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Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Meghalaya to allow mining operations from next week

11:43 pm May 1, 2020

Shillong: Meghalaya government on Friday decided to allow mining activities to resume from next week, though the ongoing nationwide lockdown has been extended by two weeks from May 4. Cement industries are also directed to submit their working plan like materials required to be transported from outside the state, the number of trucks needed in […]

Doctor tests positive, first COVID-19 case in Meghalaya

11:59 pm April 13, 2020

Shillong: A senior doctor here has tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, the first coronavirus case in the state, Health Minister A L Hek said on Monday. The samples of the doctor who owns a private hospital here tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and […]

Meghalaya bars entry of travellers from UK

Meghalaya extends lockdown till April 30

11:49 pm April 13, 2020

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Monday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till April 30, as part of its measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken by the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. “We have decided that the lockdown will continue till April 30,” […]

Coronavirus outbreak: Meghalaya makes health check-ups mandatory at entry points to state

11:12 pm March 19, 2020

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Thursday made health check-ups at major entry points to the state mandatory while bars and pubs were asked to down their shutters in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said. Meghalaya govt shuts tourist spots A team of health officials has been deployed at the Byrnihat check-gate in Ri-Bhoi […]

Coal racket: Congress seeks withdrawal of petition against

3:50 pm February 26, 2020

Shillong: The opposition Congress has demanded withdrawal of the state government’s petition, filed before the Meghalaya High Court, against the Lokayukta order for a CBI probe into the alleged coal racket. Former chief minister and leader of opposition Mukul Sangma alleged that the MDA government, backed by the BJP, has been “instrumental in delaying the […]