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
Shillong, July 15: A fierce gun-battle broke out between Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and security forces yesterday in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, police said.Two GNLA rebels were reportedly injured in the about an-hour-long
Shillong, July 11: Angry villagers yesterday lynched three militants in Meghalaya, police official said.The three suspected members of the breakaway faction of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were beaten to death in Omarpur village
Shillong, July 5: Peter James Pyngrope Hanaman, a 1979 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was Friday appointed Meghalaya's police chief, an official said.Hanaman, who was additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat in
Shillong, June 27: Seven people, including five minors, were electrocuted to death in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at Khliehriat, about 100 km from Shillong, the state capital, District
Shillong, June 24: Unidentified men gunned down eight coal miners and injured three others in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said Monday."The incident occurred Sunday around 11 p.m. in Garegiitim coal mines area in
Shillong, June 5: A government transport bus was today burnt down by suspected tribal militants in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district but no one was injured in the incident, police said.Heavily armed militants numbering four
Shillong, May 2: A young woman scientist from Meghalaya has been selected for this year's ISRO Young Scientist Award for her urban information system project in the North East, officials said on Thursday.The award for
Agartala/Shillong, Apr 23: Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala (a chewing mixture), officials said Tuesday.Health
Shillong, Apr 19: The Meghalaya government Thursday promised to take action against cement companies violating forest conservations laws."The government is under process to initiate action against cement plants based on the findings of the Joint
Shillong, Apr 12: The Meghalaya government Thursday hinted that it would approach the judiciary if the four-decade-old boundary dispute with Assam did not get resolved through other means."We (government) have been taking all possible steps
Shillong, April 12: Wansuk Syiem of the Congress Thursday scripted history by becoming the first woman from Meghalaya to be elected member of the Rajya Sabha."Syiem was elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha member from Meghalaya
Shillong, Apr 11: At least three people were killed and over 50 injured in a storm in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, officials said Thursday.High velocity winds, accompanied with rain and lighnting, Wednesday night rendered
Shillong, Apr 8: Over 3,000 trees, including those falling within the Narpuh Reserve Forest in eastern Meghalaya, might face the axe for the proposed widening of the National Highway 44 which connects the state to
Shillong, April 4: Meghalaya, one of the country's smallest states, might be showing the way with the establishment of a separate Prosecution Directorate at its= newly opened high court to to speed up convictions for
New Delhi, Jan 11: Assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 14 and in Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 23 and their results will be out on February 28, the Election Commission announced
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