Five people went missing following landslide in low-lying area in Shillong on September 25. Two bodies have been recovered so far.
The tourism sector of Meghalaya is badly affected amid COVID-19 pandemic. Tourists are not willing to visit Shillong city due to fear of COVID-19 outbreak.
The next two working days (Monday and Tuesday) will be observed as total lockdown in Shillong City agglomeration. Meghalaya CM Comrad Sangma has taken this decision as a measure to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.
Night curfew which was in force in Meghalaya capital Shillong for more than a week has been withdrawn following improvement in the law and order situation, officials said on Sunday.
The Meghalaya government on Tuesday lifted the ban on mobile internet services in two Jaintia Hills districts after improvement in the situation, officials said.
The last day of the ninth edition of joint military training exercise between India-Bangladesh, SAMPRITI-IX concluded at Umroi in Shillong on February 15.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said he had suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to add Shillong as the President of India's "third retreat location".
Nongbri, who was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills district on January this year, is now posted as Secretary (Secretariat Administration Department).
Kumar arrived at the probe agency's office at 11 am today, along with his counsel Biswajit Deb and senior IPS officers Javed Shamim and Murlidhar Sharma.
Japanese culture and cuisine will be showcased in this year's Indian International Cherry Blossom Festival to be held in Shillong from November 14 to 17.
With the announcement, selection of all 100 smart cities is complete under the Smart Cities Mission.
The hill town has been in the grip of violence since Thursday following a fight between the Sikh residents in Shillong's Punjabi Lane area, also known as sweeper colony, and the Khasi drivers of state-run buses.
Meghalaya: Fresh violence in Shillong, Army deployed to maintain peace.
After curfew was relaxed for eight hours yesterday, fresh clashes broke out last night, prompting police to use tear gas shells to quell the mobs, a police officer said.
A team of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders from Delhi visited the Meghalaya capital in view of the clashes involving two communities that left at least 10 people injured.
The magistrate appealed to the people not to trust false reports propagated in social media like attacks on gurdwara in the city.
The district administration has imposed curfew in at least 14 localities under Lumdiengjri police station including Them Metor where the clashes first broke out.
"The test flight went well and we are satisfied with the facilities at the airport," an Air Deccan official said.
The Ministry had sanctioned Rs 61.38 crore for illumination, landscaping, construction of parking lots and toilets amongst other infrastructure in 37 churches.
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