Shillong, March 27: The annual report (2009-2010) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), which was tabled in the state Assembly on Friday, stated that individuals benefited from arecanut plantations in Meghalaya after availing the scheme.

March 27: An expert panel of the ministry of environment and forests has deferred the approval of environmental clearance to the 60MW Chandrapur thermal power station which is crucial for power generation to consumers in the city.

A source today said the expert appraisal committee on environmental impact assessment of thermal power and coal mine projects under the ministry of environment and fo

Kohima, March 24: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio today presented a deficit budget of Rs 602.30 crore.

Rio said the current transaction of the coming year 2011-12 is estimated to result in a negative balance of Rs 0.86 crore.

Sivasagar, March 24: The Sivasagar health department and the ONGC are working in tandem to tackle cancer, especially in the rural areas of the district.

While the health department is planning to revive the cancer detection ambulance, which had been lying idle for sometime now, the ONGC has invited the country

Shillong, March 23: Meghalaya deputy chief minister Bindo Lanong, who also holds the mining and geology portfolio, said the proposed mining policy would have provisions to maintain ecological balance.

Major rivers in Jaintia hills are getting polluted because of unscientific coal mining.

Replying to a call attention motion by Opposition leader Conrad Sangma on the

Shillong, March 22: Incessant rainfall has posed fresh problems for the Myntdu-Leshka hydel project in Jaintia Hills district as water entered the power house of the dam.An official of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Ltd said today incessant rainfall since Saturday had led to the rise in the water level of the dam and also the nearby Lynriang river.

As the rains receded today, the official sai

- More than 200 families take community oath to kick the killer habit
Jorhat, March 21: If the surest way of sticking to a resolution is to get your friends and family involved, then villagers of Shahpuriagaon have gone the whole hog and even tapped their neighbours

Guwahati, March 21: The success of genetic assessment of tigers at Buxa tiger reserve in north Bengal has inspired the authorities to begin a similar endeavour at Manas.

Shillong: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed that there has been a shortfall in the achievement of targets under most of the flagship programmes in Meghalaya while one project was still incomplete even after 24 years.

According to the report, the shortfall ranged between 41 per cent and 100 per cent in 2009-10.

Silchar, March 20: A monorail transport system is being planned for Aizawl to ease traffic congestion along key roads of the town.

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