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Shillong, Nov 11: The Tourism Department has reiterated that its doors remain open to the Joint Action Committee against the Shillong Peak Ropeway project, and to every citizen and organisation, for dialogue on the project. The department has invited the JAC to meet in whichever form it prefers: a formal meeting with all stakeholders, a [] The post Tourism Dept open to talks with JAC in any form first appeared on Highland Post .

Jowai, Nov 11: Trained local youth should be given first preference for security jobs in cement factories in Jaintia Hills, instead of engaging people from outside the State. The appeal was made by Managing Director of the MPSS-Security Agency Training Center, P. Muksor at the Pass Out Parade of the 16th Batch at Thadmuthlong-C (Phramer), [] The post Give local youth first preference in cement plant security jobs: MPSS first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 11: ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), West Garo Hills, organised farmer-oriented activities at Chewatgre and Rejanggre villages as part of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas 2026 and the Khet Bachao Abhiyan Rabi 2026 campaign. At Chewatgre village, a poultry vaccination programme was conducted to create awareness on timely vaccination and preventive healthcare in backyard poultry [] The post KVK marks Janjatiya Gaurav Divas with famers welfare activities first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 10: DNA testing has stopped and drug testing has been interrupted at Meghalayas main forensic laboratory, with the High Court warning that the breakdown is delaying investigations, chargesheets and trials. The observation came in an order passed on November 5 by Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh in a PIL, [] The post Justice on hold as Meghalaya forensic lab fails first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 10: The Joint Action Committee against the Shillong Peak Ropeway project will meet South Shillong MLA and cabinet minister Sanbor Shullai on Wednesday. The JACs protest, which started on November 6, at the statue of Kiang Nangbah near Shillong Civil Hospital entered its fifth day today. Linda Marbaniang, the JAC general secretary, said [] The post Ropeway JAC to meet Sanbor today first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Nov 10: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma today laid the foundation stones for the administrative complex of Rongjeng Civil Sub Division and for the Nengkhra to Gittim road. The administrative complex will bring all sub-divisional offices under one roof for easier access to government services, while the road will improve connectivity for villages in [] The post CM lays foundation for Rongjeng complex, road first appeared on Highland Post .

The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh and the Shillong Ropeway Project in Meghalaya are very different in scale, yet the concerns raised by the tribal communities affected by them are strikingly similar. The Siang project is an 11.2-GW mega project conceived as a strategic response to Chinas aggressive development of a 60-GW mega-dam [] The post Two Projects, One Fear first appeared on Highland Post .