Meghalaya

Shillong: Bangkok and other Southeast Asian nations are geographically nearer than India’s capital Delhi, which makes the North Eastern States suitable for business, trade and tourism, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Saturday. He made the remark while...

Shillong: A Bangladeshi national was arrested and a manhunt is on to nab others,  who fled into a jungle in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Friday, police said.Acting on a tip-off about possible attempt by some Bangladeshi nationals...

Shillong: Popular public leader, educationist and former Meghalaya Home Minister, Robert Garnett Lyngdoh passed away at his residence in Nongrim Hills here on Friday.Bah Bob or Bobby, as he was fondly referred to passed away at the age of...

Shillong: The explosives that were seized from the farmhouse of now-arrested Meghalaya BJP Vice-President Bernard N Marak on Thursday will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to check their intensity, police said on Friday.The former militant-turned politician...

Shillong: Five alleged drug traffickers, including a Meghalaya Police Constable, were arrested across the state and also recovered heroin from their possession, police said on Thursday.A police official said 29-year-old Nisooki War was arrested with 201 grams of heroin...

Shillong: Meghalaya BJP Vice President Bernard Marak, who is accused of running prostitution racket from his farmhouse, has been sent to eight-day police custody.On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh police arrested Marak following a country-wide ‘look-out’ notice issued against him by...

Shillong: The surge in Covid-19 infection continued in Meghalaya with 114 new cases recorded on Thursday that increased the number of active cases to 687, health officials said.So far, the state has recorded 95198 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 1605...

Shillong: Meghalaya police arrested two drug traffickers and seized 120 grams of heroin worth Rs 75 lakhs from their possession, a police official said on Wednesday.Based on a tip-off, police detained two drug traffickers - Shanborlang Khongwir (30)...

Shillong: With India’s shining scorecard at Olympics 2021 and overall achievements of the discipline improving, national enthusiasm around sports of different kinds have gone up and to further contribute to this growing interest, the Meghalaya government felicitated 231 sports...

Shillong: Donald Philips Wahlang, a 1993 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the new chief secretary of Meghalaya, an official said on Wednesday. He will succeed Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang, who is retiring on July 31. Warjri is currently...