Meghalaya

Shillong: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker, Methbah Lyngdoh on Monday urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to reconsider setting up casinos in the state owing to opposition from church leaders and social organisations.“There is widespread apprehension and displeasure from across political leaders,...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to facilitate knowledge exchange and capacity building of medical professionals.Health Minister James Sangma met with Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian to...

Shillong: Rebel leaders of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), who participated in the first phase of the tripartite peace talks with the Meghalaya government and the centre, returned to Bangladesh on Friday. “The talk so far so good...

Shillong: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found out that budget estimate prepared by the Meghalaya government was ‘not realistic”. In its report for the revenue sector till March 31, 2020, the audit report also revealed that the state...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday told the assembly that the intention of the government to establish gaming zones was to generate more revenue for the state, even as he iterated that the process of casino operations...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday informed the Assembly that the government desires to have railways in Meghalaya provided people give their consent to have a railway network in the state.“There is opposition towards the railways from...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday informed the assembly that the government would build new buildings or renovate existing buildings of all government-run schools from lower primary to higher secondary levels within 100 days.Replying to a discussion...

Shillong: Another under-trial prisoner (UTP), who had escaped along with five inmates from the Jowai district jail and correctional home, was re-arrested on Tuesday by Meghalaya police. Rikmenlang Lamare, the jail-breaker was captured from Chiabnai village in West Jaintia Hills...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that the government will examine the need to extend some relief to houses damaged by the incidents of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts.“I have taken note of the suggestion and...

Shillong: The Vice-Chancellor of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Professor Prabha Shankar Shukla called on President Droupadi Murmu, who is also the Visitor of the University last week at Rashtrapati Bhawan and invited her to visit the University,...