Meghalaya

Shillong: The by-elections to three vacant seats in the Meghalaya Assembly will be conducted on October 30 with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines.The counting of votes will be held on November 2, election officials said.The by-polls are...

Shillong: Renowned scholar, academician and former member of Rajya Sabha from Meghalaya and a distinguished academician, Bidhu Bhushan Dutta passed away in the city on Monday after a brief illness. He was 84.Having had his early education at Karimganj...

Shillong: Two minor girls, who were abducted from their homes in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, have been rescued by Meghalaya police from two separate location at Kalain area in Assam’s Cachar district on Friday, police said on Saturday.However,...

Shillong: Three more people have been arrested so far in connection with the IED blast that injured two people at Laitumkhrah market here in Meghalaya on August 10, police said on Saturday.With the arrest of three more persons, including...

Shillong: The family members of the former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militant leader Cheristerfield Thangkhiew will depose before the one-man Commission of Inquiry headed by retired Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Justice T. Vaiphei on Saturday.“We will...

Shillong: Pressure groups on Friday staged a “surprise” protest in front of the Meghalaya secretariat to mount pressure on the Conrad Sangma-led government to suspend the police officials responsible in the killing of former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC)...

Shillong: Iewduh or Market, a Khasi language film from Meghalaya was released in South Korea on Thursday across nine over-the-top (OTT) platforms including Google Play and one Internet Protocol Television.Shot entirely at Iewduh, one of the busiest marketplaces...

Shillong: Former Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Dr Mukul Sangma said on Friday that he would soon speak to the Congress high command and resolve issues within the four walls of the party.Addressing journalists at his office,...

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Thursday the surrendering of Rs 5242.30 crore out of Rs 6003.39 crore total savings in 2020, speaks volume about the overall focus and priority of the National People’s Party -led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA)...

Shillong: Even as the political grapevine Meghalaya is rife over whether veteran Congress politician and former chief minister Dr. Mukul Sangma would shift allegiance and join the Trinamool Congress, the state Congress leadership has said it has no inkling...