Shillong, February 18 An expert committee on reservation policy for tribal communities in Meghalaya has called for the introduction of the "creamy layer" principle to ensure that its benefits reach the most disadvantaged sections within the reserved categories of people across the state.Chief...
carry forward provision
conradksangma
crema layer principle
data-driven exercise
economically weaker sections
educational institutions
garo districts
local district preference
meghalaya reservation policy
reservation roster system
rights of persons with disabilities act
social and educational backwardness
socio-economic backwardness
stakeholder consultation
tribal communities
Shillong, February 18 MLAs from the ruling and opposition parties engaged in a heated debate in the Meghalaya assembly on Wednesday over the demand for implementing the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.Raising the issue during the Question Hour, VPP legislator Ardent Basaiawmoit alleged...
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assembly
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illegal immigration
ilp
immigration
immigration and foreigners act
inner line permit
legislature
meghalaya
meghalaya residents safety and security act
mrssa
narendra modi
protected zones
Shillong, February 17 Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Tuesday refused to allow a discussion in the House on the illegal coal mine blast that claimed 33 lives earlier this month, citing sub judice provisions under assembly rules.The decision triggered sharp objections from...
ardent basaiawmoit
coal mine blast
conradksangma
east jaintia hills district
governance
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legislative oversight
meghalaya assembly
mukul sangma
public safety
rat-hole mining
sub judice
thangsku area
thomas a sangma
voice of the people party
Shillong, February 16 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Monday that the judicial commission constituted to investigate the recent coal mine blast will not only examine the circumstances that led to the explosion but also identify any lapses by authorities or individuals and...
bnss
coal mine blast
conradksangma
east jaintia hills district
ex gratia payments
explosive substances act
h nongpluh
illegal mining
judicial commission
meghalaya
mmdr act
peter dkhar
r s chauhan
relief measures
thangsku area
Shillong, February 15 Retired High Court Judge, Justice RS Chauhan, has been appointed as the head of the three-member judicial panel that will investigate the February 5 explosion at an illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, in which 31 people were killed, according...
anti-narcotics task force
coal mine explosion
commission of inquiry act 1952
conradksangma
east jaintia hills district
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illegal coal mining
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meghalaya
mynsngat village
national green tribunal
ps dkhar
thangsku village
vikash kumar
A labourer who was reported dead in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine explosion in Meghalaya has returned home in Sribhumi district, Assam, according to officials on Saturday.The incident has prompted police forces from both neighbouring states to launch a joint investigation into the...
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coal extraction
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east jaintia hills district
illegal mining
meghalaya coal mine explosion
meghalaya judicial inquiry
meghalaya police investigation
mynsngat village
national green tribunal
rat-hole mining
search and rescue operations
shyambabu singha
sribhumi district
thangsku area
Shillong, February 13 Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the illegal coal mine explosion that claimed at least 31 lives, officials said on Friday.An explosion at an illegal coal mine in the Thangsku area of...
coal mining
conradksangma
court orders
east jaintia hills district
explosion
guwahati
illegal mining
investigation team
meghalaya
mynsngat village
national green tribunal
police investigation
search and rescue operations
thangsku
vivekanand s rathore
Shillong, February 9 The death toll from the illegal coal mine blast in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya has risen to 28, with one more person succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, according to SP Vikash Kumar on Monday."One injured person, who was being treated at NEIGRIMS...