Meghalaya

A review meeting on the redevelopment of Tura town was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, in the presence of Cabinet Ministers Timothy D. Shira and Sanbor Shullai. The meeting reviewed the progress of ongoing projects and discussed the plan for upcoming works to be implemented in phases. Ongoing projects with a total investment of over Rs 1331 crore were reviewed. These include the Tura Integrated Administrative Complex (Rs 165 crore), expected to be completed in phases starting September 2027, the PA Sangma Sports Complex and its West Stand, the Pa Togan Sangma Track and Field Stadium, and the Tura Technology Park. Other ongoing works include the beautification of Tura Bazaar, construction of a Convention Centre, Pelga Tourist Circuits and H...

Chief Electoral Officer BDR Tiwari on Tuesday said the Election Department is fully prepared to carry out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Meghalaya once the schedule is announced by the Election Commission of India. Speaking to reporters, Tiwari said the department was awaiting official notification from the Commission and assured that the revision process would be conducted transparently and strictly in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. The Election Commission is expected to roll out Phase Ill of the nationwide SIR exercise in the coming days, covering the remaining 22 states and Union Territories, including Meghalaya. Officials said the exercise would involve nearly 40 crore electors who have not yet been part of the intensive revision proces...

Inspired by the BJP’s emphatic return to power in Assam, the Meghalaya unit of BJP on Tuesday, while asserting that the electoral verdict reflected “pro-incumbency” in the neighbouring state, expressed confidence that the political trend would eventually influence Meghalaya as well.In the recently-concluded Assam Assembly elections, the ruling BJP had bagged a record 82 seats with the NDA together crossing the century mark to achieve a historic mandate.The saffron party is now aiming a double-digit tally in the 2028 Assembly elections in Meghalaya.Even as the BJP has witnessed significant electoral expansion and consolidation across several States in recent years, the party’s growth in Meghalaya has largely remained stagnant, with the saffron party currently holding just two seats in the ...

The hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi in the sensational Raja Raghuvanshi murder case was scheduled to be taken up on Tuesday, May 12. However, the matter was deferred after lawyers involved in the case requested additional time before the court. On Tuesday’s proceedings, counsel appearing in the matter sought a fresh date for further arguments, following which the court fixed the next hearing for May 18. The Meghalaya government has challenged the earlier bail order granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, arguing that the case involves serious allegations and that the investigation remains sensitive. The prosecution is expected to push strongly for cancellation of bail during the next hearing.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has condemned the alleged harassment of two women from the Northeast in Delhi. "Condemn the physical and racial harassment of two North East women in South Delhi. Such repeated acts of violence and discrimination cannot be dismissed as isolated incidents and must be met with the strictest punishment under the law. Urge the authorities to take immediate action," the Chief Minister said. Two women from Assam and Nagaland have alleged harassment and physical assault by a group of men in Delhi’s Nehru Place, raising concerns over the safety of Northeast residents in the national capital. According to the victims, the incident took place early Sunday morning when they had stepped out for tea after their night shifts. They alleged that a group of se...

Inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution will be his top priority in Parliament, NPP candidate and Khasi Authors Society (KAS) president Dr DRL Nonglait said on Monday at his first campaign meeting for the Shillong Lok Sabha by-election in Nongshillong, Eastern West Khasi Hills. “We (KAS) are for inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India,” Nonglait said, addressing the gathering. “The Khasi Authors Society is a society that works hard, works with body and soul. We have members from different parties in this society. I thank them all because we have worked hard to uplift our language and literature without any bias.” Nonglait, who has led KAS for 14 years, said securing official language status for Khasi in ...

: Entry of all vehicles towards Lachaumiere via the Dhankheti-DIPR Office route will be prohibited round the clock from May 12 until further notice due to ongoing infrastructure work by the Public Works Department Shillong Central Division. According to the public notice, the project involves construction of an aqueduct channel with RCC slab covering and tiling along the Old Jowai Road stretch from AIR to Loreto Convent School junction. Authorities stated that the work is aimed at strengthening road infrastructure and improving the locality in the long term. Residents and commuters have been urged to follow traffic diversions and guidelines issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Traffic Police during the execution period.

With final response from the defence ministry on land for relocation of Harijan Colony still pending, the state government will hold a meeting next month to review the relocation plan for 342 families from the colony at Them Iew Mawlong here “…next month we will be having a meeting again on this issue. We will update,” Deputy Chief Minister in-charge of Urban Affairs, Sniawbhalang Dhar, told reporters on Monday. On the response from defense ministry to the state government’s proposal, Dhar said, “We are yet to take a call on whether we will go with the defense land… if they are ready or not, or whether we will proceed according to the previous blueprint.” “We have to take a call on this,” he said. Informing about the active coordination between the state government and Defense M...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that one of the most important agendas of his government has been to ensure improvement of income of the farmers with various interventions at different levels to increase the production of the farmers. Speaking at the inauguration of the Biochar Plant at Eastern Ri Bhoi Organic FPC Processing Plant at Umsli in Ri Bhoi district on Monday, Sangma said, “It is important to add value to the products of the farmers through multiple activities from improving the health of the soil, providing timely quality seeds, supporting with working capital etc and each of these interventions require different schemes, projects and missions.” Biochar is produced by heating bamboo or other organic biomass at high temperatures in a low-oxygen environment. ...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday stressed on bridging the gap between cocoon production and yarn production in the State, which is the second largest eri cocoon producer, globally generating approximately 700 metric tonnes of eri cocoon annually. Speaking at the inauguration of Sai Lum, an Eri Yarn Manufacturing Unit at Bhoirymbong in Ri Bhoi district, Sangma said that despite being the second largest eri cocoon producer, farmers were selling cocoons at low prices while weavers were forced to buy back the same yarn at a high cost because the critical step of spinning was happening elsewhere. “The cocoon to yarn gap has been the single biggest constraint in our Eri silk value chain,” he said and added that entrepreneurship enterprises like Sai Lum will bridge cocoo...