Meghalaya

COVID: Meghalaya records six deaths, 460 new cases

Shillong: Meghalaya recorded six COVID-19 related deaths, mounting the death toll to 855 and 460 new cases raising the active number of cases to 4,585, Director of Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said on Saturday.As many as 522...

Containment measures to continue as COVID-19 count mounts in Meghalaya

Shillong: Containment measures would continue in the East Khasi Hills, including Meghalaya capital Shillong with rising in the daily COVID-19 count and the positivity rate recorded at over 10 per cent, the district administration said on Saturday.“It is observed...

Union Ministry sanctions Mega Food Park in Garo Hills

Shillong: The Union Ministry of Food Processing has sanctioned a state-of-the-art 'Mega Food Park' at Mendipathar, North Garo Hills district to promote farming and agriculture-based value addition through food processing, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed on Friday during a...

Union MoS for Food Processing Industries visits West Garo Hills

Shillong:  Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Rameswar Teli graced the function held at Christian Girls Higher Secondary School, Tura, Thursday in the presence of Chief Executive Member, Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), Benedic R Marak,...

COVID-19 cases cross 50, 000-mark in Meghalaya

Shillong: Confirmed COVID-19 case count in Meghalaya went up to 50, 090 on Thursday, even as the state recorded six more deaths, increasing the fatality figure to 844 and 577 new cases of infection taking the active case count...

Meghalaya orders probe in rice scam

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday announced that an independent inquiry will be conducted into the alleged "rice scam", where Assam police had seized one lakh bags of rice from a private go-down at Boko in...

Meghalaya HC directs rape accused former legislator to appear before court

Shillong: A rape-accused former militant-turned-legislator of Meghalaya, Julius Kitbok Dorphang, who is under trial for alleged repeated sexual violence on a minor girl, has been directed by the Meghalaya High Court to appear before the Trial Court of the...

Four more COVID-19 deaths, 390 new cases in Meghalaya

Shillong: Meghalaya on Sunday recorded four more Coronavirus-related death taking the fatality count to 780 in the state which has recorded 45,826 confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic.On the other hand, 390 new COVID-19 cases were detected...

Meghalaya Cong accuses MDA government of ‘drama’ over coal scam

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Saturday accused the National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) of enacting ‘drama’ over the illegal coal mining in the State and maintained that the government was ever prompt in refuting that...

Meghalaya domestic workers seek Modi’s intervention on COVID-19 vaccine

Shillong: Domestic workers under the banner of the All Meghalaya Domestic Workers’ Union (AMDWU) on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking vaccination against COVID-19 on a priority basis.The AMDWU also staged a poster campaign at IG's point...

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Assam Rifles fosters cultural synergy at fire-walking festival in Moreh

Moreh: Assam Rifles reaffirmed its commitment to the local population by providing comprehensive support for the successful conduct of...