Shillong: After a nine-year-old girl, Sonia Gandhi Bahadur, was swept away by the surging waters of the Ganol river in Asibra in West Garo Hills on Wednesday, the Meghalaya government asked all sch

SHILLONG: At least four persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya in the past one month, prompting the state government to monitor the situation closely, officials said on Tuesda

SHILLONG, Aug 18 - Incessant rain over the past 24 hours has caused flooding and landslides in different parts of the State capital and its surrounding areas, disrupting normal life today.

Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing spotted in Ri Bhoi

Sixteen hydropower projects are in various stages of construction in the northeast, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.

The State Co-Ordination Committee of Coal Owners, Miners and Dealers Forum (SCCCMDF) has decided to seek permission of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to hire a recognized agency to formulate a m

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Threat to Life Arising Out of Coal Mining in South Garo Hills District Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 31/07/2015 regarding Illegal, unauthorized, unscientific unregulated mining in the state of Meghalaya.

The State Government itself concedes that illegal mining is still going on and they have caught nearly 327 cases of illegal mining in the District of Jayantia Hills. The Tribunal asked for the status reports in relation to all the districts be filed within four weeks from today.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Shillong Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to submit a detailed action taken report along with status report within four weeks on actual ground initiativ

The Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board has imposed a ban on burning of garbage as per provisions of the Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. A press release stated.

After a protracted debate the Centre has finally decided not to go ahead with the proposed mining of uranium in Meghalaya following stiff opposition from the local people.

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