Ram Shylla, 43, a coal labourer, was killed when the mine in which he was working caved in at Deinjem at Li-Iah village under Lad Rymbai in Jaintia Hills yesterday.
The ministry of environment and forests has given clearance to the pulp and paper plant being set up by Kohinoor Pulp and Paper Private Limited at Matia in Goalpara.
The Maitshaphrang Movement, a social organisation, today warned of approaching the judiciary if the Meghalaya government failed to address the issue of deforestation to meet charcoal requirement fo
Silchar, Oct. 18: The Assam public health engineering department plans to set up a Rs 18.78-crore water plant in Silchar to augment the supply of potable water in the town.
Shillong, Oct. 17: A two-day workshop, Northeast: Development Paradigms, beginning here tomorrow, will search for solutions to make the region more vibrant.