Meghalaya

The Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Meghalaya, will organise a Meet & Greet programme for youth delegates selected to participate in the National Youth Festival – Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026. His Excellency the Governor of Meghalaya, C. H. Vijayashankar, will interact with and felicitate the selected participants during the programme. A total of  50 youth leaders from Meghalaya will represent the state at the national-level event scheduled to be held in New Delhi from January 9 to 12, 2026. The National Youth Festival will bring together around 3,000 young leaders from across the country, providing a platform for them to present innovative ideas and perspectives for building a Viksit Bharat. The participants will showcase their talent, ...

The first-ever full freight rake loading was done in Meghalaya with wagons carrying coal, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Saturday. The operation was carried out last week at Mendipathar, the state's only railway head, with a full rake of 42 covered wagons loaded for Jalalgarh, the NFR said in a release. The station had entered the railway freight network with its first unloading operation on February 4 last year. Since then, Mendipathar has handled 29 mini rakes and six full rakes, equivalent to 20.5 full rakes. Railway officials said the development signals the station’s readiness to handle large-scale freight operations. Mendipathar had entered the railway freight network on February 4 last year with its first unloading operation. Since then, the station has handled ...

The Meghalaya Cricket Association has named its squad for the second half of the U-23 men’s Col CK Nayudu Trophy 2025-26, which will commence later this month. In contrast to most other state teams this season, Meghalaya are in the Col CK Nayudu elite group and have been up against some of the best teams in the country in Elite Group A. They lost two matches but held out for an inspiring draw against Goa at home in November. Meghalaya are seventh out of eight teams in the group, with Kerala at the bottom. The multi-day Col CK Nayudu Trophy was split into two halves this season, with the U-23 men’s one day tournament taking place in between. Meghalaya’s squad has seen a few changes, with Chandra Bahadur Thapa included in the squad of 15, along with Pushkar Raj Singh, Thunun Marak and De...

Riiohlang Dhar has once again been selected for the FIFA Refereeing International list for the year 2026. This was informed by the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) Referee Department to the Meghalaya Football Association on 31st December. Dhar, a FIFA-level assistant referee, has officiated at numerous international events over the years. She became only the second Indian match official at a World Cup at 2024’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic. That year also saw Dhar, a serving policewoman in the Meghalaya Police, appointed as an official at the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup in Indonesia. In May 2025 she was named Female Assistant Referee of the Year by the AIFF for 2024-25. Then, in December, she was one of the 40-odd individuals honoured for their contri...

Meghalaya High Court will receive its new chief justice as Justice Revati Prashant Mohite Dere takes charge following a presidential appointment announced on January 1, 2026. Justice Revati, currently serving as a judge at the Bombay High Court, will assume her new role upon the transfer of the incumbent chief justice. The appointment follows constitutional provisions under Article 217, which grants the President authority to designate high court chief justices. Her elevation comes as part of a broader judicial reshuffle affecting multiple high courts across the country. The outgoing Meghalaya chief justice, Soumen Sen, has been transferred to the Kerala High Court, where he will replace Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, who retires on January 9, 2026. The transfers and appointments were issued b...

Ri Sai, a newly developed cultural stopover on the Guwahati–Shillong highway at Nongpoh, is positioning itself as a new model for highway tourism in the Northeast by integrating hospitality, dining, indigenous textiles, and craft-based livelihoods in a single destination. Located between Guwahati and Shillong, the project seeks to move beyond the idea of a quick halt and instead encourage travellers to pause, engage, and experience Meghalaya’s living cultural traditions. At the heart of Ri Sai is the Integrated Textile & Tourism Centre (ITTC) developed by the Government of Meghalaya’s Textile Department.  The centre focuses on preserving and promoting Eri silk, a GI-tagged, non-violent fibre native to Northeast India. Visitors are introduced to the process of Eri silk production,...

The Meghalaya High Court is set to get a new Chief Justice with Justice Revati Prashant Mohite Dere being appointed to the post following a presidential order issued on January 1, 2026. Justice Revati, who is currently serving as a judge of the Bombay High Court, will assume charge after the transfer of the incumbent Chief Justice. Her appointment has been made under Article 217 of the Constitution, which empowers the President of India to appoint Chief Justices of High Courts. Her elevation is part of a wider reshuffle in the higher judiciary involving several High Courts across the country. The outgoing Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice Soumen Sen, has been transferred to the Kerala High Court, where he will take over following the retirement of Justice Nitin Madhukar...

The Narpuh Circle of the Khasi Students Union (KSU) has apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals near Dona School, NH 6 along the international border with Bangladesh in East Jaintia Hills District. A statement issued here informed that the KSU activists promptly handed the individuals over to the Umkiang Police Patrolling Post for further investigation. According to the KSU, the two men were part of a larger group of Bangladeshi migrants seeking illegal entry into India. On being interrogated, the two apprehended persons revealed that they were being guided by two touts—one Indian and one Bangladeshi—who had not been apprehended. However, the KSU alleged that officials from the Umkiang Police Post attempted to prevent the activists from reporting the incident, effectively concealing t...

The Centre has notified the appointment of a new Chief Justice for the Meghalaya High Court, following a round of judicial appointments and transfers recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. According to the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, Justice Revati Prashant Mohite Dere, a judge of the Bombay High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. She will now take charge of the High Court in Shillong. Her appointment comes after the transfer of Justice Soumen Sen, who had been serving as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. Justice Sen has now been moved to the Kerala High Court, where he will serve as the Chief Justice. The notification said that the appointment of Justice Dere has been made in consultation with...

The Hynniewtrep Youths' Council (HYC) has rejected the state government's proposal to incorporate so-called "ILP-like provisions" into the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 characterizing it as a calculated political maneuver intended to weaken and delay the long-standing demand for a full-fledged Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, HYC president Roykupar Synrem asserted that the people of Meghalaya will not be satisfied by vague terminology and legal ambiguities. "ILP-like' is not ILP, and no amount of verbal gymnastics can disguise this fact," he said adding "If the State Government truly intended to protect indigenous interests, it would have already secured ILP instead of repeatedly floating half-baked alternatives with no legal clarity...