Meghalaya

Meghalaya govt shuts tourist spots

7:46 pm March 18, 2020

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Wednesday decided to shut tourist spots in the state as part of its measures to prevent any possible transmission and outbreak of novel coronavirus. “All tourist spots in the state of Meghalaya including parks and recreational areas are hereby advised to close till March 31,” the order said. The state’s […]

Sarbananda Sonowal takes charge as AYUSH minister

CBI takes over Barak Valley coal scam case of Assam

8:36 pm March 4, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation into the Barak Valley coal scam case related to alleged tax evasion in transportation of coal through Meghalaya by bribing officials in Assam, officials said on Wednesday. The case was recommended for a CBI probe by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in 2018 which was routed to […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Undertrial prisoner escapes through toilet ventilator in Meghalaya court

8:38 pm January 17, 2020

Tura (Meghalaya): An undertrial prisoner has escaped through the ventilator of a toilet in a Meghalaya court despite police personnel standing guard outside, an officer said on Friday. The incident happened when 32-year-old Bath N Marak, accused in kidnapping, extortion and other criminal cases, was being produced before the court of the district and sessions […]

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

7:51 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The 2018 figure is less in comparison to 2016 when 11,379 farmers committed suicide, […]

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

Mobile internet services resume in Meghalaya

2:49 pm December 21, 2019

Shillong: Mobile internet services have resumed in Meghalaya, eight days after they were snapped in the wake of violent protests over the new citizenship law, officials said on Saturday. The ban on mobile internet and mass messaging services, imposed on December 12, was lifted at around 7 pm on Friday due to improvement in law […]