Meghalaya’s renowned Khasi author dies
2018-01-18
Pde brought in the socioeconomic, political and religious factors that shape modem Khasi societyContinue Reading
Shillong mourns educationist nun’s death
2017-08-22
Shillong: Hundreds of people on August 22 attended a Requiem Mass in Shillong for a Catholic nun who had dedicated her entire life to foster leadership among the youth of India, especially in the northeast. Sister Xavier Chirayil, a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM),Continue Reading
Anti-women crimes go up in matrilineal Meghalaya
2017-03-14
The state witnessed a spate of rape and murders of womenContinue Reading
Bread, butter, protection: Do our children get the best?
2017-02-18
By : Melvil Pereira ‘Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.’ Thus ends the preamble of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, signed in 1959. It is now 57 years since these words were penned. This begs the question: are we paying our debtContinue Reading
How Khasi Christians in Meghalaya are making the Church their own
2017-02-05
“Just suppose that forests were only full of pine trees. Or just elephants.”” says Kit Shangpliang, a musician in his home, as evening comes too early to Shillong. The sun casts its last long rays; the cross atop the nearby church gleams. Shangpliang’s point is this: The Bible talks ofContinue Reading
Nine traders abducted in Meghalaya
2016-10-28
Shillong : Nine traders hailing from Mancachar area of Assam were abducted by armed militants in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya early Friday, police said. The traders who were going to a weekly market were taken at gun point from a forested area near Bilkona today, the police said.Continue Reading
Meghalaya governor asks puja committees to help youth
2016-10-05
Shanmuganathan wants each puja committee to adopt a single motherContinue Reading
Prime minister praises Meghalaya’s love for football
2016-05-27
India is hosting the Under-17 FIFA World Cup Football India in 2017Continue Reading
Notorious Meghalaya village transforms by brewing tea
2016-05-23
A village which was once notorious for drunken brawls with brewing country liquor common in houses has now turned into a model village by brewing tea. The brainchild of former school teacher and village headman DL Nongspung, the Mawlyngot Tea Grower’s Society has 20 farmers who have transformed the villageContinue Reading