Meghalaya

Shillong: The Meghalaya Assembly on Wednesday voiced serious concern over water scarcity, even as Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that safe drinking water would be a major issue across the state due to climate change.“There is a huge...

Shillong: The deaths of six COVID-19 patients, five of whom were not vaccinated against the virus increased the number of fatalities to 1,367 and 243 new cases of infection added up to 1,664 active cases, even as 262 more...

Shillong: On International Democracy Day on Wednesday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched MyMeG Program, an initiative to facilitate citizen engagement and participation in the governance process.“In the last three and half years, our government has taken...

Shillong: The opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday staged a walk-out from the State Assembly after Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh disallowed a short-duration discussion on the demand for suspension of police officials involved in the killing of a former militant...

Shillong: One unidentified gunman was killed in a shootout with Meghalaya police in State’s West Garo Hills district on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.Police said the shootout occurred in the Daldagre area near the prestigious Sherwood school after...

Shillong: Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Tuesday informed the Assembly that former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militant Cherishterfield Thangkhiew was involved in the IED blast at Laitumkhrah last month.“After the blast, the police department investigated and the...

Shillong: Meghalaya's opposition Congress on Tuesday withdrew the resolution seeking removal of Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh from his post.“There was a conscious decision of the Congress Legislature Party that since our points were already to a great extent made...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that decision-making process regarding restrictions due the COVID-19 pandemic has been decentralized and Deputy Commissioners of the various districts have been empowered to take decisions in this regard based...

Shillong: Meghalaya on Tuesday recorded more recoveries than new cases as 295 persons recovered from the viral disease, surging the number of recovered cases to 75,436 in the State, which has registered 78,486 confirmed cases so far, health officials...

Shillong: Meghalaya Forest and Environment Minister, James Sangma on Tuesday said that the government has decided to set up a technical committee comprising of experts to undertake a comprehensive study of aspects related to the coke factories, even as...