3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (233+ words) Shillong, Sept 10: The South West Garo Hills district administration will set up Block Level Task Forces for suicide prevention to strengthen community-level intervention across the district. The initiative was announced during the observance of World Suicide Prevention Day at Garobadha…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (389+ words) Guwahati, Sept 10: What makes Zubeen Garg’s much-loved Mayabini Ratir Bukut distinctive may not be an unusually different voice or exceptionally high notes, but the way he coordinated and controlled his voice throughout the song. Born in Tura, Meghalaya, Zubeen Garg…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (240+ words) Shillong, Sept 10: Amid strong buzz that 9 of its 12 MLAs are set to join BJP, the United Democratic Party on Thursday said its doors remain open for dialogue and it is even open to leadership change if needed. UDP general secretary…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (415+ words) Umiam, Meghalaya, Sept 9: What if the future of Indian farming is less about putting more into the soil and more about making it healthy again? That question was in sharp focus at the inaugural session of the National Conference on…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (719+ words) Guwahati, Sept 8: A century after he was born in Sadiya, Assam is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of its most beloved musician, Bhupen Hazarika, not merely by remembering a songster but by revisiting the spaces, words and thoughts that shaped the…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (592+ words) New Delhi, Sept 8: A late-night quarrel over noise outside a south Delhi home has led to the murder of a prominent Manipuri musician, rekindling painful memories of safety and prejudice faced by people from the Northeast in the capital. Chongtham…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (248+ words) Shillong, Sep 6: Former Mawshynrut legislator Gigur Myrthong on Saturday described NPP candidate Dr DRL Nonglait as a man of integrity who does not make false promises. Campaigning at Maweit, Myrthong said West Khasi Hills needs a leader who walks the…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (384+ words) Shillong, Sept 6: NPP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha byelection Dr DRL Nonglait said politics and faith have one common mission – service to humanity. Addressing a campaign meeting at Maweit in Mawshynrut, Dr Nonglait said governance and religion cannot be…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (452+ words) Tura, Sept 1: Seventy-five scholars will travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet to study the origins and historical journeys of Meghalaya’s Khasi, Jaintia and Garo people under the State Government’s newly launched “Tracing the Roots” programme. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (901+ words) Shillong, September 1: In the story of modern India, certain leaders are remembered not merely for the offices they held but for the people, places and identities they brought into the national consciousness. Purno Agitok Sangma was one such leader. On…...