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This tiny Indian village receives 5 times more rain than Mumbai every year, yet its residents have mastered the art of survival with ancient tricks smarter than modern techIn Mawsynram, the world's wettest village, residents have mastered living with relentless rain. Their ingenious 'knup' rain shields, crafte...- No plastic or metal, only bamboo and palm leaves: Meghalaya’s 100-year-old umbrellas do not have a handle but can protect you from heavy rainsMeghalaya, India's wettest region, faces heavy monsoon rains. Locals have a unique solution: knups, hand-crafted rain shields made from bam...
- Conrad K. Sangma receives rescued Meghalaya youth at Guwahati airportMeghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma personally welcomed Genal R. Marak home after a harrowing three-year ordeal in Jammu and Kashmir....
- Several houses damaged, over 400 people affected as storm hits Khasi Jaintia Hills regionOver 400 people are affected in 13 villages of Meghalaya's Khasi Jaintia Hills due to storm and heavy rains. IMD predicts heavy rainfall. C...
- 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 ...
- RSS Mohan Bhagwat visits sacred Mount Lum Sohpetbneng in MeghalayaSeng Khasi is a socio-cultural and religious organisation formed on 23rd November 1899 by sixteen young khasi men to protect, preserve and ...
- 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...
- Conrad K. Sangma inaugurates new Meghalaya districtThe new district will be headquartered at Mairang. Inaugurating the new district of ‘Eastern West Khasi Hills’ amidst a festive mood in Mai...
- Demand for dividing Meghalaya on ethnic lines grows ahead of Oct 30 by-electionThe by-polls to the three seats -Mawryngkneng, Rajabala and Mawphlang - were necessitated after the death of the sitting MLAs.
- 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 ...
- How some men want to change Meghalaya's matrilineal societyA men’s rights group called Syngkhong Rympei Thymmai (SRT), meaning a wedge that stabilises the shaking home, has been advocating equitable...
- NPP as a political party is standing up for Christians: Conrad SangmaSangma said that NPP has ensured that the government was ‘pro-people’ and was pushing the agenda for equitable development in the State.
- AMD to stop exploratory drilling for uranium-rich deposits in MeghalayaShillong, Aug 1 (IANS) The Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) on Wednesday said it would stop exploratory drilling for uranium-rich deposits...
- Khasi women marrying outside to lose ST status; but bill has 'contradictions'The bill will debar a Khasi woman from Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and other privileges.
- Khasi Hills Autonomous Council approves bill to debar Khasi woman from ST status if she marries a non-KhasiMeghalaya is a matrilineal state. Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) (Second amendment) Bill, 2018 stated chi...
- 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...
- Italy, Argentina and Sweden to vote in Meghalaya Election!Well, if you wonder how these countries have voting rights in this hill state in India's North East, you are in for a surprise.
- Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma announces 5-member committe on Khasi languageSangma said that if Manipuri and Bodo are included in the 8th Schedule, there should be a political will to do the same with Khasi language.
- Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Roytre C Laloo assures of making Khasi language officialLaloo was replying to questions raised in the House on why Khasi was made elective in the higher secondary school exams in the state.
- 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.
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