Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug 20: A two-year-old boy in a remote village in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district has been found with symptoms of poliomyelitis or polio, prompting health authorities to start an investigation, officials said Wednesday. The World Health Organisation had declared the state polio-free...

By Cherian Momin The spectacle of a state government, especially its Chief Minister, taking to the streets to lead a protest march raises profound questions about the fundamental role of governance. What does it mean when the highest office in the state, the very entity...

Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug 20: In an operation on Monday, Aug 19, troops of BSF Meghalaya successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt along the International Border in West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. During the operation, three Bangladeshi nationals, along with three Indian facilitators, were apprehended.  ...

Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug 19: Three Congress MLAs joined the NPP in Meghalaya, giving the ruling party a majority in the 60-member assembly. "Today, three out of the total four Congress MLAs joined the ruling party increasing its strength to 31 in the 60-member assembly. What a...

Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug 19 : BSF troops from the 110th Battalion of BSF Meghalaya successfully seized two Bangladeshi wooden boats and four Bangladeshi steel boats from Umiam (Shella River) while Bangladeshi smugglers attempted to cross into Indian territory to steal and extract gravel and stone...