Shillong: The Behdienkhlam festival of the indigenous Pnar community culminated in Jowai on Thursday, with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attending as the chief guest.Sarma, who attended the festival for the first time, conveyed greetings and a message of peace and friendship from Assam to the people of Meghalaya. “I have given a message of…
Shillong: The rescheduled NEET-UG, 2026, was smoothly conducted across 14 centres in Meghalaya on Sunday.Ten testing centres were set up in Shillong and East Khasi Hills, two in Tura and West Garo Hills, and one in Jowai, West Jaintia Hills, and Ri-Bhoi district. Altogether, 4,164 candidates were eligible to appear for the examination in the…
Shillong: The Shillong-Dawki highway, a key route to the Bangladesh border and frequently traversed by tourists and commercial vehicles, has been completely cut-off following a landslide. The East Khasi Hills district administration has ordered the closure of the road beyond Laitlyngkot village.Deputy commissioner Abhilash Baranwal said on Sunday the landslide at Chainage 25+200 along the…
Shillong: Meghalaya has consistently been registering high cancer cases in the country, prompting health officials and cancer specialists to call for early screening, lifestyle changes and HPV vaccination among vulnerable groups.Health and family welfare minister Wailadmiki Shylla urged people to take advantage of free screening facilities available across the state’s healthcare network.The minister was addressing…
Shillong: The ruling National People’s Party (NPP), which heads the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) govt-2.0, campaigned for the by-election to the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency, though the election schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI).The parliamentary seat fell vacant due to the demise of the then sitting MP Ricky…
