By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Feb 22, 2024: An opposition member in the Meghalaya legislative assembly on February 22 sought government intervention after a Catholic nun was humiliated while traveling in a bus five days ago. Charles, a member of the Trinamool Congress, told the zero hour that the nun,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, July 8, 2023: Pope Francis on July 8 appointed Father Ferdinand Dkhar, as the bishop of Jowai in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya. The 59-year-old bishop elect is currently the administrator of the diocese of Jowai. Bishop elect Dkhar was born February 26, 1962,Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on March 25 quashed hate crime proceedings initiated against Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim for a Facebook post. A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao agreed with Mukhim, a Padma Shri awardee, that her social media post was only an expression of truth inContinue Reading
Dengnanggre: One villager in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills (NGH) district has hacked his neighbor to death after suspecting him of practicing witchcraft. The incident took place in Dengnanggre village near Achotchongre under Bajengdoba PS on March 19. According to police reports, the suspect, identified as Henathson A Sangma, accused theContinue Reading
Rev. Lyndan Syiem Shillong, June 22, 2020: June 22 is Thomas Jones Day, in honor of the pioneer Welsh Presbyterian missionary among the Khasi-Jaiñtia people. He arrived at Sohra on June, 22, 1841. In 2018, the Meghalaya government had notified 22 June as Thomas Jones Day in the six districtsContinue Reading
By Manoj Anand Guwahati, Nov 3, 2019: The Meghalaya government on November 3 made it mandatory for visitors to register their names with its offices if they intend to spend more than 24 hours in the northeastern Indian state. The Meghalaya cabinet amended the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security ActContinue Reading
Tura, March 17, 2019: Meghalaya police have arrested a Catholic priest for allegedly molesting a woman on the night bus while returning from the state capital of Shillong. According to the North Garo Hills police, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was caught and roughed up by the passengers of a nightContinue Reading
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Indigenous beliefs go parallel with Christianity among Khasi people of MeghalayaContinue Reading
Two major churches in Meghalaya have decided not to avail of a Rs 70-crore package announced by the Centre for development of places of worship in the state. The Catholic Church and the Mawkhar Presbyterian Church have said they would give a miss to the package announced by Union TourismContinue Reading