Meghalaya

At Meghalaya's Singing Village, Music Is A Language And Everyone Has Their Own Melody

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Curious whistles and chirrups echo through the jungle around Kongthong, a remote village, but this is no birdsong. It's people calling out to each other in music -- an extraordinary tradition that may even be unique. Here in the lush, rolling hills of Meghalaya, mothers from Kongthong and a few other local villages compose a special melody for each...

In This Meghalaya's Singing Village, Everyone Has A Musical Name

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Curious whistles and chirrups echo through the jungle around Kongthong, a remote Indian village, but this is no birdsong. It's people calling out to each other in music - an extraordinary tradition that may even be unique.

After 4 Decades With Congress, Ex-Meghalaya Chief Minister Quits Party

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 14, 2018

After four decades of working with the Congress, former Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang quit the party on Thursday with a letter to Rahul Gandhi, pointing at senior leaders being sidelined in the party.

Upper Age Limit Of Appointment Of Teachers Raised In Meghalaya

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Friday September 7, 2018

The Meghalaya cabinet Friday approved a proposal to increase the upper age limit for appointment of teachers in schools and colleges from 27 to 32.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Quits Lok Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday submitted his resignation as the member of Lok Sabha to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, a week after he won the bypoll from South Tura seat.

Man, 65, Arrested For Raping Minor Granddaughters In Meghalaya

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 1, 2018

A 65-year-old man was arrested for repeatedly raping his two minor granddaughters, South Garo Hills district, the police said today.

Over 200 Rescued In Arunachal Pradesh And Assam, Flood Alert In Meghalaya

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 31, 2018

As many as 19 people were airlifted by the Air Force from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island today and over 200 others rescued from Assam's Dhemaji district as Siang river, which originates in China, continued to swell due to rains in that country, officials said.

Meghalaya's Proposed Law Against Interracial Marriages Divides Shillong

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Inter-caste and inter-faith marriages have cost lives in India. Now, Meghalaya is on the boil over indigenous Khasi women marrying non-Khasis. A move is on to amend a key law so that Khasi women who wed outside their race will lose their privileges due to them, in one of the world's last matrilineal societies.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Wins Bypolls By Over 8,000 Votes

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 27, 2018

Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma today won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400 votes, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said.

Confident Of Win In Assembly Bypolls Says Meghalaya Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 26, 2018

A day before the declaration of results of two assembly bypolls in the state, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who is a candidate from South Tura constituency, exuded confidence today that the ruling National People's Party (NPP) will win both the seats.

Voting Ends In Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma Confident Of Victory

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018

Voting ended peacefully on Thursday in the Assembly by-elections in South Tura and Ranikor in Meghalaya, with National People''s Party (NPP) candidate Conrad Sangma saying he was confident of winning and retaining his Chief Minstership.

Meghalaya Chief Minister's Fate To Be Decided In Twin Bypolls Today

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 23, 2018

The stage is set for today's twin assembly by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor in Meghalaya with four companies of central armed forces being deployed in both the constituencies.

Assembly Bypolls In Meghalaya Tomorrow With Conrad Sangma As Candidate

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 22, 2018

The fate of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will be decided when the state goes for by-elections in two Assembly constituencies tomorrow.

Every Person Entering Meghalaya Would Be Checked: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 6, 2018

Meghalaya is all set to carry out "rigorous" checking of people entering the state following the publication of the NRC complete draft in Assam, a senior police officer said.

Activists Demand NRC, Inner Line Permit Introduction In Meghalaya

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 4, 2018

Hynniewtrep Youth Council activists on Friday stormed the Meghalaya secretariat and staged a demonstration demanding introduction of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system and preparation of a National Register of Citizens to detect illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the state.