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Meghalaya Shifts Focus to El Nino Defense

3 Jul 2026

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma mandates community-led initiatives and water conservation to protect the state against El Nino climate impacts.

Supreme Court keeps bail in place for murder accused Sonam Raghuvanshi

3 Jul 2026

The Supreme Court declined to cancel Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail despite government protests over her release in the 2025 honeymoon murder case.

Meghalaya Tightens Election Oversight After Distribution Scandal

3 Jul 2026

Officials boosted oversight of electoral rolls in Shillong after a local officer was caught distributing forms from a politician's private home.

West Garo Hills man accused of burning wife to death

3 Jul 2026

Police are hunting for a West Garo Hills man accused of burning his wife to death after she failed to secure money from her parents.

High Court Orders NEHU to Review Staff Vacancies for Long-term Workers

3 Jul 2026

Meghalaya High Court orders NEHU to review vacancies and consider regularizing veteran contract workers who have served for up to 30 years.

Meghalaya Opens Dedicated Teacher Training Academy

3 Jul 2026

Meghalaya launched a new training academy to replace sporadic workshops with a year-round, mandatory professional development system for state educators.

Meghalaya Suffers Record Rainfall Deficit as Monsoon Stalls

3 Jul 2026

Meghalaya faces a 74% rainfall shortfall, devastating local paddy farmers and forcing a shift toward purchasing rice from outside the state.

Meghalaya Weighs Pig Import Ban to Halt Swine Fever

3 Jul 2026

Meghalaya officials are considering a temporary pig import ban to curb African Swine Fever outbreaks and support local farmers reeling from poor sales.

Rural Meghalaya Faces Medicine Shortages Amid Rising Chronic Illness

3 Jul 2026

Rural Meghalaya faces a dual crisis of surging lifestyle diseases and chronic medicine shortages as revealed by a new State Health Systems survey.

Meghalaya Cricket Association Fights High Court Stay on Meeting

3 Jul 2026

The Meghalaya Cricket Association plans to defend its meeting schedule in court after a judge blocked the upcoming Special General Meeting.