Meghalaya

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Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples

The Shillong Archdiocese is the first diocese of the Northeast

26 Dec 2023 1:52 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (ANI file image)

Modi govt established peace in NE region: Amit Shah

Shah said Modi visited the region over 50 times during the past eight years and laid out the roadmap for the region's progress

18 Dec 2022 1:29 PM

AFSPA should be repealed: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

Conrad K Sangma joined the growing chorus for withdrawal of the law amid the civilian killings in Nagaland

06 Dec 2021 1:35 PM

Veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim quits Editors Guild of India

Mukhim accused that the journalists’ body defends only star editors and anchors

18 Nov 2020 10:11 PM

The banners and posters, reading “All Meghalaya Bengalis are Bangladeshis”, were alleged to have been put up by the KSU.(Twitter/@MrSamratX)

Meghalaya government appeals for peace after posters target Bengalis in Shillong

Sources in the student body indicated that the poster campaign had its roots in the Ichamati incident earlier this year

23 Oct 2020 6:50 PM

Eight-month-old baby with COVID-19 dies in Meghalaya hours after travelling 400 kms for treatment

His parents brought him all the way to Shillong by road. They arrived at the hospital in the early hours of Monday.

07 Jul 2020 5:46 PM

Mob attack kills youth in Meghalaya over suspected witchcraft

A total of 27 people, including two minors, are arrested on in connection with the incident

11 Mar 2020 4:35 PM

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday stoked controversy by asking those who do not want “divisive democracy” to go to North Korea. (Photo: PTI)

‘Those not wanting divisive democracy should go to North Korea’: Meghalaya Guv

The governor was apparently backing the new Citizenship Act.

14 Dec 2019 10:52 AM

The state cabinet approved the amended Meghalaya Residents, Safety and Security Act, 2016, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said. (Photo: ANI)

Outsiders visiting Meghalaya, staying for more than 24 hrs will now have to register with govt

Deputy CM said that the amended Act has been approved and it will come into force with immediate effect.

02 Nov 2019 12:05 PM

The hilarious tweet included a picture of three small packets filled with an orange powder. (Photo: Meghalaya Police | Twitter)

Meghalaya police's tweet on drug peddlers selling Rasna will leave you in splits

The tweet read: 'SCAM ALERT! *clears throat* Shillong market is so dry that peddlers are fooling their clients with Rasna(!?) Powder.'

16 Aug 2019 3:40 PM

Meghalaya Assembly speaker Donkupar Roy. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Donkupar Roy passes away

PM Modi, Meghalaya Governor, Meghalaya CM condole his death.

28 Jul 2019 9:15 PM

A total of 57,700 people, residents of 50 villages in Demdema block and over 66,400, residents of 104 villages in Selsella block have been affected due to the floods, they said. (Photo: AFP I representational)

1.14 lakh people affected as Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district gets flooded

The low-lying areas of the state's capital city Shillong were also flooded.

15 Jul 2019 12:46 PM

Tynsong also said that the committees will be formed at village level and the issue of groundwater will also be catered through this policy. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya becomes first state to have water policy to address water issues

The draft was passed on Friday following detailed discussions and deliberation with the ministers of the cabinet.

13 Jul 2019 1:43 PM

Following this, a delegation of the Punjab government visited the city and interacted with the settlers. The delegation members also met Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. (Photo: File)

Shillong's Punjabi Lane residents get notice to prove legality of stay

Punjabi Lane is inhabited by people from Punjab, who were brought around 200 yrs ago by British to work as cleaners and sweepers.

01 Jun 2019 12:42 PM

He said that he will kill himself in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi but not let the Bill get implemented in the state. (Photo: ANI)

Will kill myself in front of Modi but will not allow Citizenship Bill: BJP candidate

Shullai said, 'As long as I'm alive, the Citizenship Amendment Bill will not be implemented.'

12 Apr 2019 9:50 AM

However, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which has been engaged in the rescue operation since the day of the tragedy on December 13 last, will continue with their services. (Photo: AFP | File)

Navy, Army decide to call off operation in Meghalaya's mine tragedy

Navy, Army informed local authorities about their decision to pack up and leave op on direction from their higher-ups, R Susngi said.

02 Mar 2019 9:31 AM

Multiple agencies are involved in the operation which is underway to rescue the miners trapped in the mine located at Ksan near Lyteiñ River in East Jaintia Hills. (Photo: File)

Second body recovered retrieved from Meghalaya coal mine

The first body was found on January 26.

28 Feb 2019 10:32 AM

The skeletal remains were detected over 150 feet away from the bottom of the 370-feet-deep vertical mine shaft where the miners have been trapped. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Skeleton of another trapped miner found

At least 15 miners were trapped after water from the nearby river gushed into the illegal rat-hole mine in a village in Meghalaya.

25 Feb 2019 9:13 AM

On Tuesday, Kumar was grilled by the CBI officials for over 10 hours. (Photo: PTI)

On 5th day, CBI releases Rajeev Kumar after 3 hrs of grilling on ponzi scam

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to return to Kolkata after CBI interrogation in Shillong.

13 Feb 2019 12:27 PM

This is the third day of his questioning by the central investigative agency. (Photo: ANI)

Rajeev Kumar, ex-TMC MP appear before CBI for questioning in Shillong

The CBI grilled Kumar and Ghosh for nearly twelve hours on Sunday in connection with the Rose Valley and Saradha chit fund scams.

11 Feb 2019 12:15 PM

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