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Shillong, Oct 29: Five out-of-state labourers are feared dead after an explosion in an illegal coal mine in Thangsko, East Jaintia Hills about two weeks ago. More than 30 miners lost their lives in an explosion at a Thangsko mine early this year. In the most recent incident, the victims bodies were hurriedly spirited into [] The post Thangsko illegal mining claims another 5 lives first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: Retired Justice BP Katakey has asked the Meghalaya government to revise its status report on 48 issues related to illegal coal mining and submit a fresh account identifying the recommendations implemented, partly implemented and those yet to be acted upon. Justice Katakey said he was dissatisfied with the report submitted by the [] The post Katakey Commission asks Govt to revise unsatisfactory status report first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has accused the state government of intimidation after an FIR was filed against a council official following a move to seal the Shillong Peak Ropeway project site. It was on Tuesday that the KHADC moved against the ropeway on the basis that the contractor had [] The post Ropeway standoff: KHADC accuses Govt of intimidation first appeared on Highland Post .

Operation Trident, the multi-agency crackdown on a syndicate operating across the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor, is being projected as an escalation in the Centres war on narcotics. Home Minister Amit Shah has set December 31, 2029 as the deadline to wipe out drug networks. The October 23 raids that led to 18 arrests followed NCB investigations after [] The post Follow the money trail first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has warned that a 300mm gravity main of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (Phase 3) to Mawpat Reservoir will be tested on Friday. The warning comes after a pipe burst during testing on October 15, with the water having enough force to cause vehicles to [] The post PHE to test pipeline, public cautioned first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: Chief Secretary Dr Shakil P Ahammed today stressed the need for comprehensive population data for inclusive development, urging officers to ensure every individual is counted in Census 2027. He was addressing a state-level training conference of Principal Census Officers and senior officers on Phase-II (Population Enumeration) of Census 2027 at the State [] The post Census 2027: CS calls for total coverage to avoid gaps in welfare schemes first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: Two more Khasi Students Union (KSU) leaders arrested in connection with the August 19 violence during a bike rally were released on bail today. The leaders are KSU eastern circle secretary Samuel Kharbani, arrested on September 3, and Banjoplang Dkhar, president of the KSU Shillong eastern circle, arrested on September 11. Both [] The post Two more KSU leaders released on bail first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said the biggest change needed for Meghalayas growth is not just schemes and programmes but a change in mindset. Addressing the MPOWER youth opportunities and economic growth workshop, the Chief Minister said the state has huge potential which is yet to be fully realised. Everything starts [] The post Mindset change key to growth: Conrad first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: The Garo Hills Youth Solidarity (GHYS) has sought establishment of a Meghalaya Lokayukta Bench in Garo Hills, preferably at Williamnagar, to ensure access to justice in corruption cases. In its memorandum to the Chief Minister during his visit today, the youth body said at present complainants from Garo Hills have to travel [] The post Youth body seeks Lokayukta Bench in Garo Hills first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: An FIR has been lodged at Phulbari Police Station alleging assault and intimidation by members of a local organisation. A resident of Bholarbhita in a police complaint alleged that on October 27 between 8:30 am and 9:30 am, he was assaulted and grievously injured by a group allegedly led by Johny A [] The post Man alleges assault by NGO members in Chibinang; FIR filed first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Oct 29: The International Day of the Girl Child was observed in Eastern West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills under the theme End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls Rights. In Eastern West Khasi Hills, the programme was organised by the District Social Welfare Office, West Khasi Hills in collaboration with District [] The post Girl Child Day observed in Eastern West, South West Khasi Hills first appeared on Highland Post .

The sealing of the Shillong Peak Ropeway site at Madan Laban is not about one company forgetting one licence. It is a collision of three legitimate authorities that have been operating past each other. On one side is the KHADC. The Councils argument is procedural but not trivial. Under the Sixth Schedule, a trading licence [] The post Ropeway Knot first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, Student unrest is no stranger to nations, from India and Albania to Belgium, Serbia, Spain, Portugal and Italy. While such political upheavals may prove fleeting in one country, they may shake the very foundations of political authority. The common thread is often the erosion of institutional credibility, when public institutions become playthings of political [] The post Student Protest General Trend first appeared on Highland Post .