Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The High Court of Meghalaya has pulled up a fertility clinic in Assam over a Meghalaya womanâs bid to conceive past the age of 50 years. A few weeks ago, the woman approached the Guwahati-based Institute of Human Reproduction to undergo a procedure to…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. | Photo Credit: PTI The Meghalaya Cabinet on Thursday (January 30, 2025) approved the establishment of a women-led apex financial cooperative society aimed at strengthening the financial ecosystem for self-help groups (SHGs) across the State. The initiative to set up the Pla Tangka Cooperative Society (PTCS), led by the Department…
The rah moo khrah, one of the oldest games of the Jaintia , is more of a test of strength than speed. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Some athletes in Meghalayaâs Jaintia Hills region donât just race. They try to outpace each other while holding a rounded stone that can weigh up to 138 kg….
Representative image. The study also said Meghalaya has a skewed distribution of higher education institutes. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Meghalaya has too many schools, a study by the State Education Department has revealed. The departmentâs study report, released on Friday, said the State has 14,582 schools, which is âdisproportionately largeâ when its population of…
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma with Hally War, the man who initiated the weaving of the living root bridge at Sohra, which is popularly known as Cherrapunjee. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For the first time, trekking became part of the Cabinet meeting drill for the Ministers in Meghalaya. On Saturday (January 11, 2025), Chief…
GUWAHATI âThe police in Meghalayaâs East Jaintia Hills district found the decomposed body of an Awami League leader from Bangladesh on August 26,â officials confirmed on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) evening. The body was located in a betel nut plantation in the Dona Bhoi area about 1.5 km inside the India-Bangladesh border. The area is…
Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu GUWAHATI: The Meghalaya Congress on Friday (August 16, 2024) suspended two of its four MLAs, citing their anti-party activities. Also read: Election results 2024: Purno Sangma family loses Meghalayaâs Tura seat after 33 years The two MLAs are Gabriel Wahlang from the Nongstoin and Charles Marngar from the…
From reinforcing a bamboo fence, separating them from Bangladeshis to staying up all night for vigil, residents of a Meghalaya village located metres from the International Border are on the edge fearing influx of people from the other side after unrest that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina government. The 90-odd residents of Lyngkhong village in East…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. | Photo Credit: PTI Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on July 28 said he is âdeeply disappointedâ over a tableau reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s âThe Last Supperâ, featuring drag queens and other performers, at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. This segment of the performance has drawn significant attention…
