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Jowai Hosts World Folklore Day to Protect Meghalaya Traditions

Experts gathered in Jowai to push for the preservation of Meghalaya's indigenous culture and heritage among the younger generation.

Walrik Marak • 24 Aug 2026

Jowai welfare group highlights senior citizen rights

Mihmyntdu Community Social Welfare Association hosted an awareness event in Jowai to discuss legal safeguards and the rights of senior citizens.

Walrik Marak • 23 Aug 2026

Jaintia Photo and Video Fest Wraps Up in Jowai

The Jaintia Photographers and Videographers Association held its three-day anniversary festival, concluding Friday at Chutwakhu Indoor Hall in Jowai.

NEWire Desk • 22 Aug 2026

West Jaintia Hills Orders Highway Stall Removal

West Jaintia Hills officials ordered roadside stalls off National Highway 40E/206 within 48 hours to clear traffic and satisfy a Supreme Court mandate.

NEWire Desk • 20 Aug 2026

Jowai Residents Warn of Contamination in Myntdu River

Jowai locals are demanding action after catering workers were seen washing kitchen utensils in the town's primary drinking water source.

NEWire Desk • 19 Aug 2026

Jowai village leaders fund legal fight to clean Myntdu River

Jowai's Lion Mission Compound Dorbar Shnong is funding a legal battle at the National Green Tribunal to restore the polluted Myntdu River.

Walrik Marak • 10 Aug 2026

Thirty-Eight New Security Guards Graduate in Jowai

Thirty-eight graduates completed a 45-day security training program in Jowai. MLA Banteidor Lyngdoh plans to push local factories to hire them.

Walrik Marak • 7 Aug 2026

Jowai Educator Caroline Lamare Dies

Caroline Lamare, retired headmistress of Jowai Government Girls School and wife of Biklin Sumer, has died. Services are set for Thursday.

NEWire Desk • 30 Jul 2026

Advocacy Reform Movement Launches Central Committee in Jowai

The Advocacy Reform Movement has formed a 50-member central committee in Jowai to drive social development and protect community rights.

NEWire Desk • 27 Jul 2026

Jaintia National Council Shuts Down Airtel Jowai Office Over Broken Promises

The Jaintia National Council locked the Airtel office in Jowai on Thursday, protesting the company's failure to install a promised network tower.

NEWire Desk • 16 Jul 2026

Jaintia National Council Shuts Down Airtel Office in Jowai Over Network Failures

The Jaintia National Council locked Airtel's Jowai office Thursday, citing broken promises to improve failing network coverage in the region.

Walrik Marak • 16 Jul 2026

West Jaintia Hills Hits 99 Percent Electoral Roll Milestone

West Jaintia Hills reached 99.33 percent coverage in electoral roll enumeration as of July 15, with over 220,000 forms distributed to citizens.