Meghalaya

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Meghalaya Police arrested three individuals in West Khasi Hills and seized a significant quantity of heroin and cannabis. The arrests were made during a late-evening operation by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on the Langpih-Nongstoin road. The accused — Bryan Kharbani (29), Donkerry Ryntathiang (25), and Morningstar L. Rngaid (31) — all residents of Nongstoin, were intercepted at Nonglang village while returning from Assam. Police recovered 15 grams of heroin, vials, and syringes from their vehicle (ML 06 A 1450). In a parallel search operation, officers also apprehended Kostarlin Iawphniaw (28) of Mawlai Syiem village, Eastern West Khasi Hills, and recovered 130 grams of cannabis from his vehicle. All seized items, including mobil...

The VPP on Wednesday strongly countered Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma’s justification for the CM IMPACT guidebooks initiative, asserting that the standard of examinations should not be lowered to the extent that they feel like no examinations at all. “We have already said it should be scrapped,” said VPP spokesperson Batskhem Myrboh. “If the CM IMPACT is only a model for students and the real questions are different, I’ll accept that. But questions are actually being set directly from the guidebook. In fact, not even one question should come from it.” Myrboh emphasised that examination standards must remain robust and credible. “If our students performed well without a single question from those guidebooks, I would salute the Education department,” he added.

The Meghalaya Cricket Association was honoured for entering the BCCI Elite Group for the first time at the 4th North East Cricket Development Council (NECDC) Achievers’ Night held in Gangtok, Sikkim. The prestigious event celebrated standout cricket performances from the 2024–25 domestic season. The ceremony, hosted at Chintan Hall, was attended by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang as chief guest, along with Speaker Mingma Norbu Sherpa and several cabinet ministers. Senior cricket officials, including BCCI Apex Council member MKJ Mazumdar and NECDC Co-Convenor Naba Bhattacharjee, were also present. The highlight of the evening was Meghalaya’s recognition for its historic participation in the BCCI’s Elite Group, a significant step forward for cricket in the Northeast. Cricketer...

Amid reports that the state government in unlikely to accept the VPP-led KHADC EC's recommendation of a name for the lone post of nominated MDC in the council, senior NPP leader and Rajya Sabha member, Wanwei Roy Kharlukhi on Monday asked the state government to accept the recom- mendation of the autonomous district council on the nominated MDCs. "Personally, I am of the view that the recommendation of the council should be accepted since it is an institution which gets its mandate from the people," Kharlukhi told a section of reporters. He said that as per the rules, the name for the nominated MDC should be proposed or recommended by the Executive Committee (EC) of the council to the state government. He said that the VPP and the NPP, which are respectively leading the executive commi...

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday apprehended a Bangladeshi tout near Dawki, a key border town in Meghalaya, for suspected involvement in illegal cross-border activities. According to officials, the 4th Battalion BSF acted on specific intelligence inputs and spotted suspicious movement along the Indo-Bangladesh border. The man, identified as Md. Ibrahim (21) from Sylhet district in Bangladesh, was detained while attempting to cross the border covertly. BSF sources said Ibrahim’s behavior raised suspicion, prompting immediate interception. During preliminary questioning, he allegedly confessed to involvement in smuggling operations and aiding illegal infiltrations across the international boundary. The detainee was later handed over to Dawki Police Station for further lega...

In the early hours of Monday, a tragic road accident on National Highway 6 (NH-6) at Umlyngkdait in Ri-Bhoi District claimed the lives of two men. The incident occurred at around 12:05 am when a Maruti Alto 800, travelling from Shillong to Guwahati, collided with the rear of an unidentified lorry, which fled the scene immediately after the crash. Nongpoh Police were informed of the accident at approximately 12:22 am by a passer-by. Upon arrival, police identified the victims as Robi Paswan, 30, of Lumparing, Shillong, who was driving the vehicle, and Prakash, 26, from Vasanthanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, who was a passenger. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, with their identities confirmed through driving licences found on their persons. The car was severely damaged by the imp...

The state government has decided to upgrade all secondary schools to higher secondary schools to absorb the huge number of students who have passed their SSLC examinations. Referring to the SSLC results announced on Saturday, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma said, “The 87.1% pass rate means an additional 30,000 students will be rushing for admission into Class XI. Therefore, we will be giving NOC (no-objection certificate) to all the schools which want to run the higher secondary sections.” “The government secondary schools will also be upgraded to the higher secondary level. We will encourage higher secondary schools to increase their intake to absorb the students,” he added. The minister said schools from rural, urban as well as semi-urban areas have all performed well this time an...