Shillong, June 27 : Meghalaya has been placed on alert for thunderstorms and heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next five days, with the state weather office urging residents to be prepared and take action as monsoon activity intensifies.   The warning issued on...

Shillong, June 27 : Meghalaya closed its two-day International Conference on Women Farmers and Sustainable Organic Agriculture by inking an MoU with IFOAM Organics Asia, aiming to turn the state’s matrilineal model into a blueprint for women-led organic farming.   About 400 delegates from over...

Shillong, June 27 : Shillong Traffic Police pulled over 80 violators and collected ₹81,500 in fines during a citywide night crackdown on June 26, intensifying its push for zero road deaths under Operation Safer Shillong.   The synchronised multi-point NAKA drive was carried out by...

Guwahati (Assam), June 26: The Gauhati High Court on Friday turned down Siddhartha Sarma’s bail plea for the second time, keeping the former manager of late singer Zubeen Garg in judicial custody.   Sarma’s application was dismissed by Judicial Magistrate Mitali Thakuria’s court, a senior...

Shillong, June 26 : Meghalaya opened a global stage for women farmers on Thursday, hosting an international organic conference and pumping ₹5.80 crore into village cooperatives to push its organic mission.   The two-day International Conference on Women Farmers And Sustainable Organic Agriculture drew delegates...