Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma condemned the alleged molestation of a female doctor from Nagaland posted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur, saying racial discrimination and sexual harassment of women from the North East should not just be sensationalized and f
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the demise of Lok Sabha MP from Shillong, Ricky AJ Syngkon, recalling his dedicated service to the people of Meghalaya.
Meghalaya Chief Minister expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Shillong Lok Sabha MP Ricky A J Syngkon, describing him as a compassionate leader committed to public service and the welfare of his people.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 18: Vishnu Bhardwaj Upadhyay secured 98.96 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2026 Session 1, emerging as the topper from the state of Meghalaya.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a deadly explosion at an illegally operated rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district that claimed 18 lives.
"The Government has decided to constitute a Judicial Inquiry Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act to investigate the recent tragic mining incident in Mynsngat - Thangsko area in East Jaintia Hills," Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on X.
The East Jaintia Hills Police on Sunday said that the search and rescue operation following the illegal coal mining blast that occurred on February 5 is still underway, even as the matter is currently under the consideration of the Hon'ble High Court.
Despite facing many challenges, the NDRF personnel have successfully recovered 6 out of 24 bodies so far from the coal mine site at Mysyngat of Thangsko area in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.
The death toll in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills coal mine blast incident has risen to 27 as two bodies were recovered during rescue operations, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official said.