Meghalaya BJP leader's resort raided for alleged prostitution, 73 arrested
Jul 24, 2022, at 07:39 am
Tura (Meghalaya): A resort owned by BJP leader Bernard N Marak alias Rimpu in Meghalaya's Tura in West Garo Hill district was raided on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday and six children were rescued.
Won’t give up on our identity, says Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma on relations with NDA
Jul 05, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Tuesday said his National People's Party will not compromise its identity or stance while referring to his government’s friendly ties with the NDA government at the Centre.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma holds review meeting to assess flood situation
Jun 11, 2022, at 05:46 pm
Tura/IBNS: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma Friday held a review meeting to assess the flood situation in Garo Hills region of the state.
Assam, Meghalaya sign 'historic' pact in presence of Amit Shah to resolve long-standing dispute
Mar 30, 2022, at 04:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Tuesday signed an agreement regarding their border disputes that have been pending for 50 years.
Night curfew lifted in Meghalaya, Covid-19 cases decline
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:38 am
Shillong/UNI: Night curfew, which had been in force in Meghalaya since the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, was lifted from Friday with the rate of daily infection in the state on a steady decline.
Meghalaya CM launches eProposal System
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday launched the eProposal System in Shillong which was also attended by Additional Chief Secretary, D P Wahlang, Principal Secretary, Dr Shakil P Ahammed, Commissioner & Secretary, Dr Vijay Kumar besides officers from NIC, Finance and Planning departments.
Meghalaya wins third prize for its tableau at Republic Day parade in Delhi
Feb 05, 2022, at 02:10 am
Shillong/IBNS: Meghalaya has won the third prize for its tableau on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs’ among the 12 States/UTs which participated in the Republic Day parade in Delhi on Jan 26.
Jan 30, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah again to discuss the quick resolution of the decades-long inter-state boundary dispute.
BSF recovers huge cache of arms-ammunition in Meghalaya
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Guwahati: Troops of Border Security Force and police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Meghalaya.
Assam, Meghalaya CMs to meet Amit Shah on inter-state boundary row
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:15 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma would leave for New Delhi on Thursday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to present their respective positions on the inter-state boundary conflict in order to arrive at a lasting solution to the vexed issue between the two neighbouring states.
Himanta Biswa Sarma meets political parties, students’ organizations on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:23 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held interactions with the representatives of political parties and students’ organizations to discuss the longstanding inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya and solicit their views on the steps taken by the governments of both the states to settle differences through consultations in two separate meetings held at State Guest House, Koinadhara in Guwahati.
Amit Shah likely to seal agreement on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:28 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to seal the agreement on the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya in six out of 12 disputed areas ahead of Meghalay’s 50th statehood day celebration on Jan 21.
Night Curfew imposed in Meghalaya to prevent spread of COVID-19
Jan 05, 2022, at 01:25 am
Shillong/UNI: District authorities in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills, which includes state capital Shillong, has banned official, public and political gatherings and also put a curb on the number of people attending weddings and reimposed the night curfew.
HNLC militant surrenders before BSF in Meghalaya
Dec 31, 2021, at 02:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS : A militant of banned outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Thursday surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Meghalaya.
Congress supports NPP govt in Meghalaya, gets closer to BJP facing TMC threat
Dec 19, 2021, at 05:29 am
Shillong/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has brought the Congress closer to its arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the grand old party stunned all by supporting the ruling coalition, headed by National People's Party (NPP).
Meghalaya: Garo Council Congress members join TMC
Dec 10, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Shillong/UNI: Amidst the ongoing political upheaval in Meghalaya, all the 11 elected Congress members of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) left the party to join ranks with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday.
Nov 26, 2021, at 05:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee’s unprecedented coup in Meghalaya – with joining of 12 out of 17 Congress MLAs including former Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma in Trinamool Congress (TMC) just ahead of the assembly polls in the state, was started from the meeting between Mukul Sangma and political strategist Prashant Kishor just two and half months ago.
Ex-Meghalaya CM, 11 other Congress MLAs officially join Trinamool Congress
Nov 26, 2021, at 04:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and 11 other Congress MLAs of the state, formally joined the Trinamool Congress, on Thursday.
Ex-Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma, 11 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress
Nov 25, 2021, at 06:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, along with 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in the state, has joined the Trinamool Congress, media reports said.
Nov 17, 2021, at 03:11 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The governments of Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday announced that they will take necessary steps to settle inter-state border disputes in six areas by the end of this year.
Former Meghalaya CM’s son dies as car catches fire
Oct 03, 2021, at 09:30 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Late E K Mawlong’s youngest son was charred to death when the car he was travelling in caught fire in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district.
Is former Meghalaya CM and Congress veteran Mukul Sangma joining TMC?
Oct 01, 2021, at 06:34 pm
Shillong/UNI: The political speculation over whether veteran Congress leader and former Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma is going to leave the grand-old party and move to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is a million dollar question that people are asking in the present political scenario.
Meghalaya: 6 killed, 16 injured after a passenger bus falls into a river
Sep 30, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Shillong/IBNS: Six people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger bus of Meghalaya Transport Corporation (MTC) fell into a river in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district on Wednesday night.
Meghalaya government constitutes three regional committees to resolve border dispute with Assam
Sep 08, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Guwahati: The Meghalaya government has constituted three regional panels to resolve its border dispute with Assam.
Meghalaya CM inaugurates facilitation centre at Mendipathar railway station
Aug 26, 2021, at 12:05 am
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Mendipathar Facilitation Centre at Mendipathar Railway Station in North Garo Hills in presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira.
Meghalaya: HNLC: Seeking Attention
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:48 pm
On August 13, 2021, a combined Police team of East Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills had gone to Mawlai-Kynton Massar locality in Shillong (East Khasi Hills District) to arrest former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘general secretary’ from his home. However, the former militant resisted and held a knife forcing the police to shot in self-defense leading to his death.
Meghalaya HRC chairperson to head judicial inquiry into death of former HNLC leader: Conrad Sangma
Aug 19, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that, the Chairperson of the Meghalaya Human Rights Commission will be heading the judicial inquiry team which was set up by the Meghalaya government to investigate the death of former Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) General Secretary Cheristerfield Thangkhiew on August 13.
Assam CM requests Conrad Sangma to ensure safety of stranded people in Meghalaya
Aug 17, 2021, at 01:21 am
Guwahati/UNI: Amid ongoing curfew in several parts of Meghalaya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday requested his counterpart Conrad Sangma to take measures for the safety of people from Assam stranded in the hill state.
UDP requests Meghalaya CM to initiate judicial probe into death of former HNLC leader
Aug 16, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Conrad Sangma-led NPP in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government’s coalition partner United Democratic Party (UDP) has requested the Meghalaya Chief Minister to initiate a judicial probe into the death of Chesterfield Thangkhiew – former general secretary of militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
Petrol bombs lobbed at Meghalaya CM’s house amid violence over former militant's killing
Aug 16, 2021, at 07:14 am
Shillong/UNI/IBNS: Miscreants lobbed petrol bombs at Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s private house on Sunday after district authorities clamped curfew and suspended mobile internet facility.