IT dept detects benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya
Guwahati, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Investigation Wing of Income Tax department of North Eastern Region (NER) has detected benami business of running of petrol outlets in Meghalaya.
BSF celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas in Meghalaya
Guwahati, Jul 24 (IBNS): As a part of “Kargil Vijay Diwas” celebrations, 11 Bn and 30 Bn Border Security Force under command of Meghalaya Frontier organized a drawing and paintings competition in border villages adjoining the BSF BOP Barsora and Sanghat on Wednesday.
Meghalaya : Mob attacked police station, damaged several vehicles, curfew imposed
Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Situation at Mahendraganj area in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border is still tense after a mob of over 400 people attacked the Mahendraganj police station and damaged several government vehicles, properties after rumours of a mentally challenged man being shot dead by police.
Police arrest Assam trader who scripted his own kidnapping plot
Guwahati, Jun 7 (IBNS): The Meghalaya police arrested an Assam based cashew nut trader, who scripted his own kidnapping plot, from Baghmara area in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district on Thursday night.
BSF apprehends three persons with 30 cattle in Meghalaya
Guwahati, May 8 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) troops seized 30 numbers of cattle and apprehended three cattle smugglers in Meghalaya on Monday, officials said on Wednesday.
Meghalaya: Poisonous mushroom kills two children
Shillong, May 7 (UNI) Two children died and five others are seriously ill after consuming wild mushrooms in a remote village in Meghalaya, a health official said on Tuesday.
Plea to relax load shedding during Ramadan in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya), May 6 (UNI): Meghalaya’s National People’s Party (NPP) legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin on Monday requested power minister James Sangma to relax the load shedding timings to allow faithful to observe Ramadan without any inconvenience.
Meghalaya govt to appeal in Supreme Court on trapped miners
Shillong, April 16 (UNI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that his government will appeal to the Supreme Court to call off the rescue operation inside the illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.
EC, IT department seize over Rs 49.65 crore in Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya
Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): In past two weeks after the Model Code Conduct came into force, the Election Commission and Income Tax department have seized over Rs 49.65 crore cash in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Assam to give Rs 10 crore to Meghalaya government for National Games 2022
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IBNS): Assam government will provide Rs 10 to the Meghalaya government for National Games 2022.
Meghalaya "Rat-Hole" mine tragedy: Second body recovered
Shillong, Jan 26 (IBNS): Rescue workers have recovered another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, officials said on Saturday.
Meghalaya mine tragedy: Relatives identify body of drowned miner
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IBNS): Relatives have identified the miner whose body was brought of an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. Fifteen miners had gone missing when the mine was flooded on December 13.
Meghalaya: One body fished out of mine after 42 days
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IBNS): The Indian Navy on Thursday managed to fish out the decomposed body of one of the 15 miners who went missing in an illegal rat-hole mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district 42 days ago.
Miner rescue operation to continue: Centre, Meghalaya assure SC
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Union as well as the Meghalaya governments on Monday assured the Supreme Court that it was not abandoning efforts its rescue efforts, more than a month after 15 miners went missing in a flooded illegal mine, said reports.
Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: Navy divers spot several skeletons, relatives of victims arrive at Ksan
Guwahati, Jan 17 (IBNS): More than a month after 15 miners got trapped inside a 370-feet deep flooded coal mine at Ksan area in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, the Indian Navy divers on Thursday finally managed to spot several skeletons inside the mine.