BSF starts Jan Andolan for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
Guwahati: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call for “Jan Andolan for COVID-19”, BSF has kick started this campaign all over Meghalaya.
Flash flood, landslide claim five more lives in Meghalaya
Shillong/IBNS: Flash flood, landslide triggered by a heavy rainfall claimed five more lives in Meghalaya.
BSF seizes 118 cattles along Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya
Shillong/IBNS: With the easing of lockdown, the state of Meghalaya witnessed a sharp increase in cattle smuggling through the porous Bangladesh border which is reflected in the seizures made by alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops during past few days despite harsh weather condition and the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.
Four police personnel injured after Meghalaya minister’s pilot car meets road mishap
Guwahati/IBNS : At least four police personnel were injured after a pilot car of Meghalaya Power Minister James Sangma met with an accident in Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday.
BSF foils major cattle smuggling attempts in Meghalaya, recover 43 cattle heads
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have foiled a major cattle smuggling attempt in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
Goa Governor Satyapal Malik shifted to Meghalaya, replaces Tathagata Roy
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday shifted Goa Governor Satyapal Malik to Meghalaya, replacing incumbent Tathagatha Roy, on completion of his five-year-tenure in the gubernatorial post.
Meghalaya : Man dies during scuffle between two families in West Garo Hills
Guwahati/IBNS: A 45-year-old man died during a scuffle between two families in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district.
Meghalaya: Newborn baby dies after hospital denies admission to pregnant woman
Shillong/IBNS: The Meghalaya government has issued a show-cause notice to a Shillong-based hospital after a pregnant woman was denied admission at the hospital who came from a containment zone following which a newborn baby died due to lack of medical care.
On June 11, 2020, unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) office located in the Kharmalki area of the State capital, Shillong, in the East Khasi Hills District.
Meghalaya villagers seek Bangladesh help for road construction
Shillong/UNI: Irate residents of four villages along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district have decided to seek assistance from the Bangladesh government to construct commutable roads in their villages.
NPP nominee Dr. Kharlukhi elected as RS member from Meghalaya
Shillong/UNI: National People’s Party (NPP) candidate Dr. Wanwei Roy Kharlukhi was on Friday elected as the Rajya Sabha member from Meghalaya defeating his Congress rival, Kennedy Khyriem by 20 votes.
COVID-19: Curfew further relaxed in Meghalaya
Shillong/UNI: Night curfew has been further relaxed in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district and will remain in force from 2100 hours to 0500 hours the next day, daily from May 31 to June 8, an official said on Sunday.
Cloudburst wreaks havoc in Meghalaya
Shillong/UNI: A cloudburst on Saturday night wreaked havoc in several villages in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district, an official said on Sunday.
Amphan weakens into cyclonic storm over Bangladesh
New Delhi/UNI: Super Cyclone Amphan weakened into a cyclonic storm and lay centred over Bangladesh.
6200 stranded citizens entered Meghalaya, 8500 persons exited
Shillong/UNI: Over 6000 residents of Meghalaya who were stranded across the country due to the lockdown returned to the State till Saturday, a government official said.