New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Sonia concerned over teacher absenteeism in rural schools
New Delhi, Sep 8 - National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed concern over teacher absenteeism in government schools in rural areas and said they should make efforts to reach the level of state-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas -.'Why are other government schools not as good? One-fourth the teachers in 10+2 rural schools remain absent. Admissions take place in good number ... read more

New Delhi | 5 hours ago
Sonia concerned over teacher absenteeism in rural areas
New Delhi, Sep 8 - National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed concern over teacher absenteeism in government schools in rural areas and said they should strive to reach the level of the state-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas -.'Why are other government schools not as good? One-fourth the teachers in 10+2 rural schools remain absent. Admissions take place in good numbers ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Meghalaya refuses to renew mining lease to Coal India
New Delhi, Sep 7 - Meghalaya has refused to renew a mining lease to the Coal India Limited, leaving the government-run mining enterprise without any work in the state, the coal ministry said Tuesday.'In Meghalaya, the only lease held by North Eastern Coalfields Limited - NEC, a CIL subsidiary, pertained to Simsang mines. But it expired in 2008 and its renewal is yet to be received from the State o ... read more

Shillong | 4 days ago
Rogue Meghalaya cop dismissed
Shillong, Sep 4 - Champion R. Sangma, a Meghalaya police officer-turned-militant who floated the Garo National Liberation Army -, has been sacked, an official said Saturday.'The government has terminated Champion's service. He is no longer a policeman and is a free-bird now,' Director General of Police S.B. Kakati told IANS. He said the order terminating services of Champion, a deputy superintend ... read more

Guwahati | 5 days ago
Abducted Assam cement firm executive escapes in Shillong
Guwahati, Sep 3 - The kidnapped executive of a cement company made a dramatic appearance in Meghalaya capital Shillong eight hours after he was abducted at gunpoint from near Assam's main city of Guwahati, police said Friday.A police spokesperson said Narendra Nimodia, director of Star Cement, a local brand in Assam, jumped out of the car taking advantage of a traffic jam near the Eastern Air Comm ... read more

Kolkata | 7 days ago
Birla Corp to sign pact for Assam cement plant
Kolkata, Aug 31 - The Birla Corporation Ltd plans to sign a pact with the Assam government in September to set up a one million tonne - cement plant in that state, Birla Corp chairman Harsh V. Lodha said here Tuesday.'Everything is in place, we are just waiting for the chief minister to recover fully and resume office,' Lodha told reporters on the sidelines of an interactive session organised by I ... read more

Agartala | 10 days ago
Northeast asks centre to reduce gas prices
Agartala, Aug 29 - The northeastern states have urged the central government to reduce the prices of natural gas being used in various thermal power projects of the region, a Tripura minister said here Sunday.The power ministers of the seven northeastern states met union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora in New Delhi last week and told them that ... read more

Agartala | 12 days ago
Take agriculture knowledge to farmers in their language: Expert
Agartala, Aug 26 - There is enough global information available on the latest agricultural techniques and strategies, but farmers need to be educated about it in their local dialect and the techniques translated into applications, an expert said here Thursday.Speaking at the valedictory session of the three-day 'Agriculture Education and Knowledge Management' conference here, IGNOU's Pro-Vice Chan ... read more

New Delhi | 17 days ago
Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists
New Delhi, Aug 21 - Students and civil rights groups Saturday protested in the national capital to demand the repeal of a law that grants the military special powers, including legal immunity, during operations in country's troubled areas.A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that changes proposed by his ministry in the Armed Forces - Act could be implemented after consultations with all c ... read more

Shillong | 18 days ago
New panel to probe Shillong jailbreak
Shillong, Aug 20 - The Meghalaya government Friday appointed S.P. Rajkhowa, a retired judge of the Guwahati High Court, to probe last year's Shillong jailbreak, an official said.Chief Secretary W.M.S. Pariat said Justice Rajkhowa would take over charge soon. The judicial inquiry was left mid-way by Justice - D. Biswas, who took up a new assignment of the Assam government on April 10, just months ... read more