May 15, 2017 · The mining mostly takes place in three regions of the state – East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills and Garo Hills – all of which border Bangladesh. Sources in Meghalaya say the state government has relatively little control over the mining industry in these autonomous regions.

May 29, 2021 · The Meghalaya government on Friday extended the total lockdown in the East Khasi Hills district by another week, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said. The lockdown will be effective in the state capital as it is under the administrative control of the district.

May 02, 2020 · Meghalaya allows mining for domestic purpose, barred export ... city Shillong that falls under East Khasi Hills district. ... from Meghalaya to Bangladesh since the ban on rathole coal mining .

Jul 30, 2016 · Dawki is delineating a new script of ecotourism across the International Radcliffe Line between India and Bangladesh, where the mesmerizing greenishbluish River Umngot drains into the plain of Bangladesh dissecting the Jaintia Hills, and Hima Khyrim of Khasi Hills in Meghalaya. Umngot River originates from the Eastern Shillong Peak, which is ...

Dec 21, 2019 · Mobile internet services have resumed in Meghalaya, eight days after they were snapped in the wake of violent protests over the new citizenship law, officials said on Saturday. The ban .

East Khasi Hills RiBhoi Territorial Division, Shillong ... Granting mining leases/quarry permits under Meghalaya Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 in respect of minor mineral specified in Schedule III. ... Exchange against proposal for 132 KV transmission line from stage IV power station to Sarusajai: : Fisheries site, NongmahirRi Bhoi ...

Feb 28, 2020 · A Khasi Students' Union leader died in clash. Curfew was imposed in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya and Internet services suspended across six .

Sep 12, 2018 · Population densities are far higher in the Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi, the West Khasi Hills are relatively sparsely populated. % of the population is urban and % lives in ...

On October 6, 2013, an unprotected BSNL store roomcumwarehouse at Mawlai Mawiong in East Khasi Hills District was set ablaze. Report indies that the Border Security Force (BSF), in 2013, arrested as many as 99 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from the Meghalaya Frontier.

Two years ago an ethnic conflict arose in a small town called Barsora in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, a northeastern Indian state. The Khasis who are majority in the state that has other indigenous communities like Garos and Jaintias, started evicting Nepali migrant labourers who toiled in the coal mines there.

Aug 14, 2014 · Night curfew in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district extended till August 24 50yearold grandmother clears 12th board exam in Meghalaya MBOSE HSSLC Results 2020: Meghalaya .

Jan 17, 2019 · Jaintia Hills in the east and Khasi Hills in the centre, known for being rich in coal, were the worsthit. Today, the number of coal mines in East Jaintia Hills is estimated to be over 100,000. Before the NGT ban in 2014, they contributed an annual revenue of Rs 700 crore.

Jan 20, 2019 · Meghalaya: SC bans transportation of extracted coal lying at various sites. The 15 miners were trapped in an illegal rathole coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills district since 13 ...

Jun 29, 2021 · Another important rallying issue has been the recent dam proposal on Umngot river in Meghalaya. The Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) has proposed to make a 210 mw hydroelectric dam on Umngot river which has become a major cause of concern among the residents of East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills.

Dec 15, 2017 · Since the National Green Tribunal ban on mining in 2014, many jobs have been lost. The BJP now promises to lift the ban, with a view to win more seats in the Jaintia Hills.

Jun 14, 2021 · Shillong: The Indian Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophistied machine in 2019, on Sunday joined operations to rescue five miners trapped for 14 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state, an official said. The water level in the mine at Umpleng in East Jaintia Hills district, which was decreasing for the past few days due to ...

Mar 16, 2021 · Despite a fouryearold ban on mining by the National Green Tribunal, mining activity was underway at the site loed in Ksan village near Lytein River in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills.

May 01, 2010 · Commissioner, East Khasi Hills, as competent authority under the said Act of 1971granted sanction on 13. Why Lafarge Limestone Mining Put on Hold2: The Giant's Gigantic Blunder. Written by the Editor. Monday, 24 May 2010 09:30. G W Lyngdoh

Dec 30, 2020 · It was during one such meeting at Ichamati in Shella block under East Khasi Hills district on February 28 that a clash between a few nonlocal residents and members of the Khasi .

Shillong (English: / ʃ ɪ ˈ l ɒ ŋ /) is a hill station in the northeastern part of India and the capital of Meghalaya, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of ...

Jul 16, 2019 · Meghalaya Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, MBK Reddy presided over the consultation meeting at the head office of the Forest Department at Sylvan House conference hall in the presence of divisional forest officer T Wanniang, who is incharge of East Khasi Hills and RiBhoi districts.

Apr 12, 2021 · Meghalaya Locals oppose HEP on Umngot river Stiff resistance from at least 12 villages has cast a cloud on a 210 MW hydroelectric project on Umngot, considered India's clearest river. The villages are near the border with Bangladesh in East Khasi Hills district, the dam is proposed upstream in the adjoining West Jaintia Hills district.