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Meghalaya: MPSCB will hold scheduled public hearing for setting up of cement plant

Shillong, Dec 13 (UNI) Despite opposition from a section of the society, the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) would hold the scheduled public hearing on the proposed establishment of a cement plant at Daistong village in East Jaintia Hills district.
“We cannot cancel the public hearing in Daistong village after receiving the Term of Reference (TOR) from the Central Regulator (CR). The MSPCB must complete the public hearing within 45 days,” MSPCB Member Secretary, G.H. Chyrmang, said on Saturday.
“The public hearing will be carried out strictly as per Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2006 guidelines. Our responsibility is to organise the hearing in coordination with the district authorities of East Jaintia Hills,” he said.
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Agartala, Jan 24 (UNI) Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Saturday laid the foundation stone for three new projects, amounting to Rs 65.26 crore, for enhancing all-weather connectivity in the hilly areas of Tripura.
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Full dress rehearsal for state-level Republic day celebration in Ranchi

24 Jan 2026 | 12:58 PM

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Marandi slams Soren, says CM focused on photo sessions, not state’s condition

24 Jan 2026 | 12:52 PM

Ranchi, Jan 24 (UNI) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi on Friday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Hemant Soren, alleging that the Chief Minister is more concerned about photo sessions and personal image than the deteriorating condition of the state.

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Tripura: Six-year-old boy dies after sand-carrying truck hits him

24 Jan 2026 | 12:52 AM

Agartala, Jan 23 (UNI) In a heartbreaking incident, a six-year-old boy in Uttar Bijaynagar area under the Sidhai police station in Mohanpur of West Tripura, tragically lost his life after he was struck by a sand-carrying truck.

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Before Ustad Amir Hussain Khan came into picture tabla was used merely as an accompaniment: Suresh Talwalkar

24 Jan 2026 | 12:41 AM

Kolkata, Jan 23 (UNI) Eminent tabla maestro Pandit Suresh Talwalkar has observed that for a long time the tabla remained a supporting background character in Hindustani classical concerts, until Ustad Amir Hussain Khan changed the way the instrument was imagined and performed.

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