Meghalaya

Meghalaya Police have arrested two suspected members of the banned militant group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) following a counter-insurgency operation in Ri-Bhoi district on Saturday. The operation was launched after authorities received credible intelligence about the HNLC’s ongoing attempts to extort substantial sums from local businessmen and government officials in the region. The extortion was reportedly carried out through violent threats, with victims being pressured to pay or face harm. The first suspect, Pyndapbok Makri, was apprehended at Lad Quinine while allegedly in the process of collecting extortion money. His interrogation led to the identification and arrest of a second suspect, Lary Pynkmen Nongshli, who was located in Umtyra by East Jaintia Hills P...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on May 2 chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the state’s preparedness for the approaching monsoon season. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners and officials of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Emphasizing a coordinated and timely disaster response, CM Sangma directed all DCs to engage closely with Block Disaster Management Committees (BDMCs), followed by meetings with Village Disaster Management Committees (VDMCs) and Village Executive Committees (VECs). He stressed on grassroots activation and called for the full operationalisation of VDMCs through the VECs to strengthen early response systems. The Chief Minister also directed departments to urgently conduct disaster preparedness drills in districts that...

The results of Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations, 2025 for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams conducted by Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) will be declared on May 5. Informing this on Friday, TR Laloo, Director, Accreditation and Controller of Examinations, MBoSE, said the result booklet can be downloaded from the Board’s official website www.mbose.in and that there will be no display of results both in Tura and Shillong offices.

The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved a major education infrastructure upgrade to address the acute shortage of Class 11 seats in the state. The move comes after this year’s high Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) pass rate led to a shortfall of nearly 12,000 seats. State government spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said the cabinet has cleared a proposal to upgrade six government secondary schools into higher secondary schools. Additionally, 11 existing higher secondary schools will introduce new academic streams to expand their intake capacity. “To support this academic expansion, the government will create 137 new teaching posts,” Lyngdoh stated. The annual cost of the initiative is estimated at Rs 10.81 crore. The government acknowledged that the shortage is worsened by an uneven ...

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Thursday launched an indefinite sit-in outside the administrative block of NEIGRIHMS, expressing dissatisfaction with the institute’s inaction on a list of thier own demands, that does not come under the purview of state of any student body. The protest began at 2 pm, with KSU members displaying banners and taking law in thier iwn hands”. The Union had submitted thier own 10-point charter of demands to the institute, urging immediate action, forgetting that NEIGRIHMS is central institute. The KSU raised the alleged gender disparity in the 2023 recruitment of nursing officers through NORCET. The KSU condemned this as a “serious oversight” and claimed that most of the male candidates were “leftovers” from other institutions, absorbed due to NEIGRIHMS...

The State Cabinet on Thursday approved the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, under which some 13,000 vehicles will be off the roads in the first phase. “We will now start addressing concerns relating to air pollution caused by inefficient and old vehicles. However, taking into account the overall economic condition of the state, we will address the matter by first taking off government vehicles which are 15 years and older,” Cabinet Minister and MDA 2.0 spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said after the meeting. “This will mean about 5,000 government vehicles will come under this policy to be off the roads,” he said. “The major benefits are to allow the government to reduce pollution, fuel imports, and recycle raw materials. At the moment, Shillong has roughly 2,76,262 vehicles, followed by Tura and Jow...

In a historic move towards enhancing linguistic inclusion, the Meghalaya government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre's Digital India Bhashini Division to integrate the Garo and Khasi languages into the Bhashini platform. The MoU, signed on April 29, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in making the state's indigenous languages digitally accessible nationwide, empowering local communities and transforming governance. The Bhashini platform, an initiative by Digital India, aims to break down language barriers by providing seamless access to government services in over 22 languages. With the inclusion of Garo and Khasi, Meghalaya joins a select group of states advancing the digital accessibility of their native languages. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, present at t...

A wave of quiet grief swept through Shillong on April 28, as most shops, markets, and businesses across the city closed their doors in a spontaneous tribute to the victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack. The voluntary shutdown served as a powerful show of solidarity with the families of the 26 people who lost their lives in the April 22 incident. Throughout the day, the streets of Shillong wore a deserted look. Usually bustling areas such as Khyndailad, Laitumkhrah, and Polo saw minimal activity as residents chose to stay home in remembrance. The silence across the city stood as a stark contrast to the tragic violence that had unfolded in Pahalgam, uniting Shillong’s citizens in a collective moment of mourning. The previous evening, on April 27, emotions had run high at Khyndailad (...