North East

New Delhi, June 22: Meghalaya’s Early Childhood Development Mission clinched the Gold SKOCH Award Saturday for building a statewide model that puts community at the center of raising children.   The prize, announced at the 108th SKOCH Summit...

Shillong, (Meghalaya), June 21: A major landslide at Chainage has snapped the Shillong-Dawki road just ahead of Laitlyngkot village. The East Khasi Hills administration has closed the stretch with immediate effect, and no vehicles or public movement will...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 21: Meghalaya turned up the volume on its creative ambitions Saturday, with Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma unveiling plans for a Film City and Film Institute in Shillong and a Music Institute in Tura, staking...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 21: State BJP president Rikman Momin led a delegation to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here, pushing for a quick, amicable solution to shift the Dalit Sikh community from Them Iew Mawlong to the proposed Cantonment...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told air warriors at Eastern Air Command Saturday that hybrid threats, cyber-attacks, drones, and supply chain risks demand new thinking, saying old-school preparedness alone will not hold up in today’s...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 20: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited West Jaintia Hills Saturday to spotlight Meghalaya’s craft, faith, and history, from GI-tagged black pottery to ancient shrines and Jaintia monoliths.   At Larnai village, she met artisans of...

Wahiajer(Meghalaya), June 20: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday cut the ribbon on the Jowai–Nartiang–Kdiap–Khanduli Road, saying strong roads are how growth reaches India’s farthest villages and border areas.   Built with New Development Bank funding at over...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 20: A day before the NEET re-exam, the Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress sounded the alarm Friday, saying thousands of students are still struggling to arrange travel, lodging, and funds to reach their test centres.  ...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 19: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put the Northeast at the heart of India’s 2047 vision Friday, telling six Chief Ministers that Externally Aided Projects must now deliver speed, jobs, and lasting institutions, not just funding....

Shillong(Meghalaya), June 19: The Meghalaya election office on Friday hosted a major workshop on the “Model Code of Conduct for Campaigns” in Shillong, part of India’s chairship of International IDEA and the state’s assigned thematic research.   The...