“Meghalayan Age” Store showcasing state’s unique culture & artifacts comes up at New Delhi

Residents of New Delhi will be able to savour the feel of the culture of Meghalaya. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘Meghalayan Age – The Store’ in New Delhi on Thursday. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was also present during the inauguration. The store located at Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan would […]

Megahalaya’s regional committees submit report on boundary dispute

The two regional committees out of the three formed by the Meghalaya government to look into the boundary dispute with neighbouring state Assam submitted their report on December 8. Chairperson of the Ri Bhoi district committee, Prestone Tynsong and West Khasi Hills district committee chairman Renikton Tongkhar both submitted their respective reports to Chief Minister […]

Chaos at Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival, police & crowd clash at Polo Ground

The Cherry Blossom Festival’s second day was plagued by chaos and violence when visitors, enraged at not being allowed inside the festival arena, clashed with police forcing them to fire tear gas shells to disperse the enraged mob. A group of people reportedly got angry after they were not allowed entry into the JN Sports […]

Cherry Blossom Festival begins at Shillong, K-Pop, East Asian bands to perform

As Meghalaya capital, Shillong turns into a live painting with blooming cherry blossoms covering the city with shades of pink and purple, the much-awaited Cherry Blossom festival began here today. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inaugurated the festival in presence of Chief Guest, Japanese Ambassador Satoshi Suzuki. The festival is celebrated every year to mark the […]

Massive blow to Congress in Meghalaya, Mukul Sangma, 11 others join Trinamool

In what comes as a fatal blow to the Congress in Meghalaya, former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has left the party along with 11 other MLAs and joined the All India Trinamool Congress. As per inputs, Mukul Sangma along with 11 other Congress legislators submitted their letter of resignation to Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh last evening […]

Phase-I of solving the Assam-Meghalaya border dispute likely by December 31st

The Chief Ministerial visit to Langpih ended on a positive note with both Chief Ministers exuding confidence that the inter-state border dispute is going to be solved amicably. Speaking to the press Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad Sangma called the visit historic as this was for the first time that Chief Ministers of both states […]

Assam-Meghalaya Border Issue: CM of both states arrive at Langpih

As part of the continuous effort of Assam and Meghalaya to resolve the border issue amicably, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma arrived at Lower Langpih area in Kamrup district on the Assam-Meghalaya border. The Lower Langpih is one of the disputed areas along the inter-state boundary. The […]

Harijan Panchayat Committee opposes relocation move

The Harijan Panchayat Committee in Shillong has once again opposed the proposed relocation move of the state government. Secretary of the Harijan Panchayat Committee, Gurmeet Singh said that no papers have been made public to verify the assertions made by the state administration. Singh stated that as per the High Level Committee (HLC), the document […]

Guwahati Hit and Run: Model Rajkanya Baruah accident victim from Garo Hills succumbs to injuries

Joseph Marak, the 55-year-old from Meghalaya and one among the 9 PWD workers, who were mowed down by fashion model Rajkanya Baruah on October 2, reportedly succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of November 10. Joseph Marak who lost both his legs in the accident was being treated on GMCH. Joseph Marak’s treatment […]