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Modi govt established peace in NE region: Amit Shah

Shah said Modi visited the region over 50 times during the past eight years and laid out the roadmap for the region's progress

18 Dec 2022 1:29 PM

AFSPA should be repealed: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

Conrad K Sangma joined the growing chorus for withdrawal of the law amid the civilian killings in Nagaland

06 Dec 2021 1:35 PM

Veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim quits Editors Guild of India

Mukhim accused that the journalists’ body defends only star editors and anchors

18 Nov 2020 10:11 PM

Meghalaya government appeals for peace after posters target Bengalis in Shillong

Sources in the student body indicated that the poster campaign had its roots in the Ichamati incident earlier this year

23 Oct 2020 6:50 PM

Eight-month-old baby with COVID-19 dies in Meghalaya hours after travelling 400 kms for treatment

His parents brought him all the way to Shillong by road. They arrived at the hospital in the early hours of Monday.

07 Jul 2020 5:46 PM

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Mob attack kills youth in Meghalaya over suspected witchcraft

A total of 27 people, including two minors, are arrested on in connection with the incident

11 Mar 2020 4:35 PM

‘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

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Donkupar Roy passes away

PM Modi, Meghalaya Governor, Meghalaya CM condole his death.

28 Jul 2019 9:15 PM

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

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Skeleton of another trapped miner found

At least 15 miners were trapped after water from the nearby river gushed into the illegal rat-hole mine in a village in Meghalaya.

25 Feb 2019 9:13 AM

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On 5th day, CBI releases Rajeev Kumar after 3 hrs of grilling on ponzi scam

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to return to Kolkata after CBI interrogation in Shillong.

13 Feb 2019 12:27 PM

SC to hear PIL on rescue efforts for trapped miners in Meghalaya tomorrow

A bench headed by Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri on Monday said that 'it seems to be certain that nobody is alive'.

04 Feb 2019 3:24 PM

Month after mishap, NGT asks Meghalaya police to crack whip on illegal mining

NGT had imposed blanket ban on coal mining, transportation in Meghalaya in 2014, citing unscientific ways and absence of safety measures.

13 Jan 2019 12:29 PM

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

Molotov cocktail attack on Shillong BJP office

This happened a day before the North East Bandh called by North East Students Organisation against amendment of Citizenship Bill.

07 Jan 2019 4:58 PM

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Pumps idle, little progress in Meghalaya miners' rescue

‘Only 3 out of 13 high-powered pumps that were brought to site could be installed and used so far,’ said operation spokesperson R Susngi.

04 Jan 2019 5:45 PM

Meghalaya tragedy: Pumps fail to yield results; water level remains same

Spokesperson said divers would resume ops once water level at main shaft decreases to about 100 feet from its current level of over 160 ft.

03 Jan 2019 3:38 PM

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

Meghalaya: Woman names two Catholic Church priests in #MeToo campaign

Woman said she did not speak to anyone about the abuse by Br Muscat because of the larger abuse she faced from Br Francis Gale.

19 Oct 2018 7:45 PM

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

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