuvanshi on Wednesday recovered a country-made pistol from a stream in Palasi ...Read More >
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