Assembly Polls: BJP to contest all 60 Meghalaya seats, 20 seats in NagalandThey believe Modi is the only person who can ensure a corruption-free government and fast track development, he said. Nagaland and Meghalay...
02 Feb, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
BJP fields former militant leader Bernard Marak against Meghalaya CMNames of former speakers E D Marak of Congress and Martin Danggo of the NPP found place in the list from Kharkutta and Ranikor respectively...
02 Feb, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
3 MLAs in Meghalaya resign from state assembly, likely to join BJPTMC MLA from Mawsynram HM Shangpliang, Raksamgre NPP MLA, Benedic R Marak and NPP Selsella MLA Ferlin CA Sangma submitted their resignation...
28 Nov, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
Mawsynram and Cherrapunji together get more rainfall in a day than entire country's average in JuneThe rains received both in Mawsynram and Cherrapunji is 30 times the amount of rainfall received by the entire country in June from the cur...
18 Jun, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
Mawsynram, one of world's wettest places received record rains Friday, beating CherrapunjiThe highest rainfall was last recorded on June 7, 1966 with 945.4 mm for Mawsynram and during that year, the town gauged 4 days of record r...
17 Jun, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
Cherrapunji logs 811.6 mm of rainfall in a day, highest in June in 27 yearsOne of the wettest places in the world, Cherrapunji has recorded more than 750 mm of precipitation on a June day on 10 occasions since the ...
15 Jun, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Meghalaya: Congress seeks disqualification of 12 MLAs who joined TMCThe 12 MLAs who joined TMC met West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata. Senior leader Charles Pyngrope has been elected as th...
30 Nov, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
Congress to seek disqualification of 12 MLAs who have joined TrinamoolLed by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, 12 out of the 17 Congress MLAs had on Thursday submitted a letter to the speaker, announcing the...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.12 AM IST
Plan a vacation to the North-East and unlock the mysteryBrimming with rich flora and fauna, a trip to the North-East is bound to leave anyone mesmerised.
18 May, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
This summer, junk the holiday! Take a 'runcation' break insteadPlanning a vacation around a run or finding places and events to run in, is the latest trend in travel and fitness.
08 May, 2017, 02.29 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
- Rain Museum and Research Centre to be set up at Sohra
Sohra, erstwhile Cherrapunjee, will now have a Rain Museum and a Research Centre, as per the plans mooted by Meghalaya government.
17 Apr, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Meghalaya government introduces bill barring MLAs holding dual postsThe government in Meghalaya tabled a bill preventing legislators from holding post in either of the three tribal autonomous district counci...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Celebrate the season of joy: Must-visit destinations this monsoonIndia wears a beautiful mask of beauty, serenity and tranquillity during the monsoon season be it a city, town or a rural area.
06 Aug, 2015, 05.22 AM IST
- Congress wins two tribal autonomous councils in Meghalaya
Khun Hynniewtrep Awakening Movement (KHNAM) won four seats while the Nationalist Party (NCP) managed to pull one back with one Independent.
28 Feb, 2014, 02.11 AM IST
- Septuagenarian radio jockey enjoys himself
At 70, Bah Besbha (Mr Best in local dialect) has seen the return of the radio as a popular medium of entertainment.
26 Aug, 2008, 12.10 PM IST
- 'Meghalaya rich in uranium and other minerals'
A recent survey has revealed that Meghalaya is rich in uranium and other minerals like coal, granite, koalin (Chinese clay), glass sand and...
23 Apr, 2008, 04.59 PM IST