Meghalaya COVID-19: No gatherings; institutes, pvt offices to remain shut from May 1 in Shillong, 2 more towns

During the 10-day period, all political, public and religious gatherings and sporting activities will be banned in Shillong, Jowai and Tura. COVID-19 vaccination (Representational photo)  |  Photo Credit: AP Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the state government...

Rare "Electric Mushrooms" Found In Meghalaya, So Bright That Locals Use It As Natural Torches

By Gursharan Bhalla Michele P. Verderane. The story behind the discoveryDuring the monsoon, a team of scientists from India and China embarked on a fungal foray in Assam. Over the course of two weeks, they were amazed by the vast diversity of fungi in the region: hundreds of species of fungi were spotted, some of which were new to science.After hearing reports from locals...

"Farmers Getting Poorer, Government Officials Richer": Meghalaya Governor

Satya Pal Malik said if the Centre gives legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP) for crops, farmers will relent. The Meghalaya Governor claimed to have prevented the arrest of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait. (FILE)Baghpat, Mar 15 : Siding with farmers protesting the Centre's new agriculture laws, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home...

Meghalaya Govt Denies Harassment of Bengali Citizens

Conrad Sangma Meghalaya has denied harassment of Bengali citizens in the state, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha. This statement comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs said some inputs have been received alleging harassment of non-tribals in some of the northeastern states by tribal pressure groups in Lok Sab...

Six miners killed in Meghalaya

Five of the victims were from Assam, four from Karimganj and one from Cachar district By Umanand Jaiswal Guwahati 23, 2021: Six miners were killed while working in a remote coalmine in Meghalaya on Thursday evening after a machine malfunctioned,...

Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22

A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India has fixed July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass. Judicial Magistrate KML Nong Bri set the date in presence of lawyers from both sides today, reports a correspondent from Kolkata. Talking to The Daily Star over telephone, public prosecutor IC Jhan told that SP Mohonto,...

Swiss Duo Help Discover Ultimate Meghalaya Bat Caves

By Anand Chandrasekhar Meghalaya's unexplored caves hold great promise for cavers and biologists alike (Thomas Arbenz) A unique collaboration between cave explorers and biologists has helped discover rare bats in northeastern India. Now, they’re working with local tribes, researchers and officials to secure the future of these flying mammals. Swiss...

Beef Party, Bandh To Greet BJP President Amit Shah in Meghalaya

Shillong, Apr 22 : A beef party and a bandh will greet BJP president Amit Shah during his maiden visit to Meghalaya on Wednesday.The Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR), a pressure group, is organising the 'beef party' in which it will discuss attack by Sangh Parivar outfits on democratic and secular ideals, near the BJP office in the state capital.TUR conveners Angela Ryngad and Tarun said the beef party...

Centre open to 24×7 Channel for Meghalaya

Shillong, Mar 13 : The Centre is open to the idea of having a dedicated 24×7 channel for Meghalaya, said Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on Thursday.Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the Indian Panorama Festival which got underway here on Thursday, Julka said that the Standing Committee on Finance is empowered to take a final call on the matter.He further...

Indo-Bangla Cell Phine Jam Plan

By Rining Lyngdoh A mobile tower in a village on the Indo-Bangla border Shillong, Jan 14 : India and Bangladesh today agreed to approach telecom operators in their countries for a system to jam mobile phone signals on either side of the border to curb trans-boundary crimes. Officials of the border districts in Bangladesh and...

Welcome to Mawsynram, the Wettest place on Earth

Winchester Lyngkhoi carries fresh meat up to his butcher's stall on market day in Mawsynram. Picture: Amos Chappele/Rex/australscope YOU might need a bigger umbrella — in fact, you might need a stash of them. And forget sunglasses because you’ll be lucky to see many rays in the...

The Long Road To Runway

By Madhumita Srinivasan Meghalaya-based Daniel Syiem on showing at the London Fashion Week and the increasing awareness about brands in the North East. “It’s all about the designers and their collection at the London Fashion Week, while in India the focus is on the celebs — who is attending it, and who is walking for whom,” rues upcoming fashion designer Daniel Syiem, but with the genuine...

Landslide on Guwahati-Shillong Highway

Guwahati, Sep 24 : More than 72 hours of incessant rainfall has caused huge floods in Assam and Meghalaya with several villages in Goalpara, Dhubri, Lakhimpur and Kamrup (Rural) district, besides major areas of Guwahati city, inundated by water on Tuesday. The Army, IAF, BSF and NDRF are assisting the district administration in rescue operations. IAF swung into action...

Indefinite Strike in Meghalaya From Tuesday Against NGT’s Coal Mining Ban

The ban was issued following a complaint by the All Dimasa Students’ Union of the adjoining Dima Hasao district of Assam, which contended that rat-hole mining in Meghalaya had polluted the Kopili river. By Samudra Gupta KashyapGuwahati, Sep 23 : Four months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered a ban on ‘rat-hole’ coal mining in Meghalaya, an organization called Movement ...

'Garoland Demand To Continue Even After Peace Accord'

Shillong, Sep 19 : A rebel group in Meghalaya that would next week sign a peace accord with the central government Thursday said it would continue with its original demand for a separate Garoland state."We will continue with our demand for the creation of a separate Garoland state (to be carved out of Meghalaya) politically and through non-violence after signing the peace accord with the central...

First Khasi And Mishmi Books For Children

By Kanika Sharma Make most of two unique re-tellings of folktales from the North-East — the first children’s books in the languages of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Chennai-based children’s publishing house Tulika Books has introduced two picture books on International Literacy Day (September 8) — Race of the Rivers and Hambreelmai’s Loom. Khasi writer Esther Syiem has retold the folktale...

Meghalaya To Introduce Customer Care Centre

Shillong, Aug 29 : Meghalaya government today pledged to introduce a customer care centre (CCC) to look into the various grievances faced by the consumers pertaining to electricity billing or any other discrepancies faced by the people."It was decided that the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) would soon introduce the customer care centre to attend the grievances and complaints by the...

Learning From Meghalaya Village To Keep India Clean

Mawlynnong (Meghalaya), Aug 22 : If Indians want to make their country a clean and healthy place, then they should learn from the Khasi tribesmen of Meghalaya's Mawlynnong village, says tourist Michael Dough."I thought I was in another countryside in a different continent and not in India," Dough said about the village, referred to as "God's own garden" and also cited as "Asia's cleanest village".Like...

Foreigners Online Tracking System Launched in Meghalaya

Shillong, Aug 22 : Meghalaya police chief Peter J P Hanaman today launched an online system tracking inbound and outbound foreigners entering the state, an official said.The online system on 'Immigration, Visa, Foreigner’s and Tracking(IVFRT)' System under the National e-Governance Plan(NeGP) was launched which aims at enhancing the experience of in-bound and out-bound foreigners will be operated...

Centre Directs Meghalaya to ban all forms of Smokeless Tobacco

Shillong, Aug 21 : The Centre has directed Meghalaya and two other states in the North East region to impose ban on all forms of processed/flavoured smokeless tobacco to save people from oral cancer, an official said today."Please pass necessary notification under Regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to implement the ban on all forms of processed/flavoured/scented chewing...