#Meghalaya
Meghalaya CM Celebrates 139th Unitarian Day
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma honors Meghalaya's Unitarian community on its 139th anniversary, marking Hajom Kissor Singh's first service in 1887.
NEWire Desk • 18 Sep 2026
Labor Officials Push for Better Maternity Benefit Awareness in Meghalaya
Labor Commissioner Banteilang Kharshandi says women must claim maternity rights, as experts push for better legal enforcement and workplace equality.
NEWire Desk • 18 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Mid-Day Meal Workers Stage Birthday Protest for Higher Pay
PM POSHAN workers in Meghalaya are protesting for better pay, marking Modi's birthday with an indefinite strike and upcoming district sit-ins.
Walrik Marak • 18 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Presses Assam to End Parallel Border Census Exercises
Meghalaya officials are demanding an end to Assam's unauthorized census and SIR exercises in disputed border villages to prevent resident coercion.
NEWire Desk • 18 Sep 2026
High Court Rejects Nongstoin Jail as Foreigner Detention Site
Meghalaya judges blocked a plan to use a prison as a detention center, ordering officials to provide a compliant alternative by September 21.
NEWire Desk • 18 Sep 2026
UDP Threatens Discipline Over BJP Talks as Party Challenges FCRA Bill
UDP warns MLAs over secret BJP meetings while demanding major changes to the proposed FCRA Bill to protect Church and minority institution assets.
Walrik Marak • 18 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Scraps SPF Recruitment Plan After Teacher Protests
Meghalaya's Education Department cancelled its SPF hiring policy following intense backlash from teachers and the Voice of the People Party.
NEWire Desk • 18 Sep 2026
Assam Sweeps North East Badminton Team Titles
Assam dominated the North East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship, winning all four team titles as Meghalaya players moved to the quarter-finals.
Bibar Daimary • 18 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Suffers Worst Rainfall Deficit in India
Meghalaya reports India's steepest 2026 monsoon rainfall drop, threatening agriculture and drinking water supplies across the state.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
NEHU Meghalaya Hiring Senior Research Fellow for Sohiong Project
North Eastern Hill University is hiring a Senior Research Fellow for a biotech project. Apply by September 22, 2026, for the 42,000 rupee monthly role.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Opens Transformer Testing Lab in Sumer
MePDCL opened a new transformer testing laboratory in Sumer to boost power grid reliability across Meghalaya and the Northeast region.
NEWire Desk • 17 Sep 2026
HSPDP Maintains RDA Ties Despite Election Split
The HSPDP will not back the UDP in the upcoming Shillong bye-election, yet insists their regional political alliance remains firm.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
BJP MLA Hek Demands Minority Status for Indigenous Faiths
Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek is pushing for indigenous faith groups to receive the same minority benefits and welfare support as other religious communities.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Teachers' Leader Slams Education Minister Over Official’s Defense
APSTA leader FC Shullai criticizes Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui while teachers prepare for an October 7 protest against new pay structures.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Teachers Demand Better Pay and Benefits
The Meghalaya Unified Teachers Association is pushing the state government to fix gaps in the current pay framework for educators.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Teachers Question Pay Cuts Under New Staffing Framework
Meghalaya teachers face pay uncertainty after the government opened State Pay Scale vacancies to the lower-paying Structured Pay Framework until 2028.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
KSU slams government talks over Umling facilitation center
The Khasi Students’ Union says meeting with Meghalaya government regarding the Umling facilitation center failed to address key security concerns.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Parents and teachers push back against early December SSLC exams in Meghalaya
Meghalaya’s move to hold SSLC exams in December sparks concern among parents and teachers over rushed syllabi and difficult transitions to Class XI.
NEWire Desk • 17 Sep 2026
Petrol Bombs Hit Shillong Mining Office as Arson Spree Continues
Three suspects firebombed a Shillong DMR office, sparking a government security review after a string of violent attacks across the city since August.
Walrik Marak • 17 Sep 2026
Meghalaya Courts Deliver Triple Verdict on POCSO Cases
Meghalaya courts recently resolved three major POCSO cases, issuing a 25-year sentence, upholding a 2015 conviction, and overturning a 10-year prison term.
NEWire Desk • 17 Sep 2026
