Meghalaya

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...

Shillong: Ruling National People’s Party (NPP) candidate Abdus Saleh emerged winner in Rajabala assembly byelection in Meghalaya, even as NPP candidate Pyniaid Sing Syiem and United Democratic Party (UDP) nominee Eugeneson Lyngdoh Mawphlang are leading in Mawrynkneng and...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday reiterated that the residents of the Sweeper’s Lane Colony would be relocated to government-designated accommodations in a phase-wise manner."We have already made the whole aspect clear to the people that there...

Shillong: The daily COVID-19 case count has been on the decline in Meghalaya with 22 new cases of infection adding up to 431 active cases, one more death of a person who was not vaccinated, increasing the number of...

Shillong: Meghalaya recorded overall 47.94 per cent polling in the by-elections to three assembly seats till 1.00 PM on Saturday, an election official said.The by-elections were necessitated following the demise of three sitting legislators David Nongrum from the Mawrynkneng...

Shillong: The stage is all set for the by-elections to three assembly seats in Meghalaya on Saturday, with necessary arrangements for the polling exercise having been made, election officials said.The bye-polls have been necessitated to fill up the three...

Shillong: The Meghalaya Government has taken legal possession of the Sweeper’s Lane which is occupied by Dalit Sikhs through a leased deed on Friday, an official said.The state government executed a tripartite lease agreement together with the Syiem (Khasi...