Articles about Meghalaya

21 Apr 2022
LifestyleWondering where to host your destination wedding?

11 Apr 2022
LifestyleSpread over 3,714 sq. km, West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya shares its borders with Assam in the north and north-west, Bangladesh in the south, and South Garo Hills district in the south-east.

29 Mar 2022
IndiaAssam and Meghalaya signed an agreement on Tuesday, resolving their five-decade-old border dispute in six of the twelve locations.

12 Mar 2022
PoliticsMeghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik warned the Centre to not "mess with farmers," while speaking at an event in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on Friday.

03 Jan 2022
PoliticsMeghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "arrogant" when the two had met to discuss the farmers' protests.

27 Dec 2021
LifestyleLocated in Northeast India, Meghalaya is a beautiful hilly state surrounded by bewildering caves, serene waterfalls, enormous valleys, and bewitching lakes.

25 Nov 2021
PoliticsIn what can appropriately be termed a "midnight coup," 12 out of 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya jumped ship to Trinamool Congress Wednesday midnight.

22 Sep 2021
IndiaAs economic activities have mostly resumed across the country, state governments are putting all efforts to ensure people get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

09 Sep 2021
IndiaMeghalaya's whistling village Kongthong in East Khasi Hills district has been selected as one of three Indian entries for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) "Best Tourism Village" contest, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.

28 Aug 2021
IndiaMeghalaya's Deputy Superintendent of Police Firoz Rahman, who was severely injured in a mob attack at the state's border with Assam, alleged on Saturday the Assam Police that was "battle-ready" sensing trouble in the area did not help him when he was assaulted, which may have been the result of instigation by some of its personnel.

18 Aug 2021
IndiaAfter a day of no untoward incidents, fresh violence was reported in Meghalaya state capital Shillong during curfew hours on Tuesday when unidentified miscreants attacked the carcade of Governor Satya Pal Malik with stones on its return from Assam after dropping him at an airport, a Raj Bhavan official said.

17 Aug 2021
IndiaThe Meghalaya government on Tuesday said there were no untoward incidents since the curfew was clamped in the state capital, Shillong, following the unrest, and launched a police helpline for people who are stranded in Shillong and are in need of evacuation.

16 Aug 2021
IndiaUnidentified miscreants on Sunday night lobbed petrol bombs at the residence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, police said.

14 Aug 2021
IndiaThe opposition Congress has demanded an inquiry by the Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to ascertain the facts behind the "encounter-style" killing of a dreaded militant by the police.

31 Jul 2021
PoliticsBJP minister in the Meghalaya government Sanbor Shullai encouraged the people of the state to eat more beef than chicken, mutton, and fish, dispelling the apprehension that his party was against it.

07 Jul 2021
IndiaAn earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Assam on Wednesday morning with tremors being felt in neighboring Meghalaya and northern parts of West Bengal, besides Bangladesh.

25 Nov 2020
BusinessThe construction wing of infrastructure giant, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), has landed the contract for building India's largest river bridge, reports said.

04 Oct 2020
IndiaIndia on Saturday reported over 75,000 fresh coronavirus infections, which pushed the nationwide tally to 65.47 lakh. The death toll also climbed to 1,01,832 with over 900 more deaths in the past 24 hours.

17 Aug 2020
IndiaIn the last couple of weeks, India faced a double whammy with floods adding to woes of a coronavirus-battered country. As many as 11 states were adversely affected by floods, triggered by heavy rainfall, and 868 people lost their lives, a flood situation report made by MHA's Disaster Management Division said.

25 Jul 2020
IndiaWhile the major hotspots of Delhi and Mumbai are starting to control the spread of the coronavirus, the outbreak has been getting worse in the Northeastern states.

07 Jul 2020
IndiaIndia reported over 22,000 new coronavirus infections on Monday—the fifth consecutive day that daily new cases rose above 20,000. The nationwide tally stands at 7.2 lakh, including over 20,000 deaths.

19 Jun 2020
PoliticsVoting for 19 Rajya Sabha seats, spread across eight states (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram, and Meghalaya) started today, the first major political exercise since the coronavirus pandemic shut everything in March.

19 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Thursday hit another record spike as almost 14,000 new coronavirus infections were detected nationwide.

18 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Wednesday reported roughly 13,000 new coronavirus infections in the biggest single-day spike yet.

11 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Wednesday reported over 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.87 lakh. Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 8,108.

10 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Tuesday reported roughly 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.76 lakh. The death toll also rose to 7,745.

09 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Monday reported 9,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide tally past 2.66 lakh. The death toll due to COVID-19 also climbed to 7,476.

08 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Sunday recorded roughly 11,000 new coronavirus infections, marking its biggest spike. The nationwide tally has now surged past 2.5 lakh while the death toll stood at 7,205.

07 Jun 2020
IndiaOn Saturday, India reported roughly 10,000 new coronavirus infections, taking the nationwide total past 2.46 lakh.

03 Jun 2020
IndiaIndia on Tuesday recorded over 8,800 new coronavirus infections marking its highest single-day jump.

30 May 2020
IndiaIndia on Friday reported over 7,700 new coronavirus infections marking the biggest spike in COVID-19 cases.

29 May 2020
IndiaIndia on Thursday reported nearly 7,300 new coronavirus infections, taking its total tally to 1.65 lakh. The nationwide death toll also rose to 4,710.

26 May 2020
IndiaIndia on Monday recorded over 6,500 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to nearly 1.45 lakh.

25 May 2020
IndiaTwo months after all air travel was suspended in India, amid coronavirus crisis, domestic operations restarted from today, with a number of precautions.

21 May 2020
IndiaA day after Cyclone Amphan made landfall at West Bengal's Digha, the super cyclonic storm left the state in ruins.

20 May 2020
IndiaAfter Cyclone Amphan made landfall at Digha in West Bengal on Wednesday, reports emerged of the deaths of two people in the state.

02 May 2020
IndiaOn Friday, India reported a total of 37,256 cases of COVID-19, including 1,221 deaths, according to data compiled from official state and union territory government statistics.

30 Apr 2020
IndiaWith just three days left for the coronavirus-linked nationwide lockdown to come to an end, the Centre on Wednesday night hinted that the restrictions would continue but "considerable relaxations" would be given in some districts.

28 Apr 2020
IndiaOn Monday, the total number of coronavirus infections in India crossed 29,000 while the death toll rose to 937.

27 Apr 2020
IndiaToday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a video-conference with Chief Ministers of all states on the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown which is supposed to end on May 3.