Meghalaya

Shillong: The Meghalaya Assembly started a first-of-its-kind project to transcribe the proceedings of the House using Artificial Intelligence (AI), an official said on Thursday.The initiative to revolutionise the reporting process within the Assembly for enhancing efficiency and accuracy was...

Gangtok: The Sikkim Government is taking up institutional reforms for inclusive growth, as part of a USD 100 million World Bank funded programme, an official said on Wednesday.The Sikkim Integrated Service Provision And Innovation For Reviving Economies (INSPIRES) programme...

Shillong: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought an action taken report from Meghalaya Chief Secretary Donald Philips Wahlang after a mother lost her newborn in a tourist taxi due to a traffic jam caused by a fishing...

Shillong: The Khasi Students’ Union on Monday demanded the immediate removal of Border Security Force (BSF) camps from Sonapyrpdi, Ratecherra and Hingaria villages in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, alleging that the border guards were harassing the villagers.In a...

Shillong: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said scientific coal mining will soon begin in Meghalaya, with the Centre having approved the leases of four miners.'The final stage of the mining plan that was to be submitted is being vetted, and...

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Voice of the People Party (VVP) has asked the Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma to extend the duration of the upcoming autumn session of the Assembly.The five-day session is schedules to begin on Friday.In a letter addressed...

Shillong: Meghalaya’s opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) has demanded the Director of School Education and Literacy Swapnil Tembe to immediately withdraw the show-cause notice issued against the principal of Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Jowai, for allowing...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Monday said the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council’s (HNLC) “Chairman” Bobby Marwein and it's “General Secretary,” Sainkupar Nongtraw should be present in the next round of the tripartite peace talks.“We have already communicated to...

Shillong: Members of the Hyniewtrep National Youth Movement (HNYM) in Meghalaya took to the streets on Thursday to protest against the rising unemployment in the state.Initially, the agitating HNYM, armed with placards saying "we don’t need festivals, we need...

Shillong: The cost of constructing a new building of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly has increased to Rs 200 crore from the earlier estimate of Rs 141 crore, Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma said on Thursday.He justified the cost escalation on...