Shillong

Normal life hit in parts of Nagaland in shutdown against citizenship law

Protests against CAB in NE states

9:39 pm November 18, 2019

Guwahati/Shillong/Aizawl/Itanagar: Protests were held in the north eastern states on Monday opposing the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were burnt in Assam. The protest rallies coincided with the first day of the winter session of Parliament during which the bill is proposed to be introduced. Sit-ins were also launched […]

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

Over 250 Delhiites participate in Walk for Freedom

8:19 pm October 19, 2019

New Delhi: Over 250 people participated in the Delhi edition of the global Walk for Freedom to raise awareness against human trafficking. The event is happening for the first time in the national capital. According to a statement released by an NGO, Delhi and nine other Indian cities, along with 450 locations across 50 countries, […]

Explosives recovered from bus in Meghalaya

2:39 pm October 18, 2019

Shillong: A cache of explosives has been recovered from a bus in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya and two persons have been arrested in this connection, a senior police officer said. Forty-five packets of gelatin sticks weighing 112.5 kg, 5,900 detonators packed in boxes and 133 metres of detonating cord were recovered from six […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Man detained for posting derogatory comments on FB

7:53 pm October 16, 2019

Shillong: A man was detained by police in Meghalayas West Jaintia Hills district for allegedly posting derogatory comments against a Catholic priest on his facebook wall, a senior police officer said Wednesday. The man identified as Rimialson Daw was detained after a complaint was lodged against him for posting derogatory comments against Archbishop of Shillong […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi condoles death of archbishop of Shillong

2:54 pm October 12, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of archbishop of Shillong, saying he will be remembered for his passion towards Meghalaya’s progress. Dominic Jala (68), the archbishop of Shillong, Meghalaya died in a car accident in California, US, according to news reports. “Anguished by the passing away of Most Rev Dominic […]