Meghalaya
Meghalaya Pnar Community Marks Behdienkhlam Festival
Meghalaya's Pnar community celebrates the Behdienkhlam festival today, performing traditional rituals to ensure a bountiful harvest and good health.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
VPP Protests Assam Chief Minister's Invite to Meghalaya Festival
Meghalaya's VPP party objects to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attending the Shad Behdeinkhlam festival, citing ongoing border tensions between the states.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Supreme Court weighs if clerical error voids murder suspect's bail
The Supreme Court is reviewing if a typo in an arrest memo justifies bail for Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of murdering her husband on their honeymoon.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Cabinet Approves St. Xavier's University Land Grant
The Meghalaya government cleared 50 acres for St. Xavier's University and finalized plans to upgrade the Orchid Resort into a five-star property.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya government orders audit as water mission fails residents
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma orders a probe into the Jal Jeevan Mission after residents report empty pipes and non-functional water infrastructure.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Minister demands BSF crackdown on cattle smuggling in West Garo Hills
Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai is pushing the BSF to stop illegal cattle smuggling routes running through West Garo Hills toward the Bangladesh border.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Legal Fight and Public Outcry Stall Meghalaya Landfill Plan
Meghalaya’s effort to build scientific landfills faces a legal roadblock in Nonghali and widespread public distrust over potential health hazards.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Cabinet Approves St. Xavier's University Site and Infrastructure Projects
The Meghalaya Cabinet greenlit a new university, a massive turmeric plant, and major infrastructure upgrades to boost education, agriculture, and tourism.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Flash Floods Stall Traffic on National Highway 6
Heavy rains flooded NH-6 at Jorabat on Wednesday, washing away a vehicle and stalling traffic on the vital link between Guwahati and Shillong.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Pushes for Safer Tech-Driven Coal Mining
Meghalaya is working with the Centre to establish a new regulated framework for local miners, focusing on safer tunnel mining and easier procedures.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya CM Vows Investigation Into Secret Land Deals Amid Uranium Fears
Conrad Sangma promises to check reports of uranium-linked land deals in Domiasiat after the KSU demands intervention to stop potential mining projects.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Northeast Church Leaders to Discuss FCRA Concerns in New Delhi
Northeast church leaders will meet the Union Home Secretary to address disputes over the amended Foreign Contribution Regulation Act within two weeks.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Edges Out of Lowest School Ranking Tier
Meghalaya jumped two grades in the national education index, marking its first exit from the lowest tier despite still holding the country's lowest score.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Shillong Singer Heads to Las Vegas for World Championship
Shillong's Kitkupar Nongsiej leaves July 10 to compete at the World Championship of Performing Arts in Las Vegas after a long wait.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
New Delhi Hosts 4th Meghalaya Pineapple Festival
The Meghalaya Pineapple Festival returns to Dilli Haat this Friday, linking tribal farmers to major retailers and boosting organic fruit sales.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
India’s Longest River Bridge Nears Completion
The 19-km Dhubri-Phulbari bridge over the Brahmaputra is 76 percent complete. It will open in 2028, slashing travel distance for the Northeast region.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Behdienkhlam Festival Marks Third Day Amid Political Tension
Meghalaya's Behdienkhlam festival hits its third day of rituals as the VPP criticizes the invitation of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Meghalaya Women’s Commission Chief Pushes Staff Self-Care
MSCW Chairperson Iamonlang Syiem urges frontline One Stop Centre staff to prioritize mental health and professional growth to prevent worker burnout.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
Residents challenge legality of JHADC toll gate
Locals demand answers after the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council set up a new tax-collecting check gate on a major National Highway.
NEWire Desk • 9 Jul 2026
Police deploy sniffer dogs in hunt for missing Jakrem woman
Authorities requested K9 units to help find 76-year-old Joit Kharlyngdoh, who vanished from her Jakrem home four days ago during an intensive local search.
Walrik Marak • 9 Jul 2026
