Shillong: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday stoked controversy by asking those who do not want “divisive democracy” to go to North Korea. “A democracy is NECESSARILY DIVISIVE….

Shillong: A fish species has been discovered in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district, officials said on Saturday. The fish species, that has a scientific name Schistura syngkai, was discovered…

New Delhi: Seven months after 15 people were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court Friday allowed the state government’s plea seeking its permission…

Kohima: Four miners have been killed following mudslides at an illegal coal mine at Yonglok village in Longleng district of Nagaland, police said on Monday. The incident happened…

Shillong: The heavily decomposed body of an unidentified mined has been retrieved from a 370 ft illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, 77 days after…

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed key poll-related panels for the party’s Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya units on Thursday. He formed the election committee, the coordination…

Shillong: The Indian Army has joined the multi-agency operations to search for the remaining 13 miners trapped inside a 370-foot-deep coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said on Tuesday. “The Indian Navy had…

New Delhi: Navy divers have found a body in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district and spotted some skeletons in the area, weeks…

Meghalaya: The Supreme Court, which is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) hearing on Friday told the Meghalaya government to carry on rescue efforts for the 15 trapped…

Shillong: Bodies of two miners were recovered from an illegal coal mine located at a remote village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Monday. The bodies were…

Shillong: The multi-agency operations to rescue the miners in Meghalaya failed to make any headway on Thursday, with efforts to pump the water out of the mine not…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Thursday a plea seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya…

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma today won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400…

Pune: Rainfall forecast for next 24 hours at: East : many places: Odisha; a few places: Arunachal Pradesh; isolated places: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal,…

Shillong: A Bangladeshi was caught when he illegally entered the country crossing over the unfenced border in South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya, a BSF spokesperson said today….

Shillong: Congress candidate Miani D Shira is leading by over 400 votes against her nearest rival of the National People’s Party (NPP) C G Momin after second round…

New Delhi: As many as 80 people were killed in five states due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes since yesterday, with Uttar Pradesh alone recording 51 deaths, the…

Shillong: Meghalaya Power Minister James K Sangma today said the state government is hopeful to bring about a resolution to lift the ban on coal mining in the state…

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today presented a Rs 1,150 crore deficit budget, highlighting that total receipts for 2018-19 will improve owing to higher central taxes…

Shillong: All 58 newly-elected legislators of the 10th Meghalaya Assembly today took oath before Pro-tem Speaker Timothy Shira at a special session held here. Shira, 68, is the oldest…