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Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma hits mid-term reboot, replaces 8 ministers

India, Sept. 16 -- Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma replaced eight of his 11 cabinet colleagues in a massive reshuffle carried out on Tuesday as the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA-I... Read More


Ex-Manipur MP Lorho S Pfoze joins Meghalaya's ruling NPP

India, Sept. 16 -- Former Lok Sabha MP from Outer Manipur Dr Lorho S Pfoze on Tuesday joined Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party (NPP) in the presence of party chief and chief minister Conrad K... Read More


Former Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang passes away at 91

India, Sept. 13 -- Former Meghalaya chief minister Donwa Dethwelson Lapang passed away at Bethany Hospital in Shillong on Friday night. He was 91. Lapang, who was born on April 10, 1934, rose from hu... Read More


Meghalaya govt begins study of expert panel report on reservation policy

India, Sept. 8 -- The Meghalaya government on Monday said it will take some time before arriving at a final stand on the recommendations of the Expert Committee on the State Reservation Policy, with m... Read More


Meghalaya deputy Speaker Timothy D. Shira resigns; election on September 12

India, Sept. 8 -- Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma on Monday accepted the resignation of deputy Speaker Timothy D. Shira, paving the way for the election of a new deputy presidi... Read More


bizman's wife, her Lover charged in 'honeymoon murder' case

Shillong, Sept. 7 -- The Meghalaya Police on Saturday filed a 790-page charge sheet against five accused in the sensational murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed during his hon... Read More


Businessman with 12 'bodyguards' held outside Meghalaya Secretariat

India, Sept. 6 -- A Shillong businessman claiming to be in the coal trade and his dozen armed escorts were detained on Friday after police intercepted a convoy parked outside the Meghalaya Secretariat... Read More


Meghalaya police file 790-page chargesheet in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case

India, Sept. 6 -- The Meghalaya Police on Saturday filed a 790-page chargesheet in the Sohra court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, formally naming five accused in the murder of Indore business... Read More


Weisawdong Falls in Meghalaya reopens to public after Raghuvanshi murder probe

India, Sept. 5 -- The Meghalaya government on Friday lifted restrictions on people and vehicle movement at Weisawdong Falls and the Riat Arliang parking lot in Sohra, which had been closed to the publ... Read More


Protest march in Tura over pending salaries of Garo Hills ADC employees

India, Sept. 4 -- A large number of people on Thursday came on the streets in Meghalaya's Tura town to demand the release of pending salaries of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). Th... Read More