Ganguly bats for Northeast talents
Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Technical Committee and former India captain Sourav Ganguly received a rapturous welcome here on Thursday.Sourav unveiled the foundation stone of ...
By Keshav Pariat in Shilong
Meghalaya to rescue 2400 stranded citizens
Meghalaya will bring back over 2,400 of its stranded citizens from different parts of the Northeast, including Sikkim, from May 5.There are over 10,000 students and working professionals, who have bee...
Cruel month plays out in northeast
The Ides of March, a portent of doom for the Romans, seems to have cast an ominous shadow over the month. Not only has the novel coronavirus wrapped the planet in a mantle of dread, but pockets of pro...
No compromise on NE aspirations: Sangma
A day after the Election Commission (EC) granted the National People's Party (NPP) the status of a national party, its president and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has asserted that his p...
By PTI in Shillong
Row erupts over Meghalaya 'unrepresented tribes'
The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs has disagreed with the Meghalaya government on the nomination of unrepresented tribes to the proposed autonomous territorial councils while batting...
Meghalaya needs to curb tobacco use
Alarm bells have been sounded on the high usage of tobacco in Meghalaya, a state with the highest incidence of oesophageal cancer in the country.On the eve of the World No Tobacco Day, the Meghalaya g...
Conrad launches muga mission in Meghalaya
The Meghalaya muga mission was launched by chief minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday to boost muga production over the next five years.The mission entails a financial implication of more than Rs 138 ...
Meghalaya: ILP resolution to be tabled in Assembly
A resolution seeking implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya will be tabled in the state Assembly during its special session on Thursday, officials said.Section 144 of CrPC has been...
5 navy ROVs deployed to rescue miners: Meghalaya to SC
The Meghalaya government told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Indian Navy has deployed five remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) to rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaint...
Meghalaya mulls joint teams to check mines
The Meghalaya government has decided to rein in illegal coal mines across the mining districts by forming joint teams of the police, mining and geology and transport departments.The decision to form t...