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Meghalaya: Living root bridge of Mawlynnong awarded grant by the Graham Foundation

New Delhi/IBNS: The living root bridge of Mawlynnong, located in the East Khasi Hills, has recently been recognized for its architectural and cultural significance.

Meghalaya trains local farmers in hydroponic farming to boost agricultural yields

Shillong/IBNS: The Basin Development Unit in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya in a bid to boost agricultural productivity and profitability, has teamed up with the Agriculture Department to provide training to nine local farmers.

Experts at USTM conference stress significance of intercultural communication for a global community

Ri-Bhoi/Meghalaya: Several experts highlighted the importance of intercultural communication as a means of transforming the world into a "global village" at the conference titled "Arabic Language and Literature: Learning, Teaching, and Translation" held at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM).

Three people, including a child, die in wild elephant attack along Assam-Meghalaya border

Guwahati: At least three people, including a child, were killed in a wild elephant attack in Assam’s Goalpara district along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Monday.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: When the hills cry

Monsoon time. The sky pours,  the earth looks fresh and distressed at the same time as flood waters submerge the landscape. I remember a time like this a couple of years ago. We were travelling to Guwahati from upper Assam. It had been raining heavily the previous day but now the sky was blue and a cool breeze was blowing. We were about to reach Jorabat. The name connotes a twin or joint- road. It is from this junction that one drives upwards to Meghalaya, the abode in the clouds, or continues towards the capital city of Assam, and vice versa. 

Mild intensity earthquake hits Meghalaya

Shillong/UNI: A mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Indo-Bangladesh border at Meghalaya around 7.10 am this morning.

Earthquake hits Meghalaya, northeastern states

Shillong, May 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Meghalaya and other northeastern states on Saturday, officials said.