Meghalaya

Shillong: The full bench of the Meghalaya High Court has recalled its previous order of contempt proceedings against the State Chief Secretary after “some positive measures” have now been taken by the State government regarding measurement of all the...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has constituted three regional committees to resolve boundary disputes in six remaining ‘areas of differences' with Assam, an official said on Monday. Out of 12 ‘areas of differences’, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam...

Shillong: A day after the Union government has withdrawn special benefits including additional monetary allowance given to All India Services (AIS) officers posted in the North Eastern states, the All North East IAS and other Associations are preparing to...

Chokpot: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday iterated that his government was committed to make Meghalaya one among the top ten states in the country, even as he said the state has been making rapid progress on several...

Shillong: Meghalaya Director General of Police LR Bishnoi on Friday said 80 percent of the drugs-related chargesheets are rejected by the courts for non compliance of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) norms.Voicing concern over the “procedural lapses” ,...

Shillong: Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has refused to make any commitment to the demand for an independent inquiry into the killing of former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council militant leader, Cheristerfield Thangkhiew.The opposition Trinamool Congress, pressure groups, and the...

Shillong: A 80-year-old man was killed by a 17-year-old boy, accusing him of practising witchcraft, police said on Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred at Dienglieng village in East Khasi Hills district on Tuesday night when the juvenile attacked Kwoi...

Shillong: The Environment Coordination Committee (ECC), which has been at the forefront demanding to close down coke plants in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, has threatened to agitate if the government fails to frame an action plan regarding the...

Shillong: The Coal Controller Organisation under the Union Coal Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to probe into the illegal mining and exporting of coal to Bangladesh via Meghalaya. The Coal Controller had informed the Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday...

Shillong: A Division Bench of the Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit on all other unlisted cases of custodial deaths.“Since the state seeks some time to furnish details of all other...