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Jail Road Vendors Dig In Over Pending Permits

Shillong vendors refuse to relocate from Jail Road until all 17 remaining traders receive official vending certificates from the Municipal Board.

Walrik Marak • 13 Oct 2026

Tensions Flare as Shillong Municipal Board Clears Jail Road Hawkers

Police clashed with women hawkers on Jail Road Thursday during a city enforcement drive to clear pedestrian walkways of vendor goods.

NEWire Desk • 9 Oct 2026

Shillong Sets August 17 Deadline for Hawker Relocation

Meghalaya High Court closed a hawker relocation case after the Shillong Municipal Board promised to finish new vending zones by August 17.

Walrik Marak • 31 Jul 2026

Shillong Municipal Board Sets August Deadline for Laitumkhrah Vendors

Shillong clears Polo pavements for vendors and sets an August 17 deadline for Laitumkhrah relocations under the Meghalaya Street Vendors Scheme.

NEWire Desk • 30 Jul 2026

Shillong vendors face August 17 relocation deadline

Shillong officials ordered street vendors to vacate several busy areas and move to new notified zones by August 17 to clear traffic congestion.

NEWire Desk • 17 Jul 2026