Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan conducted a comprehensive review on Tuesday regarding the progress of border agreements signed between Assam and Meghalaya on March 29, 2022, and Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on April 20, 2023. Held at the State Guest House in Koinadhora, the meeting brought together Chief Secretaries DP Continue Reading
BJP and Congress Can Never Work Together, Says AL Hek
Shillong, Nov 6: Refuting NPP leader Rakkam Sangma’s claims of BJP support for Congress during the recent MP elections in Garo Hills, BJP leader and cabinet minister AL Hek firmly dismissed any prospect of collaboration between the two parties. “Congress and BJP can never work together. How can you Continue Reading
NEHU in Turmoil: Students Hold Indefinite Hunger Strike, Demand Removal of Vice Chancellor and Senior Officials
Shillong, Nov 6: Tensions at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) reached new heights as students intensified their protests against Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla. An indefinite hunger strike, organized by the NEHU Students’ Union (NEHUSU) and the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) NEHU Unit, is underway outside the Vice Chancellor’s Continue Reading
MFA stands with Mizoram FA, debars players suspected of match fixing
Shillong, Nov 6: Taking serious note of the action by the Mizoram Football Association to ban 25 players from football-related activities in that state, the Meghalaya Football Association has today decided that it will stand by its sister association and debar the same players from football in Meghalaya. The Mizoram FA Continue Reading
NEHU VC Prof. Shukla Refuses to Step Down, Urges Students and Staff to End Protests
Shillong, Nov 6: North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla on Wednesday affirmed that he will not resign from his position, emphasizing that his appointment was sanctioned by the President of India, who alone has authority over his tenure. Addressing recent tensions, the VC noted that Continue Reading
Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong to Chair Upcoming DREAM Mission Meeting on November 14: Paul
SHILLONG, NOV 5: Social welfare minister Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesday informed that the next meeting of the Drug Reduction Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM) will be chaired by the deputy chief minister incharge home (police) Prestone Tynsong on November 14. The minister was chairing a meeting with a delegation of Continue Reading
HYC Calls for SWAT-Style Specialised ANTF Team to Combat Drug Trafficking in Meghalaya
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has demanded that the Meghalaya ggovernment form a specialized Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), similar to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, to fight drug trafficking across the state. HYC President Roy Kupar Synrem explained, “A special team in line with SWAT, just as Continue Reading
Agatha K Sangma Takes Charge as New Chairperson of SCPCR, Emphasizes Commitment to Child Protection
Agatha K Sangma, former Tura MP, took charge on Tuesday as the Chairperson of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR). Addressing the media in Shillong, she responded to criticisms surrounding her appointment, stating, “I have no comments on that either because whatever you do, there will always Continue Reading
NPP’s Agatha Sangma Confident in Gambegre By-election, Backs Mehtab Chandee Sangma as Front Runner
Former Tura MP and NPP leader Agatha K. Sangma expressed her confidence in NPP candidate Mehtab Chandee Sangma’s prospects in the Gambegre by-election, describing her as an experienced and highly qualified candidate. “I really feel that the people of Gambegre are looking forward to voting in this election, and they Continue Reading
Them Iew Mawlong Road Reopens to Ease Traffic; Unrelated to Ongoing Relocation Issue, Says Paul Lyngdoh
SHILLONG, NOV 5: Tourism Minister and spokesperson of MDA 2 Government Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesday said the reopening of the Them Iew Mawlong road will help in decongesting traffic. Following a six-year closure due to the 2018 unrest in the Them Iew Mawlong area, the Mawlonghat-to-Bimola road is now open Continue Reading