Meghalaya

Friday, Sep 17, 2021 | Last Update : 12:54 AM IST

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI)

Mizoram arming civilians: Assam chief minister

Assam also has ongoing border disputes with several of its neighbouring states -- including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya

29 Jul 2021 9:34 AM

Modi later said the Congress was not allowing Parliament to run and he asked his party members to “expose this behaviour of the Opposition parties in front of the media and the public". LSTV/PTI

Pegasus row: Opposition stalls Parliament for sixth day

Seeks debate on snooping, farm law, Assam

28 Jul 2021 10:27 AM

Sarma recently said a resolution of border dispute with Mizoram may take some time as the people of Mizoram have encroached on almost 1,800 hectares of Assamese land in three districts. — DC file photo

6 cops die as Assam, Mizoram border row intensifies

In the evening, a crowd resorted to indiscriminate firing on an Assam police team

27 Jul 2021 9:22 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that he will be meeting Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma later in the month to find a way to resolve issues of the state over The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from three countries in India's neighbourhood. (Photo: File)

Will meet CM Sangma to resolve issues of Meghalaya on Citizenship Act: Shah

Meghalaya CM had met Shah late on Friday urging the Centre to implement Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.

15 Dec 2019 12:22 PM

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday stoked controversy by asking those who do not want “divisive democracy” to go to North Korea. (Photo: PTI)

‘Those not wanting divisive democracy should go to North Korea’: Meghalaya Guv

The governor was apparently backing the new Citizenship Act.

14 Dec 2019 10:52 AM

Several schools are recruiting highly skilled professional teachers who are providing technical know-how and subject matter knowledge to students. (Photo: ANI)

Northeast have great fashion aesthetics; aiming to make India style hub

Designing courses offer Northeast youth to make it big in world of fashion.

30 Nov 2019 11:04 AM

The area also has cafes and lodges for travellers who can have a wonderful stay while they visit Meghalaya. (Photo: ANI)

Mawjymbuin caves catching up amongst religious tourist

Mawjymbuin caves emerge as tourist hotspot in Meghalaya.

11 Aug 2019 11:38 AM

A 14-year-old girl from Meghalaya was allegedly raped by a group of men in Gurgaon. (Representational Image)

3 arrested for raping 14-year-old Meghalaya girl in Gurgaon: Cops

The police have arrested two men for raping her and a woman for conspiring in the case.

10 Aug 2019 2:06 PM

Tynsong also said that the committees will be formed at village level and the issue of groundwater will also be catered through this policy. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya becomes first state to have water policy to address water issues

The draft was passed on Friday following detailed discussions and deliberation with the ministers of the cabinet.

13 Jul 2019 1:43 PM

The band had played during the Cherry Blossom festival last year, also at the La-tomatina fest by the scenic Umiam Lake and IIT's TedX show at Guwahati. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Visually-impaired musical band shows there is ‘Light After Dark’

A band of Visually-impaired musicians strike a chord in Meghalaya.

17 Jun 2019 9:56 AM

Official added that the divers are now making efforts to pull out the body and are hopeful of taking it out as soon as possible. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Navy detects another body inside Meghalaya’s flooded coal mine

Official said second body was detected from the same 'rat-hole' coal miner where first body was detected on Jan 16.

26 Jan 2019 1:24 PM

At least 15 miners are trapped in a 370 foot-deep illegal coal mine at Khloo Ryngksan area of Nongkhlieh elaka under East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 last year. (Photo: File | PTI)

28 lakh litres pumped out of Meghalaya mine, still no change in water level

There has been no significant drop in water level in these mines, leaving rescuers clueless where and how to look for diggers.

10 Jan 2019 8:38 PM

15 miners are trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 after water from a nearby river gushed in. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya mine disaster: Navy, NDRF divers to go down to measure afresh water level

The exercise is to find out if abandoned mine is connected with 370-foot-deep mine in which 15 miners are trapped.

02 Jan 2019 5:21 PM

The rat-hole mine, located on top of a hillock fully covered with trees in East Jaintia Hills district, had got flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners. (Photo: ANI)

SC agrees to hear plea seeking urgent steps for rescue of trapped Meghalaya miners

15 miners are still trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya since December 13.

02 Jan 2019 1:15 PM

Congress MP from Shillong Vincent H Pala moved the adjournment motion stating that there is need to rescue miners trapped in East Jaintia Hills of Mizoram where incident has happened in Meghalaya. (Representational Image)

Cong MP moves adjournment motion on miners trapped in 'Mizoram' instead of Meghalaya

Around 15 miners have been trapped in an illegal coal mine at Kasan village of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district for past 2 weeks.

27 Dec 2018 4:24 PM

Indian villagers on their way to work in fields outside Kongthong village in East Khasi hills district of Meghalaya. (Photo: AP)

India’s singing village where everyone has their melody

The origin of “jingrwai lawbei” isn’t known, but locals think it is as old as the village, which has existed for as long as five centuries.

19 Sep 2018 1:49 AM

Kongthong has long been cut off from the rest of the world, several hours of tough trek from the nearest town. Electricity arrived only in 2000, and the dirt road in 2013. (Photo: AFP)

In this singing village of Meghalaya, everyone has musical name

The custom is known as 'jingrwai lawbei', meaning 'song of clan's first woman', a reference to Khasi people's mythical original mother.

18 Sep 2018 4:42 PM

13-year-old mentally-challenged girl was raped by ten men, most of whom were married. (Representational Image)

13-yr-old mentally challenged girl raped by 10 men, including minors, for 2 months

The wife of one of the accused had witnessed the dastardly act and informed the village elders about it.

30 Jul 2018 6:21 PM

Asked to take medicine, youth stabs his mother

The accused then picked up a knife in anger and allegedly told his mother that she trusted the doctor more than god.

08 Jun 2018 5:25 AM

An untouched paradise

Ajith Kumar’s love for nature took him on an unforgettable trip to Meghalaya’s Garo Hills.

27 Apr 2018 4:53 AM

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