Meghalaya

Car in Meghalaya minister’s convoy meets with accident, 4 injured

11:59 pm September 13, 2020

Nagaon: A car in Meghalaya minister James P K Sangma’s convoy met with an accident in Assam on Sunday when he was returning to Shillong from Manipur, resulting in injuries to four of his security guards, police said. The minister, brother of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, has reached home safely, an official said in Shillong. The accident took place near Nonoi in Nagaon district when […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Downpour triggers flood in Odisha, IMD forecasts intense rainfall in central, north India

11:16 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people were saved from drowning in Jammu where major rivers are in spate due to incessant rain even as the IMD forecast intense rainfall in central and north India over the next four days. Over 83.62 lakh people continued to suffer due to the floods in Bihar with […]

Intense rainfall activity expected over north, central and east India during next 4-5 days: IMD

7:25 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall over east, north and central India during the next five days and issued a red alert for Odisha for August 26 and for Chhattisgarh, a day later. It said a low pressure area (cyclonic circulation) over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Office of English daily in Meghalaya declared containment area

11:35 pm August 23, 2020

Shillong: Health authorities in Meghalaya have declared the office of an English daily here as containment area, days after some of its staff tested positive for COVID-19, a senior state government official said on Sunday. The move would facilitate testing, isolation and quarantine of primary and secondary contacts of the positive cases, he said. “It […]

Odisha prepares for possible rain-triggered flash floods

5 killed in Meghalaya flood, over 1.5 lakh people affected

11:54 pm July 21, 2020

Shillong: Five persons have died in floods in western Garo Hills region of Meghalaya and 1.52 lakh people have been affected, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. He also announced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to the next of kin of the deceased. The deceased include a woman and four children. “Saddened to see 5 lives lost because of […]