Meghalaya

Conrad unveils Rs 488-cr road projects in Jaintia Hills

Shillong, May 28: In a major push to infrastructure development in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday laid foundation stones for four road projects worth Rs 488...

Two micro snail species discovered in Khasi Hills caves   

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, May 28: Deep inside Meghalaya’s limestone cave systems, scientists have uncovered two new species of microsnails,...

Discovered in Garo Hills, rare gecko species turns up in Assam

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, May 28: A rare bent-toed gecko first discovered in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills has now been recorded...

Union MoS calls for better reach of Central schemes in Meghalaya

Shillong, May 27: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Nikhil Khadse has called for...

Govt notifies officials entitled for name boards on vehicles

Shillong, May 27: In a bid to check “VIP culture”, the state government has decided to regulate the...
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After 35 years, forest body now able to use state funds

Shillong, May 27: The state government has decided to effect an administrative amendment to the Meghalaya Forest Authority Act, 1991, allowing the Authority to...

Dr Nonglait cautions about ‘propaganda’ against Govt  

NPP candidate for Shillong LS bypoll addresses campaign meet at Jowai   I fear that if another government takes over, the good roads we see today...

Silence, Fear and Alleged Cover Up: Meghalaya Women’s Cricket in Crisis

By Prarthana Hazarika A sexual harassment controversy involving members of the Meghalaya Under-23 women’s cricket team has snowballed into one of the biggest crises to...

Southern Meghalaya emerges as NE’s geological hotspot

Southern Meghalaya stood out as the only area categorised under “very high geodiversity” though it covers just 0.53% of Northeast’s total area Roopak Goswami Guwahati, May...

‘Bio-weaver’ Hally War honoured with Padma Shri

The 69-year-old environmentalist has spent more than five decades nurturing Living Root Bridges, locally known as Jingkieng Jri. Shillong, May 25: Hally War, a pioneer...

CM Conrad tells Pradhan about strategy to improve education sector in Meghalaya

Shillong, May 25: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday outlined before Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan a comprehensive reform strategy to improve...

JJM, key water supply projects reviewed by PHE minister

Shillong, May 25: Meghalaya Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Marcuise N. Marak on Sunday chaired a state-level review meeting on the implementation of the...

CM seeks early appointment of NEHU Vice Chancellor, pushes for higher education projects

Delhi, May 25: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, during his Monday meeting with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed gratitude for initiating the process...

Shillong researchers develop bioplastic from banana peels

Banana peels were boiled, dried and crushed into a smooth paste before being processed into bioplastic using hydrochloric acid, glycerol and sodium hydroxide. The...

Rain-rich Mawsynram draws attention for sustaining biodiversity

The constantly moist environment sustains diverse species, including hoolock gibbons, clouded leopards, endemic frogs, orchids, ferns, and numerous invertebrates. Roopak Goswami Shillong, May 24: Mawsynram, one...

CM attends 100 year celebration of Tura Natya Samity  

From ‘Rock Capital’, Shillong emerging as ‘Music Capital’: CM Conrad Tura, May 24: Shillong, once known as the “Rock Capital of India,” is now emerging...

‘Missing’ for 3 years, youth reunited with kin by CM Connect  

CM Conrad receives youth from Ichamati at LGBI Airport, Guwahati   Shillong, May 24: In a heartwarming gesture, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has personally received...
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