Meghalaya

Beef price in Meghalaya up owing to Assam Cattle Act

Shillong: The price of beef, which is one of the staple diets in Meghalaya, has shot up due to restriction on transport of cattle to the State through Assam ever since the enactment of the Cattle Preservation Act, 2021...

‘Meghalaya won’t agree to the terms of Assam to resolve border disputes’

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed the assembly on Thursday that if the government does not agree with Assam on a certain area of difference it won’t agree to the terms andconditions of that State.“We are very clear...

Former Meghalaya Home Minister re-joins Congress

Shillong: Former Meghalaya Home Minister Robert Garnett Lyngdoh on Thursday re-joined his party of origin Congress, even as he voiced optimism that the Congress will bounce back to power with an absolute majority in 2023.Lyngdoh re-joined the grand old...

Meghalaya police issue lookout notice for hate mongering

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the state police have done their best to track one Vicky Dey and some others, who tried to spread hatred and poor image of the State...

Meghalaya assembly voices concern over water scarcity

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...

Meghalaya records six COVID-19 related deaths, 243 new cases

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...

Meghalaya CM launches ‘MyMeG- a citizen engagement initiative’

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...

Opposition Cong stages walk-out in Meghalaya Assembly

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...

Meghalaya: Unidentified gunman killed in shootout

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...

Ex-HNLC militant involved in IED blast in Shillong city: Lahkmen Rymbui

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...

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Kakching district administration holds second Seva Setu Abhiyan camp

Kakching: The District Administration Kakching organised the second Seva Setu Abhiyan camp at the Waikhong Ningthoumanai Lairembi Shanglen, Kakching...