One injured as blast rocks Laitumkhrah market in Shillong

A blast rocked Laitumkhrah market area in Shillong, Meghalaya at around 01:30 pm on Tuesday. Reportedly, one person has been injured in the incident. The injured person, who owns a tea stall in the locality, has been taken to the Nazareth Hospital. As per eyewitnesses, they heard a loud explosion and the intensity of the […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma inspects proposed Corona Care Centres in Shillong

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday inspected the proposed buildings to be converted into makeshift Corona Care Centres in three locations of Shillong. The Corona Care Centres will be equipped with oxygen cylinders and concentrators to cater to the needs of covid patients. The Basic Training Centre located at Malki has a capacity of […]

Meghalaya: More restrictions in place to combat COVID-19 spread

The state of Meghalaya has stepped up measures to deal with the second wave of COVID-19. With number of restrictions in place, the state government is mulling more containment strategies to tackle the spread of the virus. As night curfew continues to be on place and a partial lockdown imposed, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on […]

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, […]