Meghalaya

President Murmu appoints new Governors in nine states

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry.

Jul 28, 2024

Heavy rains, landslide leave trail of destruction across northeast India, 36 dead in 4 states

At least 36 people were killed in heavy rains and landslides in four northeastern states on Tuesday under the impact of Cyclone Remal

May 29, 2024

Justice S. Vaidyanathan sworn-in as chief justice of Meghalaya High Court

Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath of office to Justice Vaidyanathan at a simple swearing-in ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here.

Feb 11, 2024

Meghalaya gears up to host 3-day 'Cherry Blossom Festival'

The stage is set for the state of Meghalaya to host the 3-day 'Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2023' from November 17 as the streets and lanes of this picturesque hill station are draped in pink and white Cherry Blossom trees.

Nov 14, 2023

Formalin Use: Meghalaya bans sale, distribution of outside or imported fish for 15 days

The Meghalaya government has banned the sale, distribution and storage of imported fish for a period of 15 days after a sample test of river water fish showed the presence of formalin, officials said Friday.

Jun 9, 2023

Conrad Sangma to take oath as Meghalaya CM today; full list of ministers taking oath

In the MDA 2.0 government in Meghalaya, there will be 12 ministers -- eight from the NPP, two from United Democratic Party (UDP) and one each from Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) and the BJP.

Mar 7, 2023

Meghalaya Congress president Vincent Pala loses; NPP candidate wins [details]

In a major setback to the Congress, its Meghalaya unit president and Lok Sabha MP Vincent Pala lost the assembly election. He was defeated by the NPP candidate Santa Mary Shylla.

Mar 2, 2023

Voting begins for Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly elections

The voting for 59 of the 60 Assembly seats in Meghalaya started at 7 a.m. The polling in 3,419 polling stations would continue till 4 p.m. without any break.

Feb 27, 2023

Under construction, the Meghalaya Assembly dome collapses, no injuries

Work on the structure began in June 2019 and was expected to be completed by August 2022.

May 23, 2022

Farmers should unite and form their own Govt, says Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has urged farmers to unite and form a government of their own.

Mar 9, 2022

Meghalaya leads by example; State helmed by women, both Chief Secretary and acting DGP

With the process to appoint the state's new DGP underway, there are a few names strongly doing the rounds in contenders' list. If the current acting woman DGP Nongrang is made the DGP, it'll be historic for women empowerment

Jan 3, 2022

Demands to split Meghalaya on ethnic lines crop up ahead of bypolls

K.P. Pangniang, President of the HSPDP, informed the media that following Meghalaya's split, one of the states will be for the Garos and the other for the Khasi-Jaintia people.

Oct 14, 2021

Pochampally: The village that was once Shyam Benegal's muse, nominated for UN's Best Village Tourism Award

Along with Pochampallyin Telangana, Meghalaya's Kongthong and Madhya Pradesh's Ladhapura Khas are amongst the shortlisted names for the UN's World Tourism Organization Award.

Sep 14, 2021

Why boundary issue between Assam and Meghalaya could be a ticking time bomb

Assam has been involved in a number of border disputes with the neighbouring states in North-East India.

Aug 18, 2021

Curfew imposed in Shillong, Internet down in 4 Meghalaya districts after violence, Home Minister quits

Violence, including stone-pelting and setting a police vehicle afire, rocked Shillong on Sunday, following the "killing" of a former militant leader on Friday, leading the authorities to enforce curfew and suspend internet services in four Meghalaya districts, officials said.

Aug 16, 2021

New Wave? 5,000 children in Meghalaya test positive, 17 of them succumb to Covid-19

Covid-19 was found in 5,000 children under the age of 14 in Meghalaya, with 17 of them dead already. Meghalaya has a fatality rate of 1.75 percent, compared to 1.29 percent nationally.

Jun 18, 2021

'Meghalaya Bengalis are Bangladeshis'; students' body warned over xenophobic posters

The banners and posters, reading "All Meghalaya Bengalis are Bangladeshis", reportedly put up by the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) have since been removed by the police.

Oct 23, 2020

Meghalaya celebrates Behdienkhlam: All you need to know about the festival

Celebrated mostly in the Jaintia District of Meghalaya, Behdienkhlam is celebrated every year in the month of July.

Jul 8, 2020

Amid high drama, BJP wins Manipur RS seat, allies in Meghalaya, Mizoram

Less than 72 hours after being reduced to a minority, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party clinched the Manipur Rajya Sabha seat while MNF in Mizoram and Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) won their states' sole Rajya Sabha seats.

Jun 20, 2020

Fake job offers: Beware of 'Letter' demanding unemployed youth to pay Rs 1,200 under psuedo scheme

The letter mentions that the interested candidates should send a demand draft (DD) of Rs 1200 in the name of Kanak Enterprises, payable at Delhi.

Feb 11, 2020