AFSPA should be repealed: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K SangmaThe AFSPA is in force in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur (excluding Imphal Municipal Council area), Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang, Longding, Tirap...
06 Dec, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
After Covid hiatus, Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests begin in AssamAssam had witnessed heavy protests last year when CAA, aimed at making minority communities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis...
12 Dec, 2020, 12.38 AM IST
Ethnic hate banners in MeghalayaThe Khasi Students Union has alleged that 'all Meghalaya Bengalis are Bangladeshis', in banners put up in public places on Thursday.
23 Oct, 2020, 08.40 AM 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
Meghalaya tense after CAA-related clashes, deathsKSU has been demanding revocation of CAA and the imposition of ILP in Meghalaya. Shella and Shillong continue to be under curfew. One perso...
02 Mar, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Khasi Students Union expresses opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) BillMeghalaya High court had, recently, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsi...
13 Dec, 2018, 10.15 AM IST
Assam urges other NE states to ensure commuters’ safetyInterstate commuters in the Northeast are facing harassment at check points in some places following the publication of the NRC. They are a...
06 Aug, 2018, 08.26 AM IST
SP injured in night-long violence in Shillong; curfew onSuperintendent of Police (City) Stephan Rynjah sustained injuries after he was hit by a rod and has been admitted to the Shillong Civil Hos...
02 Jun, 2018, 12.54 PM IST
After Assam, illegal influx raises hackles in Meghalaya, ManipurBlocking of voter enrollment in Meghalaya, demand for Inner Line Permit in Manipur and similar debates in Assam point to tense days ahead.
07 Apr, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
Northeast students allege racial abuse on social mediaAccording to the complainants, a particular Facebook page titled, "Save the Hindus of Himalaya", has carried objectionable messages targeti...
30 Jan, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
- Meghalaya set to be in country's railway map soon06 Sep, 2012, 08.09 PM IST
Assam chief minister inaugurates solar plant at IIM-ShillongAssam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today inaugurated a solar power plant at IIM-Shillong campus to meet the needs of the institute.
13 Jul, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
Speaker flags Quasquicentennial Green runMeghalaya Speaker Charles Pyngrope today flagged a 'Quasquicentennial Green run' organised by the Unitarian Union in Shillong city aimed at...
29 May, 2012, 04.47 PM IST
- UCIL faces roadblock in Meghalaya; NGO opposes activity
The non-governmental organizations (NGO) opposing the pre-project development activity proposed by Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) in t...
19 Oct, 2009, 11.22 PM IST
- Centre to invest Rs 28,000 cr for power generation in North East
In a bid to boost power generation in the north eastern region, the Centre plans to pump in Rs 28,000 crore to add 5,615 mw of power during...
16 Jan, 2008, 05.33 PM IST
- Crisis in Meghalaya over power
Meghalaya government's two power deals with private companies seems to have run into trouble with the powerful Khasi Students Union opposin...
11 Jan, 2008, 01.15 PM IST
- Meghalaya seeks solution to impasse on uranium mining
Faced with stiff opposition from students bodies and political parties to a proposal to mine the state's vast uranium reserves, the Meghala...
24 Aug, 2007, 10.50 AM IST