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Meghalaya Plans Mandatory Tourist Registration System

15 Jul 2026

Meghalaya plans to mandate tourist registration at border checkpoints to track visitors, drawing mixed responses from state political parties.

JHADC Launches Official Website and Promises Back Pay for Staff

15 Jul 2026

JHADC launched a new digital portal for public services and pledged to pay all outstanding employee salaries in one upcoming installment.

Meghalaya News Roundup: Infrastructure Reviews, Border Talks, and Local Developments

15 Jul 2026

Meghalaya officials push infrastructure projects and border talks as district authorities manage water releases, drug missions, and local disputes.

Meghalaya Electoral Roll Revision Reaches 85 Percent of Voters

14 Jul 2026

Meghalaya election officials report 85 percent distribution of electoral revision forms. Digitization efforts are moving forward across the state.

Meghalaya's Scientific Mining: When Policy Cannot Ban What It Claims to Regulate

14 Jul 2026

"The Government of Meghalaya inaugurated its first "scientific" coal mine in March 2025. Less than a year later, thirty miners died in an illegal rat-hole mine

Bharat Tex 2026 Launches with Massive Global Participation

14 Jul 2026

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh opened Bharat Tex 2026 in New Delhi, hosting thousands of global buyers to showcase India's massive textile industry.

Garo Hills Groups Press GHADC for Reform and Tribal Electoral Rolls

14 Jul 2026

Civil society groups in Garo Hills are pushing the GHADC to adopt a tribal-only electoral roll and codify customary laws to protect local heritage.

Meghalaya High Court Quashes POCSO Case for Couple Living Under Khasi Custom

14 Jul 2026

The Meghalaya High Court dropped a POCSO case against a man, citing his stable family life and local customs to protect the welfare of his wife and kids.

FNCC Demands Immediate Probe into Kanto Sabal Arson, Seeks Security Review

14 Jul 2026

The Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) has submitted a memorandum to the Union Home Minister, routed through the Governor of Manipur, demanding an

The Mizoram Inheritance Amendment: When Customary Law Meets Constitutional Equality (Part 1)

14 Jul 2026

"A 2026 amendment to Mizoram's marriage and inheritance law excludes Mizo women married to non-Mizo men from statutory protections while retaining identical