The Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL) is now equipped with the Northeast’s first National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-accredited transformer testing laboratory at Sumer in Ri-Bhoi district. Power Minister Metbah Lyngdoh inaugurated the facility, built at a cost of ₹1.3 crore as a joint initiative of MePDCL, the Central Power Research…
Meghalaya TMC chief Charles Pyngrope has called for verification of the allegations that Assam government officials were attempting to force residents of villages in the Langpih area to enrol in Assam’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Expressing concern over the allegations on Sunday, he further urged for talks on between the administration of…
At least eight United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators, including a cabinet minister, are reportedly preparing to join the BJP, a move that could significantly alter the political equations within the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance-II (MDA-II) government and take the BJP from its present strength of two MLAs into double digits. The development gained momentum after…
The Centre is likely to send an official team to Meghalaya in October to assess whether scientific coal mining can be implemented in the state’s challenging terrain. NPP Sutnga-Saipung MLA Santa Mary Shylla made the statement after meeting Additional Secretary (Mining and Geology) Rupinder Brar. Officials from the Directorate of Mineral Resources and the Law…
The Meghalaya High Court has found that 17 foreign nationals are still lodged in Shillong District Jail despite having completed their respective prison sentences, with one Myanmar national having spent more than 10 years and a Bangladeshi national four years behind bars beyond their sentences. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and…
The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) East Jaintia Hills unit and residents of Shnongrim and Daistong have lodged an FIR alleging serious irregularities during the July 31 environmental public hearing on the proposed expansion and operations of Shree Cement Ltd at Lum Syrman. The complaint, filed at the Crime Branch Police Station in Shillong, names East…
The Meghalaya High Court has quashed an FIR registered against six students from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the alleged vandalism of a homestay in Shillong, after the students reached a settlement with the proprietor and paid compensation. Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere passed the order after the homestay proprietor and manager expressed their no-objection…
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday inaugurated various developmental initiatives in Meghalaya at U Soso Tham Auditorium, Shillong. The projects include the New Shillong Water Supply Scheme Phase II, a 110-metre bridge over the Umngot and a 13.5-kilometre road connecting Umsen to Barapathar. Other projects inaugurated by the Vice President are a 30-bed AYUSH facility…
Meghalaya’s traditional Khneng embroidery, practised for nearly 200 years in Mustoh village of East Khasi Hills, has been featured on the tail of an Air India Express aircraft as part of the airline’s ‘Tales Of India’ initiative.Through its Tales of India initiative, Air India Express showcases distinctive art and designs inspired by India’s indigenous art…
The Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) on Friday claimed a significant legal breakthrough in its opposition to Shree Cement’s proposed operations in Meghalaya, stating that the Meghalaya High Court has admitted its petition and that the state government has assured the court that all activities related to the project will remain suspended until further proceedings. According…
