Shillong, June 23 (UNI) Meghalaya police on Monday arrested four persons allegedly for robbing tourists from Mumbai.
Shillong, June 23 (UNI) A delegation from the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is participating in the two-day National Conference of the Estimates Committees of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures, being held from Monday at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Mumbai.
Laitkroh, June 23 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday heard the grievances of people who had arrived from different villages at his CM Connect meeting held at Mawkdok under Laitkroh C&RD Block in East Khasi Hills district, and gave necessary instructions to the officials of concerned departments for solving their problems.
Laitkroh, June 23 (UNI) Unheard that a Chief Minister would ask a village chief to take his place to inaugurate an office, but Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma did so on Monday, requesting the village chief to cut ribbon marking the inauguration of the newly constructed building of Khatarshnong Laitkroh C&RD block Pailastar Kharkongor, the Sirdar, traditional head of Elaka Laitkroh Bah Pailastar Kharkongor on Monday had the unique opportunity to inaugurate the newly constructed building of Khatarshnong Laitkroh C&RD block in presence of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and MLAs Gavin Miguel Mylliem and Matthew Beyond Kurbah.
Shillong, June 23 (UNI) In a pioneering move for women’s health and environmental sustainability, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday inaugurated the production unit of “She-Rise”, a Zero Waste Period Mission at Laitkroh in East Khasi Hills District.
Shillong, June 23 (UNI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Meghalaya Police on Monday arrested the owner of the flat where murder-accused Sonam Raghuvanshi was hiding after killing her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, police said.
Shillong, June 22 (UNI) Meghalaya Police on Sunday arrested three people, including a female juvenile, in connection with alleged snatching of gold earrings from children.
Tura, June 22 (UNI) In a decisive push to empower grassroots communities and strengthen rural livelihoods, the Meghalaya government has initiated the disbursement of nearly Rs. 19 crore in financial grants to Producer Groups under its flagship FOCUS (Farmers’ Collectivisation for Upscaling Production and Marketing Systems) programme across the state, an official said on Sunday.
Shillong, June 22 (UNI) The Special Investigation Team of the Meghalaya Police have arrested a property dealer and a security guard from Madhya Pradesh in connection with the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, police said on Sunday.
Shillong, June 22 (UNI) The Meghalaya government unveiled Season 3 of the Meghalaya Grassroots Music Project (MGMP) on World Music Day, now restructured and renamed as the Chief Minister’s Grassroots Music Programme (CMGMP).
Shillong, June 22 (UNI) A 32-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten to death after he allegedly attacked another man with a machete at Morasuti village in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
Shillong, Jun 21 (UNI) The 11th International Day of Yoga had an innovative and serene setting in Meghalaya this year, literally inside the heart of earth with the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Shillong, organising a Yoga camp deep inside the Arwah-Lumshynna Cave, a Geo heritage site in East Khasi Hills district The ‘Yoga Sangam’ drew 65 participants, including senior GSI officials, staff, and local residents, who performed Yoga against the backdrop of million-year-old limestone formations, fossil-rich walls, and the murmurs of cave stream with light rain and fog adding a mystical quality to the early morning practice.
Shillong, June 21 (UNI) Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Singh Kushwaha, the prime accused in the murder Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, were remanded to 13 days judicial custody by a lower court here in Meghalaya on Saturday.
Tura, June 19 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday laid the foundation for the additional Secretariat Complex at Dakopgre Tura in West Garo Hills district.
Tura, June 19 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday reiterated his government’s commitment to education during the Education Conclave held in Tura.
Shillong, June 19 (UNI) Meghalaya Police on Thursday confirmed that “Sanjay Verma” is none other than Raj Singh Kushwaha, the mastermind of the Raja Raghuvanshi, husband of Sonam Raghuvanshi, in the cold-blooded murder case last month.
Shillong, June 19 (UNI) India-Bangladesh trade, through the Dawki Land Custom Station in Meghalaya has been affected due to disruption of internet connectivity.
Tura, June 18 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today iterated his government''s commitment to the overall growth of the youth, even as he emphasised the importance of education, sports, music, and entrepreneurship.
Shillong, June 18 (UNI) Meghalaya is now ranked sixth among the highest HIV prevalence states in India, State Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh said.
Baghmara (Jharkhand), June 17 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday inaugurated the Chitmang Chaiwat Nature-Based Glamping eco-tourism Project at Badri Rongdong, South Garo Hills district.
Shillong, June 16 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a 42-year-old boatman drowned at the Umngot river on the edge of the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya today after falling from the boat.The deceased, identified as Amilson Surong, fell from the boat while ferrying tourists on the Umngot River in Dawki under the West Jaintia Hills district.Village Defence Party (VDP) Dawki President, Kelvinel Khonglah said Surong was out on a routine boat ride with three female tourists when he suddenly experienced a seizure, lost control and fell into the river.The boatman''s body was retrieved from the murky water after several hours of search and rescue operation launched by the police, fire & emergency services and local villagers.
Tura, June 16 (UNI) Former Meghalaya legislator and uncle of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Samarendro Sangma passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday at his residence in Nogorpara village, South West Garo Hills district.
Shillong, June 16 (UNI) Meghalaya now allocates eight percent of its total state budget to health—the highest in the country, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Monday.
Shillong, June 15 (UNI) The Meghalaya Police has ruled out conducting narco-analysis test on Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Singh Kushwaha, both accused in the case regarding the murder of an Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi at Sohra last month.