The lively Vijayadashami celebrations of Durga Puja concluded with the auspicious immersion of the goddess's idols at Wah Umhkrah River, Polo, where a vibrant procession took place on sunday.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday visited landslides and flood-affected areas of Dalu in West Garo Hills and Atisia Songmong in South Garo Hills district and handed over an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each for individuals who died in multiple landslides to the next of kin
The death toll caused due to floods and landslides in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills districts has risen to 15, per the Chief Minister Office.
According to the Chief Minister's Office, seven people died due to landslides at Gasuapara area in South Garo Hills district on Saturday, and three people died in floods at Dalu area in West Garo Hills district on Friday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1: The Government of Meghalaya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The/Nudge Institute, to promote the social and livelihood development of 50,000 of the state's most vulnerable households. This initiative will place a special focus on s
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting to review the performance of 7 Regional Rural Banks of the North East Region covering the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended five Indian nationals and seized a truck and a bus loaded with edible items in the East Khasi Hills district, stated a press release from BSF Meghalaya on Monday.
SP West Tripura said that 45 packets of cannabis, weighing approximately 355 kilogrammes, were seized. The haul is valued at around Rs 7 million. The truck driver, identified as Mithun Karmakar (35) from Ramnagar, was immediately taken into custody.
Acting on specific information from the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials of ZigZag Police Station apprehended 10 Bangladeshi nationals Friday, who were coming from the direction of Purakhasia, a press statement said.