SC reserves verdict on Meghalaya scribe Patricia Mukhim’s plea to quash FIR over Facebook post

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by journalist Patricia Mukhim against Meghalaya High Court ruling which refused to quash an FIR against her for allegedly creating communal disharmony through her Facebook post. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat heard arguments during which senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing […]

Patricia Mukhim resigns from Editors Guild of India

Editor of The Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim on Tuesday resigned as member of Editors Guild of India (EGI) in protest against what she called, the organizations “complete silence” on the recent High Court ruling which refused to quash an FIR against her and held her guilty of creating communal disharmony through her Facebook post in […]

Meghalaya HC holds Shillong Times’ Editor & Publisher in contempt

The Meghalaya High Court on Friday held Shillong Times’ Editor, Patricia Mukhim, and publisher, Shobha Chaudhuri, guilty of contempt of court. This comes in connection with two stories that the Shillong-based daily published in December about a court order seeking better facilities for retired judges and their families. As per reports, the court imposed a […]