Rains lash Meghalaya as Mahasen reaches Bangladesh

Shillong: Heavy rains lashed Meghalaya early on Thursday as Cyclone Mahasen crossed into neighbouring Bangladesh's low-lying coast but officials said there was no direct threat to humans or agriculture in the state. The rains were a result of the cyclonic storm which has just landed in Bangladesh, a senior government official said. Officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati said the state is not in the cyclone's path directly...

Meghalaya: Unidentified armed man rapes minor

Shillong: A minor girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified armed man in Boldamgre village in Meghalaya's Garo Hills district, police said on Monday. A group of over 15 people armed with daggers, machetes and other weapons from Assam's Hat-Singimari area raided the village, located about 12 km from Garobadha town near Shillong, and went from house to house attacking its inhabitants on Sunday, they said. The girl, who ran...

3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Meghalaya

Shillong: A low intensity earthquake on Wednesday rocked West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya, officials said. However, no loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far. The quake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale rocked the two Khasi Hills district at 9:46 am, officials at the regional seismological centre here said. The tremor had its epicentre 5 km underneath the earth crust and was traced to...

Meghalaya: Mukul Sangma admits growing unemployment

Shillong: Admitting that Meghalaya faces a growing unemployment problem, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Tuesday said the jobless youths in the state were many more than those recorded in the employment exchange register. "There is a growing unemployment in the state and this is reflected in the register of the employment exchange," he said in his reply to the motion on the policy of the government to tackle unemployment in...

Meghalaya: Gangrape survivor denied admission by schools

Even after the arrest of 16 accused - minors and adults - in a gangrape case in Meghalaya, the survivor is still being victimised. The 18-year-old was forced to shift towns to escape harassment and is now being denied admission by new schools. ...

Meena Kumari sworn in as first chief justice of Meghalaya HC

Justice T Meena Kumari was on Sunday sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court by Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary. ...

Meghalaya CM holds out promise of strong Lokayukta

Meghalaya's Congress Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday assured his state that his government would soon pass a strong and effective Lokayukta Bill. Governor RS Mooshahary had withheld his assent to a controversial Meghalaya Lokayukta (ombudsman) Bill passed in the assembly by the previous Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government, which too was headed by Sangma. ...

Meghalaya Guv assures check on crimes against women

Condemning crimes against women in Meghalaya, Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary on Thursday said the government is adopting new strategies to tackle the issue. ...

Meghalaya CM announces his new council of ministers

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M Sangma on Tuesday formed his new council of ministers by inducting 11 members from the Congress. Mukul Sangma also scripted new political history in the state by inducting three women legislators as ministers. ...

Kalam to teach students of IIM-Shillong

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam will teach students of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong a course titled "Societal transformation bio-technology and its application". ...

APJ Abdul Kalam to teach students of IIM-Shillong

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam will teach students of the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong a course titled "Societal transformation bio-technology and its application". ...

Meghalaya elections: Shaky start for PA Sangma's NPP

Purno Agitok Sangma's new found political avataar as the head of the National People's Party has had a shaky start at the Meghalaya polls. With only two seats in his kitty, this is an unimaginable result for the state's grand old politician. Adding insult to injury was Opposition leader and his son Conrad's shock defeat in the West Garo Hills by more than 2,000 votes, a huge margin in a...

Meghalaya: Cong emerges as single largest party, to retain power

The ruling Congress party on Thursday came back to power after emerging as the single largest party in the state and winning 29 seats in Meghalaya. Veteran Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) leader Hoping Stone Lyngdoh retained his Nongstoin seat for the eighth consecutive term. ...

Assembly polls: High voter turnout expected in Nagaland, Meghalaya

Meghalaya, Nagaland go to polls on Saturday. A high voter turnout is expected. ...

Meghalaya gears up for today's Assembly polls, 345 candidates in fray

Battle lines have been drawn for Saturday's poll to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly in which 345 candidates, including Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Congress president DD Lapang, are in the fray. ...