Shillong

Prof. Sherwin M. Sungoh, who was appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in November 2024, has officially taken charge on March 21, 2025, in response to directives from the Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India, and requests from State Government officials. Prof. Sungoh had initially refrained from assuming office due to the prevailing unrest in the University and in solidarity with students who were on a hunger strike. However, in light of the absence of Vice-Chancellor Prof. P.S. Shukla from the headquarters since March 3, 2025, the functioning of the University has been affected, particularly in academic, financial, and administrative matters. While routine operations have continued under the effective management of the Statutory Officers,...

The North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, in association with the NSS Cell, successfully organized the District-Level Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament Festival 2025 on March 18 and 19, 2025. The festival provided a platform for young minds to engage in meaningful discussions on governance, economy, national security, and social progress, aligning with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. The inaugural function was graced by Rudi V. Warjri, IFS (Retd.) as the Chief Guest, while F. Rumnong, State NSS Officer, attended as the Guest of Honour. Prof. K. Debbarma, Department of Political Science, presented the university's remarks on the significance of the event. The program commenced with a warm welcome by Prof. R. L. Nongkhlaw, Dean Students' Welfare, who introduced the dignitaries and ...

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has shifted the CUET examination centres for many Meghalaya students from Guwahati to Shillong following the intervention of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. “Happy that NTA has shifted most of the students from Meghalaya from the Guwahati center to the Shillong center after the intervention of the state government. I thank the officials of NTA and Hon’ble @dpradhanbjp ji for his continuous support and understanding,” Sangma posted on X on Tuesday. Earlier, the chief minister had sought the intervention of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to allocate CUET examination centres for candidates in Meghalaya.

The body of a person who had jumped from Umiam Bridge on Sunday was retrieved by a team from the State Disaster Response Force and Fire and Emergency Services on Monday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Pritish Deb, husband of Silanda Mylliemngap of Laban, Kench’s Trace, Shillong. He owns an electronics store at Laban Last Stop. Police said investigations were ongoing and legal procedures were being finished but refused to speculate on why the deceased had taken his own life.

Shillong and its neighbouring areas experienced heavy rain, hailstones, and wind on Sunday afternoon, leading to the uprooting of electric wires and tree branches. The hailstorm transformed many parts of Shillong, Mawiong and Umiam into a winter wonderland with hail-clad roads and rooftops. Trees and high-tension wires snapped on the main FCI Road at Mawlai, causing power outages in many areas of Mawlai Mawroh, Nongmali, Mawlai Pata, and Kynton Massar. Restoration work was taken up immediately, with workers making attempts to restore power supply between the 11 KV Mawroh and PHE feeders from Lumjingshai. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted wet weather conditions in Meghalaya over the next few days, with scattered to widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty wind...

The inaugural function of International Conference on 'Advances of Interdisciplinary Statistics and Applications in AI & ML (AISAAM-2025)', organized by the Department of Statistics, NEHU, Shillong, was held at Multi-Use Convention Hall in NEHU under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor (in-charge), Prof. N. M. Panda. The function started with a welcome address by the Head, Department of Statistics, NEHU, Dr. S. K. Jha, to the dignitaries and delegates from India and abroad. Apart from the two, the dais was shared by Prof. Prithvi Pal Yadav, the President and Vice- Chancellor of Sri Padmapat Singhania University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Dr. R. B. Burman, former Chairman, National Statistical Commission of India, Prof. Vinod Kumar Gupta, the president of the "Society of Statistics, C...

The High Court of Meghalaya on Monday directed the Shillong Municipal Board to try and ensure that the construction of the shelter for street dogs is completed within the stipulated 30 days’ time, followed by the sheltering of the animals there. Further, the court directed the state government through the Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department to verify the authenticity of the Director’s statement that shelter for street dogs cannot be provided at the shelter of the department. While hearing a PIL, a division bench of Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh said, “By our order dated 27th November, 2024 in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning relocation of the zoo in Shillong and for measures to deal with street dog menace in public pl...

Acting on specific intel, police on Monday arrested five suspected criminals from Mawsynram and recovered a country made pistol with four rounds of .22 calibre ammunition and incriminating documents from their possession. The five have been identified as Aidonsing Nongsiej (40), Orally Khardewsaw (33), Wanrilang Nongkynrih (33), Mossingstar Nongbri (28) and Pynshailang Puwein (30). Confirming the arrest, East Khasi Hill SP Vivek Syiem said one of the five persons was wanted in connection with a cheating case registered at Lumdiengjri police station. Refusing to divulge more, he said that a case has been registered at Mawsynram police station.