Meghalaya

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...

Shillong: The five-day autumn session of the Meghalaya Assembly is scheduled to begin from September 15, Assembly Speaker, Thomas Sangma said on Wednesday.Sangma said three days have been allotted for the treasury and two for the opposition.When asked why...

Shillong: The Department of Sports & Youth Affairs today celebrated National Sports Day at a program held at the Tennis Court, J. N. Stadium Complex, Polo Ground, Shillong. The program marks the culmination of the week-long Pan-India sports event...

Shillong: The regional committees of Assam and Meghalaya on Monday decided to visit the contentious Langpih area after the assembly session in September.West Khasi Hills regional committee led by Meghalaya Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh engaged in deliberations with Assam...

Itanagar: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday came down heavily on the Opposition for trying to “politicize” the Manipur ethnic violence issue.“Since the beginning we have wanted to discuss the Manipur issue but the Opposition...

Shillong: Doctors at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here in Meghalaya has successfully performed the first Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure in Meghalaya, an official said on Friday.The procedure was performed on...