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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday won the South Tura seat, from where he was contesting as the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) candidate. The counting of votes for the South Tura and Ranikor Assembly by-elections in Meghalaya began on Monday morning at 8 AM. The South Tura assembly[Read More…]
The stage is set for Thursday’s twin assembly by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor in Meghalaya with four companies of Central armed forces being deployed in both the constituencies. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also the national chief of the National People’s Party (NPP), is contesting the by-election and[Read More…]
Shillong: Internet services on mobile telephones was restored on Wednesday in the Meghalaya capital as normalcy returned, an official said. Meanwhile, curfew will be relaxed for 15 hours – from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday in in 13-tension hit areas of the city, while night curfew in the[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called up Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to assure him of the safety of the Sikh community and their religious institutions in the state following communal clashes, an official said here on Saturday. Sangma called up the Punjab Chief Minister to apprise him of[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who returned after a weekend trip to Italy, on Monday attacked the BJP, saying it has “usurped power in Meghalaya through a proxy” and called it “demonetisation of democracy”. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was “obsessed with grabbing power using big money to[Read More…]
Shillong: Meghalaya’s ruling Congress has promised that it would create three lakh new jobs, besides promising to enhance Rs 5 lakh health insurance cover announced by the Central government, if it returns to power in the state. “It shall be our endeavour to create three lakh new jobs, and provide one[Read More…]
Williamnagar: Special Force (SF-10) commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday killed in a gunfight a top Garo rebel leader wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings and bombings in the state. Acting on a tip off, the commandos raided Sudugre area in East Garo Hills district and shot dead Sohan[Read More…]
Shillong: Thousand of people from all walks of life came out on the streets of the Meghalaya capital as Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a massive road show ahead of the February 27 assembly elections. This is the first time that a top national politician has held a road show in[Read More…]
Shillong: Wooing coal miners to vote for the BJP in the upcoming Meghalaya Assembly polls, the BJP on Thursday promised to resume mining in the state, if voted to power. In its Vision Document released by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the BJP promised to put back on track the coal mining[Read More…]
Shillong: Former Union Minister Vincent H. Pala today exuded confidence that Meghalaya’s ruling Congress will come to power on its own after the February 27 assembly elections. “We (Congress) are contesting in all the 60 assembly constituencies alone. In the past, Congress has worked with like-minded parties but this time, the[Read More…]
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance chief, Reverend Paul Msiza, to attend the 150 years celebrations of Christianity in the state’s Garo Hills region. “It is highly condemnable to reject the visa application of[Read More…]
Even as the Meghalaya assembly was scheduled to begin on Friday its last session ahead of the February-March 2018 elections, an opposition MLA on Thursday withdrew his notice to move a resolution for Speaker Abu Taher Mondal’s removal. The three-day session will include two days dedicated to government business and[Read More…]
Independent legislator Rophul Marak on Wednesday withdrawn support to the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government ahead of the assembly elections next year. The second Independent legislator to withdraw support to the Mukul Sangma-led government after Robinus Syngkon earlier this month, he said his decision came since “the Chief Minister has[Read More…]
The Meghalaya Election Department has entered Limca Book of Records for the formation of the biggest human logo comprising young voters in the state, an official said on Tuesday. The logo formation was part of Mission Unite (U and I towards Enrolment) as part of the Special drive to enroll[Read More…]
Meghalaya’s Tailin Lyngdoh who has travelled from UK to UAE wearing mostly her traditional Khasi attire ‘jainsem’, had no idea about the humiliation she have to face when she went on to attend a Lunch held in Delhi Golf Club in the same attire. In a sheer case of discrimination,[Read More…]
As landslide hits a village in Meghalaya on Saturday, three people were killed while two others were reported missing. As per reports, the landslides were triggered by incessant rains for the past few days. The incident occurred at Tharia, some 20 km downhill of state capital Shillong, in Ri Bhoi[Read More…]
Protesting against the Centre’s decision to ban cattle in animal markets for slaughter, some former BJP leaders will hold a beef fest in Meghalaya’s Tura on Saturday evening. A number of beef dishes will be on the menu to show how “intrinsic cow meat” is to the culture of the[Read More…]
In Meghalaya, over 5,000 youth workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party quit the party on Wednesday. This comes as a repercussion to Centre’s new restrictions on cattle sale and slaughter in animal markets. Wilver Greham Danggo, the head of local BJP youth wing, said the party was trying to suppress[Read More…]
