Meghalaya

Shillong: One person was arrested for allegedly gunning down a farmer and injuring four others at Kenbah Malai village under Mawsynram Community and Rural Development in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills on Wednesday, police said on Friday.The district police chief...

Shillong: Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya are scheduled to go on a joint visit to the disputed Langpih village on the Meghalaya-Assam border sometime next week.“Most probably on November 17, the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and...

Shillong: The number of active COVID-19 cases in the most pandemic-hit East Khasi Hills, which includes Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong has been on the decline over the past several weeks with the district recording 54 cases of recovery as...

Mairang (Meghalaya): Eastern West Khasi Hills, the newest district of Meghalaya, was formally inaugurated on Wednesday by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.Eastern West Khasi Hills is the youngest and the 12th district of Meghalaya, which was carved out of West...

Shillong: The Meghalaya Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Schools Association (MSSAA) on Tuesday took out a “peaceful protest rally” to mount pressure on the National People’s Party-led government to implement their charter of demands.The rally began from Jaiaw Jingthang briew (cremation...

Shillong: The Mairang civil sub-division would be upgraded as the 12th district of Meghalaya with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is all set to declare the formation of the new district on Wednesday.The new district would be known as the...

Shillong: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) in Meghalaya on Monday introduced a Bill to radically change the ancient Khasi customary bar on sons getting a share of parents ancestral property to allow them a share.The Bill will...

Shillong: Fifty-two-year-old Trinity Saioo from the nondescript Mulieh village in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district was on Monday conferred with the Padmashree by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for her leadership in the field of agriculture,...

Shillong: Health officials in Meghalaya on Saturday confirmed 36 cases of dengue fever in the West Garo Hills district.“Thirty-six cases of dengue fever so far have been reported from the urban area and the maximum cases have been reported...

Shillong: The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) on Wednesday asked the Congress legislators to jump out of the "sinking Congress ship" and join the ruling or some regional parties.“The Congress is a sinking ship. I request all Congress leaders...