Meghalaya

Two men have been arrested for allegedly leading a mob attack on three people suspected of theft at Mawngap in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, police said. The incident took place around 5.40 am on August 23, when police received information that three suspected thieves had been caught by members of the public at 11 Mer, Mylliem. A team from Mawngap police station reached the spot and found the three being assaulted by a mob. Police intervened and rescued them, but officers and personnel were also allegedly manhandled and verbally abused while trying to disperse the crowd. The three injured persons were identified as 25-year-old Banshan Kurbah of Mairang, Lumkyllang; 26-year-old Albert Marbaniang of Mawlai Mawtawar; and 27-year-old Ibalabet Kharmwlong, also of Mawlai Mawta...

The Jaintia Students' Union (JSU) has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Meghalaya High Court challenging the environmental public hearing held on July 31, 2026, for the proposed Shree Cement Ltd mining project at Lum Syrman, Elaka Nongkhlieh. The PIL was filed by a JSU delegation led by Education Secretary Bocheru Mi Pohsnem and General Secretary Neilkee Mukhim. The union said it moved the High Court after exhausting administrative and statutory remedies, alleging that its representations and FIRs had failed to prompt corrective action from the authorities. It said complaints before the Meghalaya Human RightsCommission and proceedings before the National Green Tribunal were also pending. The JSU alleged that the mandatory public hearing was reduced to a 46-minute exercis...

Tourist taxi associations in Meghalaya have temporarily suspended their agitation against the entry of Assam-registered vehicles following assurances from the state government to address their concerns by September 10. The All Khasi Meghalaya Tourist Taxi Association and All Shillong Tourist Taxi Association announced the decision after meeting Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Transport Sniawbhalang Dhar and senior officials on Sunday. The associations had restricted Assam tourist taxis from entering Shillong, citing difficulties faced by Meghalaya drivers in Assam following the August 19 violence in Shillong. Dhar assured the operators that their grievances would be raised with the Assam authorities and said a joint meeting of the Transport Commissioners of Assam and Meghalaya, along w...

The Assam government on Sunday held a meeting with several drivers’ associations to discuss the ongoing tension along the Assam-Meghalaya border following the violence during a Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) rally in Shillong on August 19 and the subsequent protests by Assam-based drivers. The meeting was held at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) office at Khanapara and was attended by Assam Minister Atul Bora, IGP Partha Sarothi Mahanta and representatives of various drivers’ organisations. The meeting came a day after a high-level meeting between the Assam and Meghalaya governments in Guwahati, where both sides discussed measures to ease the tension and restore normal movement between the two states. Addressing reporters after Sunday’s meeting, Minister Atul Bora sai...

A crucial high-level meeting between Assam and Meghalaya is underway at Koinadhara State Guest House in Khanapara, Guwahati, to discuss the prevailing situation at Jorabat and the growing tensions between the two neighbouring states. The meeting is being attended by Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar and Assam Cabinet Minister Atul Bora. The Chief Secretaries of both states, along with other senior government officials, are also participating in the discussions. The meeting assumes significance amid disruptions to vehicular movement and heightened tensions in the Jorabat area. The two governments are expected to deliberate on measures to ease the situation, ensure the smooth movement of people and vehicles, and prevent further escalation along the Assam-Meghalaya b...

Displaying immense courage and presence of mind in the face of a tense situation and attack, a government bus driver and conductor saved the lives of many passengers. For this exemplary act of rescuing passengers unharmed from miscreants pelting stones during a violent situation created in Shillong city, the Urban Affairs Department on Friday specially felicitated Fullmoonwell Lyngdoh, driver, and Banmanbha Marwein, conductor of the electric bus named 'Ka Bus Jong Ngi' (ML 05 AH 5045). The department formally recognized both employees and awarded them a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. It may be mentioned that on the evening of August 19 at around 6 pm, while the bus was carrying passengers from Air Force to IIM, it encountered a KSU black flag bike rally in the Wahkdait area. At that tim...

Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma on August 21 blamed the state government for the violence in Shillong and its aftermath, calling the situation a “complete failure” of governance. Sangma alleged that the government had disregarded warnings from civil society groups, failed to assess the likely consequences of the proposed rally and did not take sufficient preventive measures to avert the violence. He also cautioned against portraying the incident as a confrontation between the people of Meghalaya and Assam. Such a narrative, he said, could harm Meghalaya’s image and disrupt the prevailing peace along the inter-state border. Questioning the state’s handling of law and order, Sangma said the government had failed to respond to growing public...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma spoke to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma this evening and both agreed to work together to normalise the situation.Tension prevailed along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Thursday after attacks on Assam-registered vehicles in Shillong during a Khasi Student Union (KSU) rally. The reports triggered protests by Assam cab operators and disrupted transport services between the two northeastern states."Spoke with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma ji regarding the unfortunate violence in Shillong on 19th August and the reactions that have followed, which have affected the common people and commuters of both States," Sangma wrote on social media."We have agreed to work together, as always, to normalise the situation. Design...

The Mazdoor Union in Assam has once again halted the supply of fuel to Meghalaya, raising concerns over fresh disruptions to fuel movement into the state. Petrol pump owners said no fuel supplies were received on Friday. However, they maintained that existing stocks were sufficient to meet demand for about a week, and there was no immediate shortage. Meanwhile, the Meghalaya Government has reportedly begun engaging with the Assam authorities to address the issue and ensure the resumption of fuel supplies to the state.