Meghalaya

Shillong: Two Manipuri women were arrested after heroin worth Rs 1.6 crore was seized from their possession in Meghalaya on Sunday, an official said. Acting on a specific input, sleuths of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and Khliehriat police carried...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has shifted its focus from scheme driven approach to a “purpose-driven” one to address the challenges and problems for the growth of the state, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Thursday.“Our government has started to...

Shillong: Three more illegal coke oven plants were demolished on Wednesday through a controlled explosion in Meghalaya, an official said.Two of the illegal coke plants, M/S Halari coke plant at Sutnga Elaka and M/S Shauryansi Coke at Wah Samsier,...

Shillong: A division bench of the Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the discontinuation of the trial pertaining to the unnatural death of a police sub-inspector in 2015 after the investigation did not appear to be satisfactory.“Even though the...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited aiming to enhance the power scenario in the state, a power official said on Tuesday..The MOUs encompass the Power Portfolio Management...

Shillong:  Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday inaugurated the National Law University (NLU) at its temporary campus located in Mayurbhanj complex here in Meghalaya. Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H.S.Thangkhiew and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh, Education Minister Rakkam...

Shillong: The Hynniewtrep Youths' Council (HYC) on Wednesday urged the Law Commission of India not to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Meghalaya as it will dilute and replace the prevailing custom and usages, and provisions under the Sixth...

Shillong: Mulling a CBI probe into the issue of illegal coal mining and transportation in Meghalaya, the High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to show cause why it should still have any confidence in the police or...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the National Capital and sought his kind attention on issues which are adversely affecting the student community of the State.The Chief Minister also requested...

Shillong: The National People’s Party (NPP), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opposed the introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India saying it goes against the actual idea of India. “The UCC goes against the...