Congress hope to form Govt dashes in Meghalaya

Saturday 21 March '09

In a political turn around, one of the five suspended legislators, former health minister and Hills State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) member Adviser Pariong, who had cross over to the Congress led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) from the ruling Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) coalition Government, has requested the Assembly Speaker Bindo M Lanong to revoke his suspension from the Assembly as he had not left his party.

Sangma meets President, wants Governor to go

Saturday 21 March '09

Peeved with Governor R S Mooshahary over his recommendation for imposition of Central rule in Meghalaya....

Governor to call group with majority

Friday 20 March '09

In an indication that the Congress will form the next government in the state, Governor R S Mooshahary...

Speaker’s vote saves the day for Meghalaya Govt

Wednesday 18 March '09

The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance Government on Tuesday survived a trust vote with Speaker B M Lanong voting in its favour in the Meghalaya Assembly to break the tie.....

Meghalaya trust vote: five MLAs missing

Tuesday 17 March '09

A day before the crucial trust vote for the year-old Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) coalition....

Meghalaya CM to face confidence test on March 17

Friday 13 March '09

Meghalaya Governor R S Mooshahary on Thursday asked Chief Minister Donkupar Roy to face trial of strength on March 17 just hours...

Meghalaya crisis: CM faces confidence test on March 17

Thursday 12 March '09

Meghalaya Governor R S Mooshahary asked Chief Minister Donkupar Roy to face trial of strength on March 17.

Warring MLAs give CM a tough time

Wednesday 11 March '09

For a coalition that promised a progressive government, the only thing that has been consistent about the NCP-United Democratic Party led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance.....

BJP leader among three held with uranium ore

Wednesday 11 March '09

A BJP district president Junior Lamin and two others from Manipur were arrested by the Jaintia Hills Police on Monday for possessing a kilogram of uranium ore.....

MLA deserts Cong ahead of Meghalaya bypoll

Wednesday 25 February '09

In a serious blow to the Congress’ ambition of grabbing power if it wins the Umroi Assembly bypoll in Meghalaya on Thursday....

EMRI distances itself from Raju, seeks partners

Tuesday 3 February '09

Tainted former Satyam founder chairman B Ramalinga Raju’s brainchild, the Emergency Management and Research Institute...

India to provide evidence of terror group to Bangladesh

Tuesday 27 January '09

Pranab Mukherjee will provide documentary evidences to Bangladesh Govt of Indian based terror groups using their soil to carry out anti-India attacks.

Facing water shortage, world’s wettest place seeks Centre’s help

Tuesday 6 January '09

The world’s wettest place, Cherrapunjee, now called Sohra, ironically, runs out of water during non-rainy season....

Meghalaya Govt to cut holidays

Saturday 27 December '08

Meghalaya Government employees are in the midst of a rather long holiday, stretching all the way from Christmas to New Year.

Take off NSG men from VVIP duty: former chief

Friday 19 December '08

Meghalaya Governor and former NSG chief R S Mooshahary says the NSG men put on VVIP security duty should be withdrawn...

Meghalaya Dy Speaker accused of assaulting Education Minister

Thursday 11 December '08

For the third time in two months the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) coalition government is facing embarrassment over the public behaviour of its members.

Will set up police post in disputed Langpih village: Meghalaya

Saturday 22 November '08

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Hopingstone Lyngdoh has reiterated that the state will set up a police outpost in the disputed village of Langpih along the Assam-Meghalaya border and send two platoons of police there.

Gandhi car wins Shillong rally

Monday 17 November '08

A 1904 Model-T Ford which featured in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi walked away with the coveted Queen of the Vintage Cars title here on Sunday.

NGOs to state Govt: check illegal Bangladeshis

Friday 7 November '08

Twenty NGOs met Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy on Thursday and demanded that the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance coalition...

Meghalaya pushes out 257 Bangla migrants

Tuesday 4 November '08

Ever since the Assam serial bomb blasts on October 30, as many as 257 illegal Bangladeshi migrants have been identified and pushed back to Assam by the Meghalaya Police.

Efforts on to revive NEPF

Tuesday 28 October '08

Taking a cue from the return of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to the Asom Gana Parishad, a concerted effort is now being made to revive the defunct North East People’s Forum.

FIR filed against Meghalaya minister in assault case

Saturday 25 October '08

The Joint Committee on Assault of Labourer has accused the Meghalaya Progressive Alliance...

Meghalaya launches ID cards to deter illegal migrants

Saturday 18 October '08

With Assam’s demography under threat from illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, Meghalaya is planning to introduce a three-tier citizen identity card to check the problem.

Sangma: fear of conversions to Christianity unfounded

Wednesday 15 October '08

In the backdrop of attacks against Christians in Orissa, Karnataka and Kerala, former Lok Sabha speaker...

MPA panel asks minister to explain hand in assault case

Wednesday 15 October '08

As pressure is mounting on Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy to drop Donkupar Massar from the Cabinet...