Meghalaya

Meghalaya Police ‘recklessly’ shot former militant: Judicial Commission

Shillong: A commission of inquiry, in its report tabled in the Meghalaya Assembly on Friday, has said Cheristerfield Thangkhiew, the surrendered general secretary of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) was killed in a “reckless operation using excessive...

National Law University Bill introduced in Meghalaya Assembly

Shillong: A Bill to establish a National Law University (NLU) of Meghalaya was introduced in the state assembly by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday.“The government has decided that teaching and research facilities available in the law university can...

Meghalaya pressure group writes to PM seeking CBI-ED probe into corruption

Shillong: The Hynñiewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO), a pressure group in Meghalaya, on Thursday petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) inquiry into the alleged scams in the state.In...

Meghalaya govt allots land for CRPF base

Shillong: The Meghalaya Government on Thursday handed over the letter of allotment for 10 acres of land in the New Shillong Township for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to set up a permanent base.In a video statement released...

85% PHCs in Meghalaya have Transit Homes for pregnant women

Shillong: Eighty-five cent of the primary health centres (PHCs) in matrilineal Meghalaya have Transit Homes for expecting mothers, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said after inaugurating yet another such facility under the CM’s Safe Motherhood Scheme at the community health...

Meghalaya Cabinet clears Ropeway Bill, 2022

Shillong: The Meghalaya cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Meghalaya Ropeway Bill, 2022 which will lay down the procedures for different passenger and tourist ropeways that are in the pipeline. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the first route of the ropeway...

Differences crop up in Meghalaya BJP

Shillong: A cold war is raging in the Meghalaya unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the move of the saffron party to pull out of the National People’s Party (NPP)-led government.BJP minister Sanbor Shullai on Wednesday said...

Don’t point fingers at us: Conrad Sangma to BJP

Shillong:  Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who is also the supremo of the National People’s Party (NPP), which heads the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, on Wednesday asked the BJP, which is a constituent of the ruling coalition...

‘Sidelined’ former Meghalaya minister quits BJP

Shillong: Former Meghalaya Minister and senior BJP leader, John Antonius Lyngdoh quit the saffron party after being “sidelined, insulted and ostracised” by the party. “The main reason for this resignation is because for the last 4 and a half years...

Meghalaya CM updates Amit Shah on peace, border talks

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed with him various issues concerning the state. “I had updated the Home Minister on the ongoing peace talks with the...

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Kakching district administration holds second Seva Setu Abhiyan camp

Kakching: The District Administration Kakching organised the second Seva Setu Abhiyan camp at the Waikhong Ningthoumanai Lairembi Shanglen, Kakching...