More than 1,800 girls have been vaccinated so far under Meghalaya’s ongoing HPV vaccination campaign aimed at preventing cervical cancer. Addressing mediapersons on Thursday, NHM Mission Director Ram Kumar said only around 5 per cent of eligible girls have received the HPV vaccine so far. He said the Health Department will now intensify awareness campaigns…
Meghalaya continues to remain vulnerable to a resurgence of militancy, and the situation should not be taken lightly, Leader of the Opposition Mukul M. Sangma has warned. He said there was “no room for complacency” amid concerns over the movement of unidentified people allegedly carrying sophisticated weapons. Reacting to the recent incident at Songsak, Sangma…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday launched the “Tracing the Roots” programme at the District Auditorium, Tura, in the presence of Arts and Culture Minister, Sanbor Shullai, and MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma. The programme was an initiative to document and deepen understanding of Meghalaya’s indigenous heritage. The project is a vision and…
Senior BJP leader and Meghalaya MLA A.L. Hek has expressed confidence that the party could win 25 to 30 seats in the 2028 Meghalaya Assembly elections and form a BJP-led government in the state. Hek said the BJP has already identified constituencies where it sees strong electoral prospects and has begun conducting surveys to select…
The University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM)on Tuesday organised the 10th P. A. Sangma Memorial Lecture at the NKC Auditorium, commemorating the 79th birth anniversary of the late P. A. Sangma, former Chief Minister of Meghalaya and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The memorial lecture brought together eminent academicians, university leadership, faculty members,…
East Khasi Hills police have registered a case against Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) president Raymond Kharjana, general secretary Reuben Najiar and vice-president Pynkmenlang Sanmiet in connection with the alleged vandalism of two Meghalaya High Court vehicles at Mawlai Phudmuri and Mawlai Nonglum on the evening of August 19. The three KSU office-bearers were produced before…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on August 29 visited R.R. Colony in Rynjah and met members of the local non-tribal community following the vandalism of a bust of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during a Khasi Students’ Union protest. Sangma inspected the damaged bust and interacted with residents to hear their concerns following…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said in the Assembly on Thursday that Meghalaya is poised to soon become the country’s largest State in terms of area under organic agriculture. Sangma made the statement during Question Hour on the fourth day of the Autumn Session while responding to concerns raised by Nongkrem MLA, Ardent Miller…
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution prohibiting uranium mining and the establishment of any uranium ore‑processing facility in the state. The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and supported by all 60 MLAs, reflects decades of resistance by traditional institutions, student groups, civil society organisations and communities in uranium‑bearing areas such…
Meghalaya plans to add eight new five‑star hotels at proposed locations including Shillong, Umiam, Sohra, New Shillong and Tura, Tourism Minister Timothy D Shira told MLA Rupert Momin during the Autumn Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly on 26 August. The state currently has two operational five‑star hotels, both in Shillong. The eight proposed projects…
