By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 11: The High Court of Meghalaya has started hearing the application of Law Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to quash the proceedings against her in the school teachers recruitment scam of 2008. During the hearing on Friday, both counsels relied upon an application made [] The post 2008 edn scam: HC starts hearing Ampareens plea appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 10: As part of Earth Day celebrations, Team Shubham, under the leadership of Shubham Charitable Association president Pushpa Bajaj, has launched a 10-day Zero Waste Period Awareness Tour from Swer village. According to a statement here, the campaign seeks to spread the message of the Mission Zero Waste Period to rural communities in [] The post 10-day awareness tour kick-starts from Swer village, to culminate in Laitkroh appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 10: In a study, a team of Indian scientists have harnessed the power of machine learning to map the habitat of Elaeocarpus prunifolius, an endangered tree endemic to the state. Using ecological niche modeling, the researchers have identified nearly 9% of Meghalayas land as potentially suitable for the species offering a high-tech [] The post AI charts new path to protect Meghalayas rare tree species appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, Jan 30: Personnel of BSF Meghalaya Frontier on Wednesday foiled a smuggling attempt and confiscated large quantity of oranges along the Dawki-Lyngkhat road near the Indo-Bangladesh border. The BSF troops, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a pick-up truck, whose driver, an Indian national, failed to produce any valid documents justifying the transport, and was [] The post BSF thwarts smuggling bid; one detained appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Residents of Umshangling village move DC Abhilash Baranwal From Our Correspondent NONGPOH, Jan 13: The residents of Umshangling village in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday lodged a complaint with Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal over the improper burial of an unclaimed body. The burial took place at a place close to the Nongpoh waste disposal area in [] The post Dogs scatter parts of improperly buried body in Ri-Bhoi appeared first on The Shillong Times .