Meghalaya

Mobile Internet Services Suspended In Seven Districts Of Meghalaya

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Saturday June 16, 2018

The Meghalaya government on Saturday suspended mobile internet services in seven districts in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region after intelligence inputs raised concerns over the law and order situation in those areas.

6 Dead In Flash Floods, Landslides In Tripura, Manipur, Assam:10 Points

India News | Reported By Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday June 14, 2018

Six people have died in the last 48 hours in torrential rain and landslides in the two northeastern states of Tripura and Manipur. Four have died in Tripura and two in Manipur. Thousands of people are marooned in Assam as flash floods hit several districts in the northeastern part of the state. Four trains have been cancelled today due to floods. T...

Reliance Big TV Ropes in 50,000 Post Offices for Set-Top Box Bookings

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 7, 2018

Bookings at post offices will commence from June 20 across Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

As Shillong Limps Back To Normal, Artistes Sing For Peace, Unity

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Thursday June 7, 2018

Meghalaya's capital Shillong is limping back to normal after five days of turmoil. In Shillong, which has a rich musical history, musicians believe that the only way to get peace back to the city is through music. These artistes are trying to reach out to citizens through live performances, choir competitions and concerts to spread the message of p...

Amid Improving Situation In Shillong, An Appeal For Peace By Meghalaya Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 6, 2018

The situation in Shillong showed signs of improvement for the second day today even as Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad asked the people to help maintain peace in the state.

Inside Shillong's Punjabi Lane, A Story Of Migrants In The Eye Of An Unrest

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday June 6, 2018

88-year-old Darshan Singh, a retired employee of the Shillong Municipal Corporation, hasn't slept a wink for the last five days. Mr Singh was born in Shillong after his father had migrated from Gurdaspur in Punjab during the British Raj in search of job. Now, he can't understand why he is being called an "outsider".

Curfew To Continue In Shillong, Internet Services Remain Restricted

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 5, 2018

Curfew continued on Tuesday in violence-hit areas in the Meghalaya capital Shillong while Internet on mobile telephones was restricted even as the situation was showing steady improvement.

Behind Shillong Clashes, A Long-Running Tension Over A Piece Of Land

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday June 5, 2018

Sanjana, the descendant of a Punjabi family who migrated to Meghalaya over a hundred years ago during the time of the British Raj, has been living in the state capital Shillong for 34 years. The woman who was born in his hilly town says the congested Punjabi Lane in the heart of Shillong, where clashes broke out last week, is her home

Minorities Commission To Investigate Shillong Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 4, 2018

The National Commission for Minorities will send a member to the Meghalaya capital Shillong to investigate the clashes between residents of the city's Punjabi Line area and Khasi drivers of state-run buses, the panel's chief said today

Army, Central Forces Called In After More Clashes In Shillong: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 4, 2018

The Army has been called into Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the Meghalaya capital this evening. Cellphone internet and text messages have been switched off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the plug on private broadband. The home ministry has sent in 11 companies of para-mil...

Six Companies Of Central Forces Okayed For Shillong: Meghalaya Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 4, 2018

The Centre has approved deployment of six additional companies of paramilitary forces in Shillong, where fresh bouts of violence broke out last night, prompting police to use tear gas shells to quell a mob, a top police officer said.

Punjab Government To Send Team Amid Reports Of Threats To Shillong Sikhs

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 4, 2018

Concerned about reports of security threats to Sikhs in Shillong, the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab has decided to rush a four-member team headed by Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa to the Meghalayan capital, an official said in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Says Violence Was Sponsored, Orders Tough Action

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Sunday June 3, 2018

The spiral of violence that Shillong has seen in the past three days, leading to group clashes was sponsored, says Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.

Shillong Violence Spreads Despite Curfew, 500 People In Army Shelter

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday June 3, 2018

The army was called in to conduct flag marches and curfew continued in parts of Meghalaya's capital Shillong for the third day on Saturday after night-long violence during which a mob burnt a shop, a house and damaged at least five vehicles besides injuring a senior police officer.

Curfew In Shillong After A Night Of Clashes, 3 Arrested For Violence

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday June 1, 2018

A verbal duel between a woman, who was saved by a whisker when a bus zoomed past her, and the conductor of the state-run bus allegedly led to a series clashes in Meghalaya's capital Shillong last evening. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in parts of the city which looks calm at the moment.