Meghalaya

Shillong: Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President, Vincent H. Pala has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to impose Hindi as a compulsory language across the country.“India is a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic country that has...

Shillong: With fasts and daylong prayer services in churches, Christians in Meghalaya Friday observed Good Friday, marking the crucification of Jesus Christ.Hundreds of faithful of the Roman Catholic Church took out a procession to the Calvary at the...

Shillong: Assam Rifles Chief, Lieutenant General Lt Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair has held talks with Nepal Army Chief Prabhuram Sharma at Kathmandu, an official statement said on Friday.Nair discussed various steps and schemes being initiated by Assam Rifles...

Shillong: A division bench of the Meghalaya High Court has directed the Inspector General of Prisons to file an additional affidavit indicating the complete list of persons who have died in custody since 2012.Hearing a PIL on...

Shillong: Troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) have seized 100 Kg of human hair meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh from the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, an official said on Wednesday.A BSF official said the human hair...

Shillong: Meghalaya police on Wednesday arrested two persons including the founder of a newly announced self-styled terror group “Lawei ba Phyrnai” (a bright future).Sleuths of the crime branch apprehended the two male youths here, a police officer said,...

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has reaffirmed its decision to relocate the Dalit or Mazhabi Sikhs from the Sweeper's Lane here based on the recommendation of a high-level committee.“I had candidly told them (Harijan Panchayat Committee) that the...

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said the government is preparing its reply, through an affidavit, on having a roster system in place as directed by the High Court.“A thorough discussion was held to prepare the...

Shillong: Traditional village headman from seven villages of inter-state boundary villages with Assam on Monday threatened to seek legal recourse after Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma “refused” to meet them to discuss on the Memorandum of Understanding which...

Shillong: India's first wooden kart race will be held in Meghalaya on April 30 to revive the dying art of making a wooden kart and to promote its usage in modern days.The race, organised by Kharang Sports &...