Petrol bomb thrown at Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar's residenceHis house is situated in Nongmynsong within the East Khasi Hills district. He lodged a First Information Report (FIR) which led to an incre...
26 Apr, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
Meghalaya exports 20 metric tons of Khasi Mandarin to DubaiThe Directorate of Horticulture and Meghalaya State Agricultural Marketing Board orchestrated the flagging off ceremony of 20 metric tons o...
12 Dec, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
East Khasi Hills district administration imposes restrictions under section 144 CrPCDeputy Commissioner RM Kurbah said the decision was taken in view of various incidents of violence that have taken place in and around the ...
11 Jul, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Planning a trip to Meghalaya? Here's all you need to know about costs, where to stay, what to doThis north-eastern state's name literally translates to ‘abode of clouds’ and is the wettest region in the country. As nearly 70% of the st...
19 Jun, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Heavy rainfall lashes Meghalaya; deaths, landslides reportedIn East Jaintia Hills district, mudslides have cut off NH6 that connects Meghalaya with Silchar in eastern Assam, Mizoram and Tripura, poli...
17 Jun, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
Meghalaya: Crossing rivers, trekking for hours election officials reach polling boothsThe polling teams are trekking steep mountain paths, crossing muddy rivers, transcending difficult terrains -- in some areas through ropewa...
26 Feb, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Dispatch of polling parties begins in Meghalaya for assembly electionsIn South Garo Hills, the first polling party to leave early morning is the team going to Rongcheng Polling Station where they will need to ...
25 Feb, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude strikes MeghalayaAn earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit Meghalaya on Thursday, the third such incident in the northeast in a span of a week. A report by the Nat...
16 Feb, 2023, 02.12 PM IST
Meghalaya govt extends internet suspension by another 48 hoursOn Tuesday mobile internet and data services were suspended following firing by the Assam Police that left five civilians of Meghalaya and ...
24 Nov, 2022, 09.28 PM IST
Meghalaya reports 318 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1 new deathDr Aman War said that the state now has 2,121 active coronavirus cases.The Health Services Director said a total of 84,841 patients have re...
23 Jan, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Meghalaya violence: Stranded labourers return to AssamCurfew was relaxed in Shillong on Thursday after violence broke out between tribal and non-tribal groups. The 200 labourers, who had taken ...
06 Mar, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Mobile Internet service restored in Shillong, other regions of Khasi, Jaintia hillsThe state had been in the grip of violence since May 29 following a fight between Sikh residents in city's Punjabi Lane area, and Khasi dri...
13 Jun, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Why the world's wettest place gets thirstyResidents of Mawsynram, a village in Meghalaya which gets a record-breaking 11,861 mm of rain a year, are used to clouds floating right int...
19 Jun, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
- Rape highest reported crime in matrilineal Meghalaya
Replying to a cut motion moved by Opposition legislator, Warjri admitted that crimes against women have become a "matter of serious concern...
17 Apr, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
12 per cent votes polled in first two hours in MeghalayaTwelve per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours of voting for the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly.
23 Feb, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- Meghalaya to tap its huge green energy potential in a big way
Taking cue from TN & Karnataka, power-deficit Meghalaya is going all out to tap green energy to bridge the widening demand-supply gap in th...
25 Jun, 2012, 11.02 AM IST
- Lafarge gets SC green signal to mine limestone in Meghalaya
The Supreme Court allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya.
06 Jul, 2011, 11.37 AM IST