Meghalaya

Shillong: With the assembly elections in Meghalaya due early next year, several issues have been cropping up with one of these being the decades-old demand for a separate ‘Garoland’ to be carved out of the tribal state.The Garoland State...

Shillong: The Community & Rural Development Department and State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) in collaboration with Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute (MATI) Monday organised an Orientation Programme for the newly recruited Junior Rural Development Officers (JRDOs) at Yojana Bhavan,...

Shillong: The Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society, Block Mission Management Unit (BMMU) Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills District Sunday organised a ‘SHG Mela’ at Smit village, East Khasi Hills District. Banteidor Lyngdoh, Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Minister attended the inaugural...

Shillong: The District Mental Health Programme, East Khasi Hills Sunday observed  the “World Mental Health Day” at a programme held at KJP Assembly Conference Hall, here on the theme “Make Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority”.Noor...

Shillong: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday unveiled life-size statues of the three freedom fighters from Meghalaya, U Tirot Sing, U Kiang Nangbah and Pa Togan Nengminza at the State Central Library premises here.Besides unveiling the statues of...

Shillong: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday iterated his vision of transforming Meghalaya into the top 10 states within the next 10 years and said that tourism is at the core of realizing this vision.“The government is developing tourism...

Shillong: Hotel Taj Vivanta Meghalaya, Shillong, the first ever five-star hotel was inaugurated on Friday by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma although the property is unlikely to open for guests before next year.There was jubilation and history in the air...

Shillong: In a major development, Meghalaya Taxation Minister James Sangma on Thursday announced the government’s decision to repeal the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 in keeping with popular public demands and sentiments against casinos in the state.The announcement...

Shillong: Congress presidential election candidate Dr. Shashi Tharoor will be here in Meghalaya on Saturday to campaign for the upcoming poll to the top party post. Tharoor is pitted against veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member, Mallikarjun Kharge, who...

Shillong:  Meghalaya  government has invited the civil society members to go through the recently announced ‘Mental health and social care policy-Meghalaya’ and give their comments and suggestions. On October 10, 2022, Meghalaya announced its “first-ever draft state mental health and...