Shillong: Meghalaya government today said it would repeal the Lokayukta Act, 2013 and introduce a new legislation following the passage of the Lokpal Bill by Parliament in December 2013."Since the Parliament has passed the Lokpal
Shillong: The railways will be returning to what is now Meghalaya with the first train scheduled to chug into Mendipathar station in North Garo Hills on April 1, an official said Friday. Trains had first
New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya will appear on Indian Railway map during this financial year, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge today promised in his Interim Rail Budget speech. The Railways is now on course to
Shillong: Suspected rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Tuesday night triggered a blast at a petrol pump in Meghalaya but there were no casualties, police said.The rebels triggered an improvised explosive device (IED)
Shillong: In an attempt to improve internal security in Meghalaya, the state cabinet yesterday approved fast tracking the creation of a Special Multi-Task Force (SMTF) or Special Force-10, a ten-company strength force, aimed at counter
Shillong: Celebrating its 42nd statehood day, Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Alexander Hek Tuesday emphasised that "non-violence was the hallmark of its struggle", which has been imbibed in the spirit of the people of
Shillong: Four rebels of the A'chik National Volunteers Council-B (ANVC-B) faction were killed Saturday night in a gunfight with security forces in Meghalaya after a bomb attack at a petrol pump, police said.The gunfight at
Shillong: The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) launched retaliatory attacks a day after security forces destroyed their general headquarters.The attacks by the GNLA came a day after security forces overran their general headquarters in
New Delhi: Mawlynnong village has been declared by Discovery magazine as the cleanest village in Asia in 2003.The village has also won the acclaim of being the cleanest village in India in 2005. The village
Shillong: Security forces Tuesday launched a major search operation in Meghalaya after tribal militants gunned down five policemen in the troubled Garo Hills region.A group of 15-20 Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) guerrillas led by
Shillong: Four heavily armed militants of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were today arrested from Tura in West Garo Hills district, police said.A huge cache of arms and ammunition besides IEDs were seized
Shillong: An alert was sounded today in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district after 18 people tested positive for dengue.West Garo Hills district deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi told PTI that the 18 people were at Tura
Shillong: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, among Asia's largest such museums, in this Meghalaya capital Monday.A seven-floor museum encompasses the seven states of the northeast and Sikkim. The
Shillong: Even as the Meghalaya government has announced a legislative regulation to address and contain influx and illegal immigration, pro-Inner Line Permit activists have announced a three-night road blockade in the state from October 1.“The
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today dismissed the demand put forth by statehood activists to bifurcate this small north eastern state into two separate Khasi and Garo states even as five Garo Hills districts
Shillong: Ruling out the re-introduction of a permit system for Indians seeking to enter Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the government will implement a strong law to check the influx of illegal
Shillong: One person was shot dead and three were injured in two separate incidents carried out by outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in insurgency-ravaged Garo Hills in western Meghalaya yesterday.Heavily armed GNLA rebels
Shillong, Aug 6: Encouraged by the Congress and the UPA coalition's endorsement for Telangana state July 30, the demand for Garoland reverberated in the Garo Hills on Tuesday.The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) --
Shillong, July 23: In an inhuman act, an elderly man was forced to eat excreta for allegedly practising witchcraft by members of the village council in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district recently.Noping Khongsit, a resident
Shillong, July 19: Security forces yesterday arrested a gunrunner with a cache of arms meant to be delivered to the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a police official said.The illegal arms and ammunition were
Top News
