The Latest Breaking News from Meghalaya

IPS officer Nongrang becomes Meghalaya's first woman police chief

Senior IPS officer Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as Meghalaya's first woman DGP, officials said on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 11, 2024

Meghalaya political parties seek ‘local’ DGP

The Meghalaya BJP unit is batting for a woman IPS officer as the outgoing DGP faces a case for allegedly using a fake registration number for his official vehicle.

The Hindu · May 10, 2024

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

Photographer Anurag Banerjee’s The Songs of Our People attempts to capture the state’s history and vibrancy through its musicians — urban and indigenous

The Hindu · May 10, 2024

Meghalaya gears up for LS polls as EVMs dispatched to polling stations in West Garo hills

The dispatch of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to polling stations is underway in Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, indicating the final stages of readiness for the electoral process. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 17, 2024

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

Voted for CAA in Parliament because Meghalaya was exempted: Agatha Sangma

Agatha K. Sangma, the incumbent Lok Sabha MP and National People’s Party candidate for Tura, said she supported the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Parliament

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2024

Morning Digest | Two killed after anti-CAA meeting in Meghalaya; Records go for a six as SRH outshines MI in run fest, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 28, 2024.

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2024

Two killed after anti-CAA meeting in Meghalaya

Anti-CAA meeting Meghalaya: Following two persons death after a meeting organised by a local organisation against CAA, local officials said stones were found near both the bodies, indicating foul play.

The Hindu · Mar 27, 2024

Meghalaya BJP chief under pressure to quit after the party decides not to contest LS seats

Pressure is mounting on Rikman G. Momin, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Meghalaya unit president, to quit in acknowledgement of his “failure” to convince the party’s central leadership to contest the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya.

The Hindu · Mar 27, 2024

Conrad Sangma welcomes BJP's decision to support NPP candidates in Meghalaya

The NPP president claimed that Ampareen Lyngdoh the NPP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha seat has also got the support of the Opposition TMC in Nongthymmai block and a few other Assembly segments where TMC leaders are supporting the NPP.

The Hindu · Mar 25, 2024