Shillong

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

DRDO chief urges for indigenous defence production

8:26 pm September 28, 2019

Shillong: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy on Saturday said the country must focus on more indigenous defence production to reduce import in the sector and should become self-reliant in technology. Indigenous produce in defence manufacturing is currently about 45-50 per cent only, he said. Our indigenous produce in defence (sector) […]

2-day total lockdown in Shillong from Monday

Meghalaya decision on Kulsi Dam after examining DPR: CM

7:58 pm September 10, 2019

Shillong: Meghalaya government will take a call on the proposed construction of Kulsi Dam along the border with Assam after examining the detailed project report, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. He expressed apprehensions that vast tracts of land would be submerged and people of both the states would be affected if the […]

IndiGo announces launch of Kolkata-Silchar daily flights

11:14 pm August 6, 2019

Kolkata: Budget carrier IndiGo on Tuesday announced expansion of its network in the northeastern region with the launch of direct daily flight services to Silchar in Assam from Kolkata from next month. The flights in the route will start from September 20, IndiGo said in a statement here. Silchar is the eighth location in the […]

Rain batters Meghalaya, throws life out of gear

1:44 pm July 11, 2019

Shillong: Incessant rainfall for the past five days has trigerred flash floods and landslides in several places in Meghalaya, causing damage to infrastructure and crippling normal life, officials said on Thursday. A number of water bodies are flowing above the danger level, and district administrations have been asked to set up emergency operation centres for […]

American aid worker arrested for ‘molesting’ magistrate

9:28 pm June 22, 2019

Shillong: An American aid worker was arrested for allegedly molesting a judicial magistrate at her home, police said on Saturday. “We have arrested the American national, Theodore M Moallem, on charges of molestation,” Superintendent of Police (City) Steve Rynjah told PTI. Moallem and his organisation, Blind Lead Trust, have also filed a counter complaint against […]