Golf Links clash not communal, says Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek

In Shillong, quick action and stringent measures are being demanded over the Golf Links assault case, where 3 youth were allegedly attacked with beer bottles by unknown miscreants. Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek on Wednesday said that the incident in Golf Links was not a clash between ethnic communities but between people who were drinking […]

Meghalaya: Local self-government symbol of democracy, development says Om Birla

Local self-government is a symbol of both democracy and development Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday stated that it provides a framework for decentralisation of democracy. The Lok Sabha Speaker’s comments came at the inauguration of outreach and familiarisation programme for local bodies of North-Eastern States in Shillong. “Local Self Government is a symbol […]

Indefinite commercial vehicle strike: East Khasi Hills DC meets taxi associations in Shillong

Following the indefinite taxi strike called by the Meghalaya Joint Action Committee of Commercial Vehicles or MJACCV, the district administration held a meeting on Thursday with various taxi associations in the state. Talking to newsmen, East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo informed that she met various taxi associations in Shillong to discuss the current […]

Kiren Rijiju inaugurates NE’s first Khelo India Sports School in Shillong

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday inaugurated the Assam Rifles Public School as a Khelo India Sports School in Laitkor, Shillong. Rijiju also unveiled the synthetic football ground at SAI training centre at NEHU campus Shillong. 100 students, 50 boys and an equal number of girls will be selected by […]

Five more test COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya

Five more persons on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya. The total number of active cases in the state has risen to 7. The 5 individuals had recently returned from Delhi and Haryana. The positive patients are asymptomatic and are admitted at the Corona Care Centre in Shillong. Taking to Twitter, Meghalaya Chief Minister […]

24 from Meghalaya stranded in Rajasthan return home

24 state residents including students from Meghalaya who were stranded in Rajasthan reached capital city Shillong on Tuesday. Among these, 2 persons hails from East Jaintia Hills while the rest belongs to East Khasi Hills. Local authorities said that those who have returned were being sent to home quarantine after proper screening and registration. Meanwhile, […]

Meghalaya reports fresh COVID-19 case; one tests positive in Shillong

One more person have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shillong, taking the total number of positive cases in Meghalaya to 13. The development was confirmed by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on his official Twitter handle. Sangma tweeted, “Unfortunately we have another positive case in Shillong. It’s a person working in the same house. As a […]

Meghalaya CM inaugurates largest Corona Care Centre in Shillong

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inaugurated the Corona Care Centre in the state at IIM Umsawli, Shillong on Thursday. With a capacity of over 250 beds, it said to be the largest such facility in the state. The COVID-19 facility will soon be operational and used for isolation.CM Sangma lauded IIM for their support and […]

Meghalaya: 2 more COVID-19 patient test negative in Shillong

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have tested negative in Shilong on Thursday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. The patients were being treated at the Civil hospital in the city and in the process of recovery. Sangma said that they will be tested again after 24 hours before declaring them as recovered. “Two more positive […]