Meghalaya

Shillong: The body of a trainee mountaineer from Meghalaya, Tiklu Jyrwa, who was hit by an avalanche in Uttarakhand, was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church cemetery here. The funeral service was attended by a large...

Shillong: An educationist has urged the Meghalaya government to revoke its decision-making Mathematics and Science non-compulsory pass subjects in the matriculation examination.“This decision has done damage to the state as these two subjects are important,” St. Edmund’s college Principal...

Shillong: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the upgradation of Tyrsad Sub-Centre to Primary Health Centre at Tyrsad in the presence of Eugeneson Lyngdoh, MLA and Shri L. Blah, MDC.Speaking on the occasion, Tynsong...

Shillong: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the Meghalaya government on Monday announced the state’s first-ever draft ‘State Mental Health and Social Care Policy.The policy aims to promote overall mental health and well-being and facilitate appropriate access...

Shillong: Governor Brigadier (Dr) B.D. Mishra (Retired) on Sunday called for according priority to environmental conservation efforts in Meghalaya. Speaking in the 70th Plenary of the North Eastern Council (NEC) chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Guwahati, Mishra...

Shillong: The First Lady of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Neelam Misra interacted with senior officials of Textile and Handicrafts department, entrepreneurs and self help groups at Raj Bhavan here Friday.The First Lady urged the officials to motivate and...

Shillong: The agitating contractual schools teachers on Friday called off their protest after the state government agreed to give them another opportunity to appear for Meghalaya Teachers' Eligibility Test (MTET). This decision was taken following a meeting between the protesting...

Shillong: Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Friday said that he has sought a report from the district administration on the excessive use of force and lobbing of tear gas shells by police on the agitating contractual school teachers...

Shillong:  Meghalaya police on Thursday lobbed tear gas shells and used force to disperse the agitating lower primary contractual teachers and their family members who were marching towards the state secretariat to mount pressure on the government to ensure...

Shillong: Family members of a 35-year-old mountaineer from Meghalaya, Tiklu Jyrwa, who went missing along with other mountaineers in the avalanche that struck on Tuesday while trekking in the Dokriani Bamak glacier at Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, are still hopeful for...