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Shillong selected as 100th Smart City under Smart Cities Mission
Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, has been selected as 100th Smart City of India by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs after evaluating the proposal the...Union Cabinet approves nomination of Ministry of Home as ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the nomination of the Union Home Minister as the ex-officio chairman of the North Eastern Council...Cherry Blossom Festival
In November 2016, Meghalaya became the first state in the country to start a Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan. The four day festival in...Meghalaya launches India’s first social audit law
Meghalaya has become the India’s first state to operationalise a law that makes social audit of government programmes and schemes a part of government practice. Chief Minister Mukul...The Union Government to set up a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant in Meghalaya
The Union Government has sanctioned Rs. 75 crore for setting up a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant in Meghalaya. Meghalaya is the only state in the region...
Assam Regiment celebrates Platinum Jubilee Ceremony
The Assam Regiment celebrated its 75th Raising Day (Platinum Jubilee). The regiment was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt.Col. Ross Howman. Key facts The Assam...
