More News09 Dec 2025 | 11:42 PMShillong, Dec 9 (UNI) Rat hole mining has been practiced for 200 years in Meghalaya and so it is not easy for the people to abandon the tradition overnight, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Tuesday.
“I have repeated this a hundred times … 200 years before 2014, rat-hole coal mining sustained lakhs of families in Meghalaya and suddenly you come and say that the same thing which was okay and legal for 200 years is from tomorrow illegal,” Sangma said.
see more.. 09 Dec 2025 | 11:12 PMRanchi, Dec 9 (UNI) The Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday saw members flag several operational lapses across departments, including an incident highlighted by BJP MLA Raj Sinha in which orthopaedic supporting devices meant for elderly beneficiaries were allegedly replaced with vernier calipers.
see more.. 09 Dec 2025 | 11:10 PMRanchi, Dec 9 (UNI) The Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a smooth Question Hour, but serious concerns were raised by the Opposition on multiple issues, including alleged irregularities in medical counselling and discrepancies in paddy procurement prices.
see more.. 09 Dec 2025 | 11:07 PMRanchi, Dec 9 (UNI) Amid growing uncertainty over the disbursement of pending student scholarships in Jharkhand, Tribal Welfare Minister Chamra Linda on Tuesday raised serious concerns over the Centre’s role, stating that technical obstacles persist because the union Government has not released its share of funds.
see more.. 09 Dec 2025 | 11:03 PMChouparan, Dec 9 (UNI) Two young men returning home were killed instantly when their motorcycle collided head-on with a speeding truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district late on Monday night, police said.
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