Meghalaya

Army motorcycle team Tornado pays tribute to martyrs

Imphal: The Army Service Corp motorcycle display team “Tornadoes” reached Leimakhong on Day 11 of their Motorcycle Expedition of North Eastern States here on Wednesday.The bold motorcycle expedition undertaken by the Tornadoes will be covering 2600 KM through the...

Jaintia regional panel begins consultation to resolve land dispute with Assam

Shillong: One of the three Meghalaya government-appointed regional committees has started to hold official consultations to resolve the remaining six areas of the boundary dispute between Meghalaya and Assam.The West Jaintia Hills regional panel headed by Urban Affairs Minister...

Meghalaya mountnaineer laid to rest

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...

Meghalaya made blunder by making Maths & Science non-compulsory pass subjects

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...

Meghalaya Dy CM lays stone for Tyrsad Primary Health Centre

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...

Meghalaya govt announces first-ever ‘Mental Health and Social Care Policy’

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...

Accord priority to environmental conservation efforts: Meghalaya Governor

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...

Meghalaya’s First Lady interacts with officials, entrepreneurs

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...

Meghalaya contractual teachers call off protest

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...

Meghalaya HM seeks report on use of tear gas on school teachers

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...

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3-Day capacity building workshop under RAMP scheme concludes successfully

Imphal: The Central Forest Division, Forest Department Manipur, successfully conducted a 3-Day Capacity Building Workshop on Hospitality, Wildlife Tourism...