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Shillong, Sep 22: Cooks under the PM-POSHAN scheme across Meghalaya staged simultaneous sit-in protests on Tuesday as their indefinite cease-cooking strike entered day 22, demanding continuation of the scheme and enhancement of honorarium from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 per month. The state-wide protest was held at Khyndailad in Shillong, Ummulong in Jowai and near [] The post PM-Poshan cooks strike, demand Rs 10k pay, scheme continuation first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: The air purifier installed at Byrnihat is currently being tested on a trial basis and a larger pilot project will be considered only if the trial proves successful, cabinet minister Sosthenes Sohtun said on Tuesday. Speaking about the state governments efforts to address pollution in Byrnihat, Sohtun said the air purifier was [] The post Air purifiers will be rolled out around Byrnihat if trial successful first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: Fear has gripped the city after a woman was left with bleeding ears when a suspected drug user allegedly ripped off her gold earrings in broad daylight near Shillong Civil Hospital on Sunday. A viral video shows the woman bloodied, as locals gather to nab the accused. The victim, a resident of [] The post Drug user detained for ripping gold earrings off woman in City first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: Defending champions Langsning powered their way to the top of the Shillong Premier League 2026 table after beating Nangkiew Irat 3-0 at the SSA Stadium here today. Samuel Phawa (65), Syed Ahmed (70) and Mebanshngain Kurkalang (79) were the scorers, with all the goals coming in the second half. Langsning now have [] The post SPL: Langsning go top with solid win over Nangkiew Irat first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: The Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC), Pedaldoba Regional Unit has strongly condemned the assault on two-time National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma near Jollang-Rakap road in Itanagar on September 16. Sangma, Head of Screenwriting at FTII Jote, Itanagar and director of Ma.Ama and Rapture, was attacked while intervening to rescue students of the [] The post Garo body condemns assault on filmmaker Dominic Sangma, seeks stern action first appeared on Highland Post

Shillong, Sep 22: A 500-MT capacity warehouse, the largest in West Khasi Hills district, was inaugurated at Nongsleh Mawsaw by the Nongsleh Mawsaw Integrated Village Cooperative Society (IVCS). The warehouse was built at a cost of Rs 74,87,781, with Rs 59,11,046 support under MLAMP through MBMA and LIFCOM loan of Rs 15,76,375. Formed in June [] The post Largest warehouse in WKH comes up at Nongsleh Mawsaw first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: Accessibility is not charity but a right guaranteed under the Constitution and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, and it is a precondition for fundamental rights to life, education and justice, Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court Justice Revati Mohite Dere said on Tuesday. Addressing a sensitisation programme on accessibility [] The post Accessibility is a right, not charity: CJ Dere first appeared on Highland Post .

Jowai, Sep 22: The War Jaintia Students Union (WJSU) today apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals who had allegedly entered India illegally through the Dawki border and handed them over to Amlarem Police Station along with one dalal (broker). According to the WJSU, the illegal immigrants were apprehended from the at Amlarem-Dawki Road (Lad Amtapoh area) without [] The post WJSU nabs 11 Bangladeshis, 1 broker near Dawki first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: The Achik State Peoples Front (ASPF), Phulbari Regional Unit, has flagged the rapidly deteriorating condition of the Phulbari-Rongram road, a vital link connecting Phulbari with Rongram, Tura and other parts of West Garo Hills. In a press release, ASPF said several stretches are peeling off, breaking apart and riddled with dangerous potholes, [] The post Phulbari-Rongram road in shambles, ASPF flags safety risk first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today handed over 62 sanctions under the Chief Ministers Special Development Fund (CMSDF) and Chief Ministers Special Grant (CMSG) at Tura, covering 40 constituencies with a total value of Rs 3.14 crore, comprising 54 CMSDF works and 10 CMSG grants. Of the 62, 32 are citizens who [] The post CM clears 62 projects worth 3.14 cr in Tura first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 22: Meghalaya has enforced its 35-year-old catchment protection law, with communities voluntarily partnering with the government to protect the Ganol and Umiew catchments. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said this at the Integrated Partners Support and Engagement programme held by Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) at Matchakolgre LP School Playground, New Tura. Since [] The post After 35 years, Meghalaya Catchment Law comes into force first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 21: The agreement for maintaining peace and tranquility between Meghalaya and Assam is not being implemented on the ground, Cabinet Minister and Jirang MLA Sosthenes Sohtun flagged on Monday after visiting Maikhuli village. Sohtun rushed to Maikhuli to take stock after Assam residents allegedly erected fencing and blocked village roads on Saturday, triggering [] The post Peace agreement not implement on ground: Sohtun after Maikhuli visit first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 21: Former United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Bindo M Lanong has blamed the party leadership for the current situation amid a possible mass defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking to Highland Post, Lanong, a former Deputy Chief Minister, said that now the rebel MLAs are talking openly about the possibility of [] The post Responsibility for UDP troubles due to leadership: Bindo first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 21: The Meghalaya High Court has pulled up the centre and state for sitting on compensation for eight years after acquiring land for Indo-Bangladesh border fencing. When the Government takes possession of the land but sits on the compensation for years without a valid legal reason, it projects an abuse of power by [] The post HC slams 8-year delay in fencing payout, calls it abuse of power first appeared on Highland Post .

Jowai, Sep 21: War Jaintia has become a transit route for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators with active help from local facilitators, the War Jaintia Students Union (WJSU) alleged, flagging a sharp spike in illegal entry through Dawki and other border points. In a petition to SDO (Civil) Amlarem, the union said Amlarem Sub-Division shares a long [] The post War Jaintia an emerging transit route for illegal Bangladeshis with local help: WJSU first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 21: East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal said the district administration will soon convene a meeting with stakeholders to draw up an action plan to address pollution in Shillongs rivers, including the Umshyrpi and Wahumkhrah. Baranwal said river pollution has consistently been flagged as a major concern by residents and other stakeholders [] The post Meeting to draw up river action plan soon: DC first appeared on Highland Post .

By Melarbor L Thabah The animosity between the USA and Iran started when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked for help from America to remove the democratically elected socialist Prime Minister of Iran Mohammed Mossadegh when he decided to nationalise the vast oil field resources located in southern Iran held by the British-ownedAnglo-Iranian Oil Company(AIOC). [] The post The Art of Making the Deal: An inexpugnable alternative solution at ending the US Iran War first appeared on Highl

The weather in the Northeast is no longer predictable. It is becoming unstable. A new scientific study looking at 52 years of weather data, from 1971 to 2022, has confirmed what many farmers and families in Meghalaya, Assam and other states have been feeling. Our region is facing two opposite problems at the same time [] The post Unstable Monsoon first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have caused deep concern among Christian institutions and charitable organisations across India. While the government maintains that the law applies equally to all communities and is intended to regulate foreign funding, many Christians fear that, in practice, the provisions could disproportionately affect Christian churches, [] The post Is the FCRA Being Used to Target Christian Institutions? first appeared on H