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Meghalaya Police yet to arrest miscreants in desecration of temple

Shillong: Meghalaya police are yet to arrest the miscreants who had desecrated two idols at Marwari Samshan Bhoomi area (crematorium), Mawbah, on Sunday night. “We are yet to ascertain the miscreants who are behind this criminal act (vandalism of the idols....

Meghalaya, Assam exchange reports on boundary disputes

Shillong, Jan 3 (UNI) Meghalaya and Assam on Monday exchanged reports submitted by their respective regional committees on the boundary disputes in presence of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma here at State Secretariat here. The reports were exchanged between Meghalaya Deputy Chief...

Covid-19: Meghalaya govt announces fresh restrictions

Shillong: Meghalaya has imposed a series of fresh Covid-related restrictions from January 5 (Wednesday) in view of the rapid surge of Omnicron cases throughout the country.Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday undertook a comprehensive review of the Covid-19 situation in...

Major political upheaval marks Meghalaya in 2021

Raymond KharmujaiShillong: The year had begun with the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19,which came as a major relief to the people of this mountainous state of Meghalaya. The Northeastern state saw a gradual decline in cases of infection and...

Wanted HNLC leader surrenders in Meghalaya

Shillong: A wanted militant of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Thursday surrendered before Border Security Force (BSF) authorities in Meghalaya. Junel Tongper alias June, who was the “East Jaintia Hills Area Commander” of the HNLC joined the mainstream in a surrender...

Meghalaya detects 13 new COVID-19 cases, measures put in place to tackle viral infection

Shillong, Dec 30 (UNI) Thirteen new COVID-19 cases added up to 61 active cases and four more cases of recovery from the viral infection surged the number of recovered cases to 83,272 on Thursday in Meghalaya, which has so far...

Meghalaya CM welcomes panel to examine withdrawal of AFSPA in Nagaland

Shillong, Dec 27 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has welcomed the move of the central government to constituting a committee to look into the withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland.“Welcome the move...

Christmas celebrated across Meghalaya

Shillong: Christmas, the biggest religious festival in Christian-majority Meghalaya was celebrated on Saturday with solemnity, religious fervor, joy and caution in keeping with safety protocols due to the ongoing pandemic.The spirit of yuletide reigned supreme as the state ushered in the...

Meghalaya Speaker recognises merger of 12 Congress legislators with TMC

Shillong: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday accorded recognition to the merger of the 12 Congress legislators with the Trinamool Congress, while dismissing a petition of the Congress seeking their disqualification.“After examining in detail all the 12 petitions filed...

Shillong covers white under blanket of hailstone or possibly snowflakes

Shillong: Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong on Wednesday was covered beautifully under a thick blanket of hailstone and possible snow flakes. Photos shared on social media showed large areas of the city and its suburbs covered white. Many of the people in this...

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Yumnam Khemchand Singh attends BJP 47th foundation day celebration in Noney

Silchar: Manipur Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh today attended the 47th Foundation Day of the BJP at Rongmei Naga...