Meghalaya tops urban-rural spending gap in country
Shillong, Dec 27: Urban households in Meghalaya spend 104% more on average than their rural counterparts, according to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES)...
Social media influencer’s act inside church sparks outrage
Shillong, Dec 27: A video of chanting “Jai Shree Ram”, a Hindu religious slogan, by a social media influencer inside a church at Mawlyngnong,...
Garo Hills wrapped in Christmas festivity, record crowds attend church services
Tura, Dec 26: Garo Hills has been wrapped in Christmas festivity since December 24th with record crowds witnessed at midnight church services that was...
World Bank hails Meghalaya’s MCLLMP as a replicable model for community-led resource management
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Dec 26: The World Bank has said the successful outcomes of the Meghalaya Community-Led Landscape Management Project (MCLLMP) will serve as a...
Garo Hills dance group wins top award in Mumbai
Tura, Dec 23: ARYAAN Dance Academy from Mendipathar in North Garo Hills district has brought fame to the region by bagging the best award...
ADC polls: NPP names 6 more candidates
Shillong, Dec 24: The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) has named six more candidates for the autonomous district council (ADC) elections scheduled for February...
13 Bangla nationals held for smuggling
Shillong, Dec 23: BSF troops apprehended 13 Bangladeshi smugglers and seized sugar and other contraband items worth around ₹10.5 lakh during simultaneous raids conducted...
Meghalaya’s community reserves hold the key to primate conservation
Roopak Goswami
Shillong, Dec 23: A study led by researchers from the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History reveals that the size and...
MoS to attend Rozgar Mela in city
Shillong, Dec 22: Union Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan will attend the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Mela in Shillong on Monday.
The PM...
SP Fire Service and family hurt in Garo Hills road accident
Tura, Dec 22: The Fire and Emergency Services Superintendent of Police, Western Range (Garo Hills) Bruno A Sangma along with his wife and two...
Rare sighting: Black-throated Parrotbill rediscovered in Meghalaya
Roopak Goswami
Shillong, Dec 22: On a bright spring morning, April 21, 2024, three bird enthusiasts— Jyotirmay Baishya, Manas Kumar Kalita and Rocky Ranjan Srivastava—embarked...
MSPCB slaps notice, fine on Star Cement
‘Intentional’ violation of water, air pollution norms
Shillong, Dec 22: The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) has penalised and issued show cause notice to...
