Shillong

Election Officials File Police Complaint Against BJP's Shillong Candidate

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Saturday April 13, 2019

The BJP candidate for Meghalaya's Shillong Lok Sabha seat Sanbor Shullai has once again landed in controversy. On Saturday, election authorities filed a police complaint against him for allegedly misbehaving with polling officials and violating the model code of conduct.

Meghalaya Poll Officer Issues Braille Voter I-Card

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Chief Electoral Officer Fredrick Roy Kharkongor of Mehalaya, in Shillong on Tuesday, handed the first Braille elector photo identity card to Padmahree Bertha Dkhar, principal of Jyoti Sroat Inclusive School, the first school for the visually impaired people in the state.

Top Court Stays Conviction Of Shillong Times Editor In Contempt Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday March 15, 2019

A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has stayed the Meghalaya High Court order which had found The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and published Shobha Chaudhuri guilty of contempt.

Meghalaya Alliance Partners Divided Over Lok Sabha Candidates

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 12, 2019

Sharp differences emerged in the ruling alliance in Meghalaya with the regional parties deciding to support a UDP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha seat and the BJP saying it would put up its own nominee.

Editors Guild Slams Meghalaya Court's Order Against The Shillong Times

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2019

The Editors Guild of India said today that the Meghalaya High Court's order in a contempt case against The Shillong Times, including its editor and publisher, is "intimidatory" and undermines the freedom of press.

"Sit In Corner": The Shillong Times Editor Held Guilty In Contempt Case

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday March 10, 2019

The Meghalaya high court, in an order on Friday, held the editor of the newspaper - The Shillong Times - Patricia Mukhim and its publisher, Shobha Chaudhuri, guilty of contempt of court.

I-League: Ansumanah Kromah's Brace Relegates Shillong Lajong

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 4, 2019

Aizawl's Liberian striker Ansumanah Kromah scored his eighth league goal in this match.

Woman Swallowed Toothbrush Last Month, Doctors Removed It Without Surgery

Cities | ANI | Thursday February 14, 2019

The doctors used an endoscope and successfully pulled the brush out through her mouth.

Prof D P Goyal To Be New Director Of IIM Shillong

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Prof D P Goyal has been appointed the director of the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, an official said here Wednesday.

Saradha-Accused Leader Claims "Moral Victory" Over Cop Who Arrested Him

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Former Trinamool Rajya Sabha lawmaker and an accused in the Saradha chit fund scam, Kunal Ghosh claimed "moral victory" on Tuesday that six years after he was arrested, the man who put him behind bars, Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, was compelled to sit across the table with him and answer questions.

Kolkata Top Cop Faces CBI Questioning For Fourth Day In A Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar is facing questioning in connection with the chit fund scam cases at the CBI office in Shillong today for the fourth consecutive day.

On Day 2 Of Questioning, Kolkata Top Cop Grilled Over 2 Chit Fund Scams

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhry, Edited by Arun Nair | Monday February 11, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, accused for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam, was also questioned in the Rose Valley scam on Sunday, sources said. He arrived at the CBI office in Shillong for questioning for the second consecutive dayon Sunday morning. Mr Kumar was questioned by the CBI for nea...

Kolkata Police Commissioner Questioned For 8 Hours In Shillong As Political Row Simmers

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday February 9, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was questioned in Shillong by the CBI today for eight hours over his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam.

CBI To Question Kolkata Police Chief On February 9 In Shillong

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 7, 2019

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar will be questioned by the CBI in Shillong on February 9 in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit-fund scam, officials said today, two days after the Supreme Court directed him to "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation.

"Go To Shillong, It's A Cool Place": Top Court Tells CBI, Kolkata Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Amid the massive drama between the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the Supreme Court observed in a lighter note that both parties must go to the "cool place" that Shillong is.