Shillong: Thirteen miners, who were trapped inside a coal pit filled with gallons of water in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, were yet to be reached or rescued, the district police chief said on Friday. Officials had already said their chances of survival were bleak. “We are yet to recover[Read More…]
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India should have been declared a Hindu nation: Meghalaya High Court
In what could turn out to be a controversial observation, the Meghalaya High Court on Monday noted that since Pakistan had declared themselves an Islamic nation after Independence, India should also have been declared a Hindu country. “Even today, in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians,[Read More…]
Man arrested from airport for murder bid on Meghalaya women rights activists
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) A 38-year-old coal merchant, wanted in the murder attempt on Meghalaya’s frontline women’s rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and her aide, was arrested from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam on Friday, police said. “The special team of Meghalaya Police picked up Showmewell B. Kyndait from[Read More…]
No report cards for Meghalaya kids refusing vaccination
Shillong, School students who refuse to go for Measles-Rubella vaccination will not receive their annual examination report cards in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, an official said on Thursday. The vaccination programme was launched in the state on September 24 amid apprehension among many parents that the injection would make[Read More…]
Don’t go to Japan, India has its own Cherry Blossom Festival
India‘s version of the Cherry Blossom Festival is nothing short of an exquisite collection of events and scenic views. For the third time in a row now, the capital city of Shillong hosts a fun-filled experience for the lovers of nature. First of these festivals of blossoms happened in the[Read More…]
International standard sports stadium for the differently-abled to be established in Meghalaya
The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot, announced the creation of an international standard sports stadium for the differently-abled people in Meghalaya. The stadium is said to be created ahead of the National Games 2022, which the state will host. While speaking during the Samajik Adhikarita Shivir[Read More…]
Centre to build sports stadium for differently-abled in Meghalaya
Shillong: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday announced the construction of an international standard sports stadium for the differently-abled in Meghalaya’s capital city. The stadium, to cost Rs 200 crore, is one of five such facilities that the government proposes to establish in five states,[Read More…]
Meghalaya looking at options for technology in food processing
Paris: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Sunday said Meghalaya is looking at options for technology and machinery to build an efficient supply chain as well on development of product and branding to establish its unique identity. Sangma was speaking at the SIAL (Salon International de l’alimentation) Paris 2018, one[Read More…]
Separatist movements will never succeed in India: Meghalaya Governor
Shillong: Separatist movements have not succeeded in India because most people have not supported them, Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy said on Saturday. He said such a movement succeeded in Pakistan with the separation of East Pakistan and led to the formation of Bangladesh. “The failure of the separatist movement in[Read More…]
Modi government will be ousted from power: Mukul Sangma
Shillong: The Leader of Opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, Mukul Sangma, on Tuesday voiced confidence that the Modi government will be ousted in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls because of the “anti-people” agenda of the BJP and the NDA government. “People thought that the BJP was an alternative but now[Read More…]
