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Shillong, Nov 4: The confrontation between the state government and Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) came to a head today as officials from the former broke open the locks that had been used to seal the Shillong Peak Ropeway project site office. Police, working under the orders of Executive Magistrates and the District Magistrate [] The post JAC stance remains firm; Govt breaks KHADC locks on Ropeway site first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Meghalaya High Court of Meghalaya has quashed five POCSO cases in two days, holding that in each case the man and woman are now living together as husband and wife with children, and sending the man to jail would cause greater injustice to the woman and child. Chief Justice Revati Mohite [] The post High Court frees 5 men, says jail would break families first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Meghalaya government has scrapped fresh salary grants to private schools and launched a new scheme that will pay schools only if they perform. The scheme is called Chief Ministers Initiative to Maximize Pass Achievement and Classroom Triumph PLUS, or CM-IMPACT PLUS. The Education Department issued the notification on Wednesday. From now [] The post New rule for private schools: No more salary grants, only pay for performance first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today defended his government from criticism, saying that support for two Gospel concerts in Shillong and Tura is part of his administrations secular approach to encourage celebrations of all communities. The Shillong concert will be organised by the Presbyterian Church and the other in Tura by the [] The post Govt defends decision to support Gospel concerts first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said the decision to induct Paul Lyngdoh into the Meghalaya cabinet had been accepted by National Peoples Party (NPP) legislators and there is no disagreement within the party over the appointment. Lyngdoh joined the NPP last month from the United Democratic Party (UDP) and was almost [] The post Everyone in NPP onboard with Paul induction: Conrad but no space for more BJP members first appeared on Highland Post .

By Roy Kupar Synrem Meghalaya was born out of a powerful regional movement. Yet, more than five decades after attaining statehood, we find ourselves confronting an uncomfortable paradox: regionalism appears to be losing ground in the very State that was created through its strength. The question we must ask ourselves is simple but deeply troubling: [] The post Meghalaya Needs To Rediscover The Spirit Of Regionalism first appeared on Highland Post .

How a party like the United Democratic Party (UDP) once a powerful force in Meghalaya politics, has been decimated by one persons ego is a story of political self-destruction. The UDP, which reached its electoral peak in its debut election in 1998, was founded in 1997 through the merger of three regional factions. The party [] The post The end of UDP? first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, No kudos is enough to the Highland Post for the excellent editorial titled Learned Violence (November 3). Very rightly it has been asserted that Children do not become violent overnight. Rather they learn what they see i.e. the rampant violence at home, neighbourhood and mobile screens wherein the Games encourage violence (virtually) with reward [] The post Children Learn What They See first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today sought to counter criticism over the treatment of religious minorities under the Narendra Modi government, maintaining that the Centres welfare programmes reached beneficiaries across communities without any religious discrimination. BJP North East joint coordinator Rajiv Babbar made the assertion while responding to questions on alleged attacks [] The post Modi Govt never discriminates on religion: BJP first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: Agriculture Minister Timothy D. Shira on Wednesday inaugurated the first Meghalaya Collectives store in the State, below Dylans Cafe in Shillong. Led by the Meghalaya State Agricultural Marketing Board, the store brings together products from farmers, cooperatives, self-help groups, artisans and rural entrepreneurs across Meghalaya. It builds on the Collectives store in [] The post Meghalaya Collectives opens first store in Shillong first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: Mediation heals relationships where litigation divides them, Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere said. Inaugurating a 40-hour mediation training on Concepts and Techniques of Mediation, Justice Dere said mediation gives people control over their own disputes, instead of leaving the outcome to a long, costly and unpredictable court battle. Mediation [] The post Talk, dont fight: CJ pitches mediation over court battles first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Khasi Students Union (KSU), Mawprem Circle has written to East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal, requesting strict enforcement of rules governing the use of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations. In a letter on Wednesday, the KSU sought strict enforcement of firecracker rules in Mawprem, saying the festival must not come at [] The post KSU seeks strict enforcement of firecracker rules for Diwali first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) donated two ambulances to the East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The ambulances were formally handed over by Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal to the District Medical and Health Officer, in the presence of senior officials from NEEPCOs Corporate [] The post NEEPCO donates two ambulances to East Khasi Hills first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Hundred Drums Wangala Festival is set to create history this year as it celebrates its Golden Jubilee with a record gathering of 1,000 drummers, 1,000 women dancers and 500 traditional artistes at Wangala Adam in Chibagre. Addressing a press conference, festival committee Chairman Ronald Rikman Ch. Sangma said preparations are underway [] The post 1000 drums, 1000 dancers to mark Wangala Golden Jubilee first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: Though dowry is not traditionally practiced in Meghalaya, changing social dynamics and inter-community marriages call for legal awareness and preparedness, officials said at a training programme held in Jowai on Wednesday. A training on dowry awareness and legal literacy was organised by the Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute, Shillong and the Meghalaya State [] The post Dowry awareness training held in Jowai amid changing marriage practices first appeared on Highland P

Nongpoh, Nov 4: Around eight youths from Ri-Bhoi district were felicitated at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, on Wednesday for successfully clearing various government recruitment examinations with the support of the FILO App, an initiative under the ASPIRE project designed to provide free educational assistance to students and job aspirants in the district. The [] The post Ri Bhoi youths felicitated for clearing Govt exams with FILO App first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly participated in the two-day national conference of chairpersons of PAcs held on November 3 and 4 at the Kerala Legislative Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram. The Meghalaya PAC was represented by Chairperson Miani D. Shira and members Dr Celestine Lyngdoh and Rupa M. Marak. [] The post Meghalaya PAC joins national meet on audit accountability first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 4: The Laitumkhrah Dorbar Shnong Pyllun has announced that vending will not be allowed on footpaths and roadsides in Laitumkhrah on November 8 in view of the grand procession of the Catholic Church. The dorbar said the restriction has been imposed to avoid obstruction to the movement of the public and vehicles during [] The post No vending in Laitumkhrah on Nov 8 first appeared on Highland Post .