Meghalaya

Shillong: Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday observed that the North Eastern States had the potential to become the "growth engine" of the country, even as he called for fast-tracking of all the developmental activities in the region and...

Shillong: An abandoned bag was found lying in front of the gate of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) here in Meghalaya, police said.The outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) General Secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw has claimed responsibility through Facebook...

Shillong: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived in Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong on Monday morning.Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui, Chief Secretary Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang received him at Raj Bhavan.The Vice President...

Shillong: Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik on Sunday took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command headquarters here in Meghalaya, an Indian Air Force (IAF) official said.Air Marshal Patnaik succeeds Air Marshal Amit Dev who...

Shillong: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will be arriving in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya on Monday, officials said on Sunday.Naidu will leave Assam by an IAF helicopter and land at Advance Landing Ground of Eastern Air Command in...

Shillong: In the wake of political speculation that former Meghalaya Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Dr Mukul Sangma might quit the party along with other legislators, the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Vincent Pala on Saturday said...

Shillong: Ferdinand Lyngdoh, a younger brother of Congress legislator George Lyngdoh, was charred to death inside a vehicle after it caught fire near Umran Diary on the Shillong-Guwahati National Highway on Saturday in Ri-Bhoi district, police said.The fire...

Shillong: The death due to COVID-19 infection in the East Khasi Hills district of one person who was not vaccinated against the virus increased the number of fatalities to 1405 and 130 new cases of infection added up...

Shillong: The one-man judicial inquiry commission headed by Chief Justice (Retired) T Vaiphei probing the killing of former militant leader, Cherishsterfield Thangkhiew, is examining seven affidavits filed by both the police and the family.On Friday, the Commission of Inquiry...

Shillong: The Meghalaya Police has arrested 11 cadres including the leader of the newly formed militant outfit, A'Chik Nationalist Socialist Council (ANSC) and seized two single barrel guns and one rusted 9 mm pistol from their possession.The 11 cadres...