Meghalaya

Shillong: Two new COVID-19 cases, were detected in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district while one more person recovered from the viral infection in the district on Thursday.Meghalaya has registered 13, 985 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 148 deaths and 13,...

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Congress on Thursday decided to move a breach of privilege motion against Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for “misleading the House” with regards to the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed between the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday presented a fiscal deficit budget of Rs 1,570 crore for 2021-22, which is around 4.07 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product.Despite an increase of Rs 32 crore deficit from...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday informed the House that the Supreme Court has lifted the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on coal mining in the State.“We were committed to lifting the NGT ban,...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said that the move to displace people of the Garo Community residing in forest areas in neighbouring Bangladesh needs to be taken up diplomatically.“As per news reports, the Bangladesh Government through...

Shillong: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC), Shillong has taken suo motu cognizance of the news item published in The Shillong Times dated February 26, 2021 under the caption Masked men kill worker from Assam in SWKH, College shut and has sent a notice...

Shillong: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has lifted the load shedding regulations in Meghalaya, State Power Minister, James Sangma said on Wednesday.“After my official visit to New Delhi on March 3rd 2021 to meet with Union Power Minister,...

Shillong: A closeted conversation themed “Men for Women” was organised Wednesday by the Meghalaya State Commission for Women celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. The programme held at u Soso Tham Auditorium, Shillong was supported by the National Commission for...

Shillong: A legislator in Meghalaya on Tuesday posed a question in the state assembly as to what was the difference between consumption of alcohol and rice.“Rum in the form of liquid is consumption and rice in the form of...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday blamed the previous Congress government in 2007 for signing a “lopsided” agreement with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the current power crisis in the State saying it’s like “hitting an...