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Catholics in Garo Hills begin Lenten journey with Ash Wednesday observance

Tura, Feb 18: Catholic faithful across the Garo Hills marked Ash Wednesday with solemn devotion, attending church services to usher in the sacred season of Lent — a forty-day...

Umsning MLA lauds Govt’s devp push; Says state has doubled economy since 2018

Shillong, Feb 18: NPP legislator from Umsning, Dr Celestine Lyngdoh, has hailed the Meghalaya government's development efforts, citing...

KHADC seeks recall of non-tribals’ trading licence Amendment Bill

Shillong, Feb 18: KHADC chief Winston Tony Lyngdoh on Wednesday tabled a report in the House, seeking to...

Previous Govt’s ‘mistakes’ delayed entry-exit point: CM

Shillong, Feb 18: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has sought to blame the previous government’s “mistakes” made in...

TMC chief seeks audit of Shillong smart city project

Shillong, Feb 18: The Trinamool Congress state president Charles Pyngrope has suggested an audit to assess the progress...
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Found in Nongkhyllem, Humeral Frog recorded first time in Meghalaya

Roopak Goswami Shillong, Feb 15: The first-ever presence of the Humeral Frog (Humerana humeralis) in Meghalaya was recorded by a new research, making a significant...

EJ Hills SP transferred

Shillong, Feb 15: In the wake of the mine blast at Mynsngat-Thangsko claiming over 30 lives, the East Jaintia Hills district superintendent of police...

62 FIRs filed, 14 arrested in crackdown on illegal mining  

Over 15,000 MT coal, 25 kg explosives seized during police crackdown   Shillong, Feb 15: Coming down heavily on illegal coal mining, the police have so...

Memo to Modi against cement plant in EJ Hills  

Residents demand for cancellation of public hearing on proposed cement plant   The plant’s proposed site sits near the Lait Prah and Labit cave systems —...

Coal mine tragedy: Govt to announce judicial inquiry panel soon: Dy CM

Shillong, Feb 13: The state government is likely to announce the judicial inquiry commission to probe into the coal mine tragedy claiming at least...

Need local support to extend railways: BJP leader

Shillong, Feb 13: The role of local support is crucial for expanding rail network in three states of the North East, including Meghalaya, said...

4 MCS officers nominated to IAS

Shillong, Feb 13: Four senior Meghalaya Civil Service (MCS) officers have been inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and allocated to the Assam-Meghalaya...

Govt renovated or upgraded 80% LP, UP schools in state: CM 

Eklavya Model Residential School opens at Samanda   Each EMRS is designed to accommodate about 480 students and is equipped with modern facilities, including science and...

Demolition debris raise urban waste volume substantially

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Feb 13: Urbanisation and rapid population growth are driving an unprecedented surge in construction and demolition (C&D) waste across India. While municipal solid...

BNP heading for victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election

Dhaka, Feb 13: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday appeared headed for a decisive victory in the South Asian nation's general elections as...

Budget has blueprint for developed India: Bihar MLC

Shillong, Feb 13: BJP’s Bihar MLC Devesh Kumar, who is on a visit to Meghalaya as part of a nationwide campaign to bring positive...

Meghalaya tea grows its own identity slowly but steadily

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Nongpoh, Feb 12: On my way from Guwahati to Shillong, I found myself searching for a place to drink Meghalaya tea. Not Assam...
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