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Assam-Meghalaya Border Pact

March 31, 2022

A border agreement was signed between Assam and Meghalaya on 29th March 2022. With this newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Meghalaya will be gaining 18.33 square kilometers and Assam will be gaining 18.46 sq km out of the total ..

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Meghalaya Living Root Bridges

January 24, 2022

A living root bridge is suspension bridge across small streams. They are built using living plant roots. These root bridges are common in Meghalaya. They are hand made. They are built using rubber of fig trees. They are built by ..

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“Polling at your fingertips”- SMS based service launched in Meghalaya

April 1, 2014

In order to help voters to locate their respective polling stations, the Election Commission launched an SMS based service “Polling at your fingertips” in Shillong, Meghalaya. SMS service “Polling at your fingertips”: Voters have to type their Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) ..

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Ms. Silverine Swer: Meghalaya's first Padma Shri awardee, passed away

February 5, 2014

Meghalaya’s first Padma Shri awardee Ms. Silverine Swer (103) passed away due to illness. She received the Padma Shri Award from the then president R. Venkataraman in 1990. About Ms. Silverine Swer Born: November 12, 1910 in Christian tribal family, ..

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Union Government denies introduction of ILP in Meghalaya

December 8, 2013

The demand to create Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Meghalaya has been rejected by the Union Government on grounds that the Constitution does not provide for extending the special provision to new areas. The Government clarified that it was bound ..

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Jenita Mary Nongkynrih – A Woman scientist from Meghalaya gets ISRO award

May 3, 2013

This year’s ISRO Young Scientist Award was given to Jenita Mary Nongkynrih,  a young woman scientist from Meghalaya. Award: Citation and cash of Rs 50,000 Project: She was awarded for her Urban Information system project in the North East Fast ..

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