Meghalaya
IIM Shillong Student Groups Face Accusations of Late-Night Harassment
Student committees at Indian Institutes of Management are under fire. A formal complaint filed by Piyush Birari details a culture of forced late-night
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Garo Hills Teachers Blast MBoSE Academic Calendar
Garo Hills teachers demand a calendar overhaul, claiming a compressed schedule and election duties are destroying student learning and staff morale.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Festival Blends Ancient Rituals with Modern Messaging
Meghalaya's Pnar community held its annual Behdienkhlam festival in Jowai, merging traditional rituals with modern themes and global sports icons.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Police Book NEIGRIHMS Nurse Over Minor Molestation Claim
Police filed a case against a male nurse at NEIGRIHMS following accusations he molested a minor girl admitted to the hospital last week.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Assam and Meghalaya Prepare to Restart Border Talks
Assam and Meghalaya will soon resume negotiations to resolve remaining border disputes, marking the next step after an initial 2022 peace agreement.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Respiratory Cases Spike 77 Percent in Byrnihat Amid Pollution Crisis
Industrial pollution in Byrnihat triggered a 77 percent rise in respiratory diseases, prompting calls for urgent government action and stricter monitoring.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
HSPDP Breaks Ranks With UDP in Shillong Bypoll
The HSPDP will remain neutral in the Shillong by-election, declining to support its long-time alliance partner, the UDP, after internal talks collapsed.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Supreme Court weighs typing error in murder suspect bail case
The Supreme Court may send a murder suspect's bail case to a larger bench to decide if clerical errors in arrest papers invalidate police detentions.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Monsoon rains wreck roads and buildings in South West Meghalaya
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and road damage across South West Garo Hills and South West Khasi Hills, cutting off travel routes.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Drug trade cripples business in Shillong's Police Bazar
Open drug use and rampant petty theft are driving customers away from Shillong's Police Bazar as traders report mounting financial losses.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Guwahati Targets December Finish for Stalled Water Projects
Assam officials promise to finish long-delayed water supply projects in Guwahati by December after more than a decade of construction setbacks.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Sohra Hosts Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Training Workshop
Local youths in Sohra learned nature conservation skills and cleared 147 kilograms of river waste during a new eco-tourism training initiative.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Water Project Stalls as Taps Run Dry
Meghalaya faces a water crisis as dry taps clash with high coverage statistics and a massive Rs 900-crore funding backlog stalls essential repairs.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Shillong Traders Push to Keep Blinkit Out
Shillong shopkeepers are fighting to block the return of quick-commerce giant Blinkit, fearing the platform will destroy thousands of local livelihoods.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
HSPDP Pushes for Quick Fix to Meghalaya-Assam Border Feud
The HSPDP wants faster talks to settle the remaining six Meghalaya-Assam border disputes using five agreed principles like ethnicity and geography.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Residents threaten protests as Shillong-Dawki highway remains broken
Three weeks of inaction on the collapsed Shillong-Dawki highway has left the Ri War Mihngi region isolated, prompting threats of public protests.
NEWire Desk • 10 Jul 2026
Jubilda Rymbai dies at 90 in Shillong
Jubilda Rymbai, a 90-year-old resident of Upper Shillong, passed away Tuesday. Her funeral is scheduled for July 10 at the Baniun Presbyterian Church.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Garo Hills officials shut down 100 illegal shops
Authorities shuttered over 100 businesses in South West Garo Hills after owners failed to produce mandatory trading licenses and permits.
Walrik Marak • 10 Jul 2026
Tibetan Groups in Shillong Press UN for Action Against China
Tibetan groups in Shillong demand UN intervention, citing rights abuses and threats to their culture and identity under Chinese rule.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Assam and Meghalaya Border Talks Stay on Track
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says border relations with Meghalaya are peaceful as the two states prepare for the next round of boundary negotiations.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
