Meghalaya

U Myntri Sorkar uba dei ruh u nongialam ka Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) u Bah Sanbor Shullai hynne ka sngi u la kop ba ka BJP kan jop 8 haduh 10 tylli ki seat ha ka ielkshon MDC sha Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). Haba kren sha ki lad pathai khubor u Bah Sanbor ula ïathuh ba ka BJP ka la khot Application na ka bynta kito kiba kwah iakhun ilekshon MDC na ka Party. U Bah Sanbor ula kyntu ia ki paidbah ka thaiñ Garo Hills ban phai khmat ha ki kam bha ba ka BJP ka la leh hapoh ka jingïalam u Myntri Rangbahduh ka Ri u Narendra Modi ban wanrah shibun ki kam pynroi ha ka Ri kynthup ka Jylla Meghalaya. Ula ong hadien ki 10 snem ba shimti ka BJP ia ka bor Sorkar Pdeng, ka Ri ka la sakhi ki kam pynroi lada nujor bad ki kam pynroi kiba la leh 50 snem mynshwa. “H...

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will convene its Budget Session from February 16 to February 27, 2026, with the presentation of the State Budget scheduled for February 20. The decision on the session’s timetable was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) held on January 27. According to officials familiar with the proceedings, the session will run for ten days and is expected to be busy, with important financial and policy-related matters lined up for discussion. Out of the total sitting days, seven days have been earmarked for government business, while three days will be devoted to private members’ business. This arrangement reflects the Assembly’s plan to balance legislative priorities with issues raised by individual members. The BAC meeting was chaired by A...

The Ri-Bhoi District Administration has cleared the hurdles regarding the handover of additional land for the expansion of Shillong Airport. Many landowners who sold their property to the authorities for the project have vacated the area near the airport, and the authorities have subsequently demolished the existing structures. Earlier, the High Court of Meghalaya ordered the Ri-Bhoi Deputy Commissioner to complete the direct purchase of 11.75 acres of private land on or before January 10, 2026. The Court further directed the Transport department to hand over the land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) by January 31. “Now we will hand over the land to the Transport department after which they will hand over the land to AAI,” said Ri-Bhoi Deputy Commissioner, Abhilash Baranwal. ...

On 22.01.2022, an FIR was received that on 21.01.2026, at around 6:30 PM, two pedestrians were assaulted by assailants riding a Scooty near the CM Connect building, Golflinks, and their mobile phones were snatched. Following the investigation,   on 27.01.2026,  IC Pasteur and team arrested Kitbok Kitbok Thabah @ Koi, aged 29 years, , R/o Golflinks, Khliehshnong,  from Golflinks, and his co-accused, Daniel Syiemlieh, aged 23 years, R/o Nongmynsong Dongkamon, was arrested from his residence. A case is registered vide  Sadar PS C/no. 16(01)2026 U/S 115(2)/304(2)/3(5) BNS. The stolen mobile phones were recovered and seized, and the Scooty used during the commission of the offence (B/R No. ML05 AG0461) was also seized.

Meghalaya is stepping into the national spice market with its first-ever Meghalaya Spice Festival, to be held from January 30 to February 1, 2026, at Jio World Drive in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex. The event marks a focused push to secure better markets, stronger value chains and export opportunities for the state’s farmers and producer groups. The festival is designed as a business-facing platform, bringing together farmer producer organisations, self-help groups, cooperatives and MSMEs from Meghalaya with buyers, exporters, retail chains, HoReCa players, nutraceutical brands and institutional purchasers. The aim is to position the state as a reliable source of high-quality, traceable and sustainably produced spices. The festival is designed as a business-facing platform, bringing toge...

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will hold its Budget Session from February 16 to February 27, 2026, with the State Budget slated for presentation on February 20. The schedule was finalised by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) at its meeting on January 27. The ten-day session will have seven days dedicated to government business and three days set aside for private members’ business, indicating a packed legislative calendar with key financial and policy discussions. The ten-day session will have seven days dedicated to government business and three days set aside for private members’ business, indicating a packed legislative calendar with key financial and policy discussions. The BAC meeting was chaired by Speaker Thomas A. Sangma and attended by Deputy Chief Minister in charge o...

The Budget Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is scheduled from February 16 to 27, 2026. Following a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, Speaker Thomas A. Sangma announced that the session will comprise 10 working days, allowing adequate time for legislative business. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma will present the Budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 on February 20. The schedule allocates three days for private members’ business while dedicating the remaining days to government business. Addressing previous concerns regarding time management, measures have been implemented to facilitate smoother proceedings, including potential flexibility in sitting hours. On voting days for supplementary demands, the Assembly will sit until 3 PM, with extensions possible. Speaker Sang...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's absence from the Republic Day 2026 celebrations has incited significant criticism from the Opposition Congress. The party's working president, Deborah Marak, criticized Sangma for not attending important state events, emphasizing that, as the head of government, he should have been presented to take the salute during these national celebrations. She highlighted that his absence was noted during official functions in both the Khasi Hills and Garo Hills regions, suggesting that it showed a lack of regard for the significance of the occasion and the people of the state. Marak further questioned Sangma's responsibilities as CM, stating, "We heard the Chief Minister was roaming, but as CM, it was his responsibility to take the salute." In contras...

Meghalaya Police have filed an additional chargesheet against four individuals concerning the murder of Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi. The chargesheet, confirmed by Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda, names Silome James, Sonam Raghuvanshi, Raj Khuswaha, and Akash Rajput, with Silome James facing specific charges for destroying evidence related to the crime. The investigation indicates that Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly murdered by his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, in Sohra on May 23. The case is presently in the trial stage as the court continues to record evidence.

Cabinet Minister Shri Sanbor Shullai raised serious concerns at the exorbitant increase in land rent within Shillong Cantonment Area and questions violation of right to equality when compared to adjacent municipal area.  Shullai stated that there cannot be two different tax structures for cantonment and municipal area. Shri Sanbor Shullai led a delegation of BJP leaders during his recent visit to New Delhi. He met Union Minister of State for Defence Shri Sanjay Seth and Smti Shoba Gupta Director General of Defence Estate in which Shullai submitted a representation with regards to the abnormal rise in tax in Cantonment Area that came after the implementation of the interim policy. Shullai in his written submission requested the ministry to ammend the interim policy and implement 25...