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Shillong, Sep 15: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, seized 173.5 metric tonne of cast billet ingots worth around Rs 87 lakh during a search and seizure operation at Shiv Alloys Steel, NH-37, Paschim Boragaon, on Tuesday. Officials said the unit, operating as Hanuman Steel and Shiv Alloys Steel, was manufacturing, storing [] The post BIS seizes 173.5 tonne unlicensed steel ingots in Guwahati raid first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Meghalaya High Court today held another hearing into the number of foreign prisoners who have continued to be incarcerated in Meghalaya jails despite serving their sentences. The states position up to this point was that Meghalaya had no detention centres to hold such foreigners prior to their deportation, so they continued [] The post State to submit details on detention centres for foreigners within 1 week first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Meghalaya High Court was informed that 19 persons are suffering from cancer in the Byrnihat area as it heard a PIL on pollution in Umtrew river. A bench of Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh took on record status reports filed by Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) [] The post 19 cancer cases in Byrnihat area, High Court seeks water test reports first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) has demanded the removal of Vijay Kumar Mantri as Commissioner and Secretary of the Education Department. The party said it is seriously concerned over the current state of affairs of education in Meghalaya. The manner in which education is being handled and administered, particularly [] The post VPP calls for top Education official to go first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Officials from the Union Ministry of Coal are likely to visit Meghalaya to get a first-hand understanding of the difficulties the state is facing when it comes to scientific coal mining. Sutnga-Saipung MLA Santa Mary Shylla held a video conference today with Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Coal, to [] The post Central officials to visit State to understand scientific mining difficulties first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Tobacco-Free Village (TfV) Programme, has strengthened its position as a national leader in community-led tobacco control for a second consecutive year, the state government said in a press release today. The programme was initiated in 2024 in East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills by the National Health Mission (NHM) Meghalaya, [] The post State boasts largest community-led tobacco control initiative again first appeared on Highland Post .

Kerela, Sep 10: Meghalaya has emerged as one of the major rubber-growing states in the Northeast with 23,106.89 hectares planted under the Indian Natural Rubber Operations for Assisted Development (INROAD) project between 2021 and 2025. The figures were shared by Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) officials during an interaction with a media delegation from [] The post Meghalaya emerges as major rubber-growing state with 23,000 ha under INROAD first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, After six decades of celebrating Teachers Day many questions have become vital today . And the most important of all is that in this contemporary world, has the role of teachers changed? The answer is a definite yes. Decades ago the picture of a teacher was imagined as someone holding a stick, giving [] The post Has the burden of teachers increased first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Two organisations from Rongara in South Garo Hills have sought state government action on health, trade and governance issues in the border region. The Garo Hills Youth Solidarity (GHYS), Rongara Unit, in a memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, has demanded opening of an international border haat at Rongara to facilitate [] The post Rongara groups seek Border Haat, CHC and administrative reforms first appeared on Highland Post .

Khliehriat, Sep 10: The Office of the District School Education Officer, East Jaintia Hills, organised an awareness programme-cum-rally at Rangad village under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) project. The programme aimed at promoting literacy, lifelong learning and community participation towards an inclusive and educated society. DSEO R. Diengdoh, Block Mission [] The post ULLAS literacy awareness programme held at Rangad village first appeared on Highland Post

Shillong, Sep 10: The NE STAR: Ultimate Music Talent Hunt began its live auditions today at Highland Toyota, Mawiong Rim. The event coincides with Highland Toyotas 15th anniversary in Meghalaya. Powered by Toyota and managed by Unitex Inc., the talent hunt, affiliated with the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), aims to provide a platform for [] The post NE Star auditions begin at Highland Toyota first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma today inaugurated the Block Integrated Development Complex of Rongara C&RD Block in South Garo Hills District in the presence of Siju-Rongara MLA Rakkam A. Sangma. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister lauded the MLA for his hard work and commitment towards the people of his constituency. This [] The post CM inaugurates block office at Rongara in South Garo Hills first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 9: There are numerous foreign nationals still incarcerated in Meghalaya prisons long after their sentences have been completed, the Meghalaya High Court has found, with one Myanmar national still languishing in the Shillong District Jail 10 years after the end of his prison term. Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh [] The post Myanmar national still in Shillong Jail 10 years after sentence ends first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 9: Amid the ongoing political machinations in the state, particularly following reports about several MLAs intending to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the president of the Voice of the People Party (VPP), Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit, said that the BJP and its parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), intend on eliminating regional [] The post BJP agenda is to eliminate regional parties: VPP first appeared on Highland Post .