Plans are on to save the picturesque Umiam Lake

To facilitate uranium mining in Meghalaya, the state government is considering exempting the Land Transfer Act from the uranium rich belt in Mawthabah so that the Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) can set up a processing unit there. However, Chief Minister D D Lapang

Meghalaya Government yesterday said it has taken precautionary measures against H1N1 infection and asked people not to panic over swine flu as the lone woman showing symptoms of the influenza tested negative.

Director of Health Services Dr K H Lakiang said,

Amendment of Land Transfer Act
Shillong: The Government's proposal to exempt the uranium mining areas in Mawthabah from the purview of the Land Transfer Act (LTA), as expected, was protested by two prominent NGOs - the KSU and Langrin Youth Welfare Association (LYWA) - spearheading the anti-uranium campaign.

Bangalore: In a bid to increase nuclear power generation in the country, where just over 50 per cent of the total installed capacity is being utilised for want of uranium, India will be giving a new thrust to uranium exploration within its borders, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar has said.

Coal exports from Meghalaya to Bangladesh will resume tomorrow after the neighbouring country lifted its ban, official sources said, reports PTI.

SHILLONG, July 31: A good quality of wood charcoal produced from woods is being supplied to the industries at Byrnihat. Since the demand for it is very high and the seasonal woods are disappearing at a very high rate, people are turning to soft woods like pine trees. Nowadays, pine trees are the latest victim of the people involved in charcoal business in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.

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TURA: At a time when the forest cover in Garo Hills is disappearing at a phenomenal pace resulting in drastic climatic changes, tree felling has been going on.

The monsoons, which have been almost eluding the North East this season, have finally become active in the region.

While most of the places in the region have been witnessing moderate to heavy rainfall since the past two days, the Meteorology department has predicted it would continue for about a week, making it conducive for farming.