Shillong, June 5 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday called for public participation and personal accountability in environmental conservation.
Shillong, June 5 (UNI) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local villagers continue searching for Sonam Raghuvanshi, wife of murdered Madhya Pradesh tourist Raja Raghuvanshi, even as Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma says perpetrators would be booked and punished.
Sohra, June 4 (UNI) A raincoat appearing to be stained with blood was recovered on Wednesday during the search and rescue operation to locate Sonam Raghuvanshi, one of the missing tourist couple from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, near the Mawkma road, here in Meghalaya.
Umiam, June 4 (UNI) With an aim to promote both tourism and water sports in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday launched Meghalinor, the state’s first sailing yatch at Umiam Lake.
Shillong, June 3 (UNI) Meghalaya police on Tuesday said that a machete was used to murder one of the tourist couple from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Raja Raghuvanshi, whose decomposed body was retrieved from a gorge at Weisawdong falls after he and his wife went missing while on a honeymoon trip to Sohra (Cherrapunjee).
Shillong, June 3 (UNI) Family members of Raja Raghuvanshi, a tourist from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, whose body was recovered on Monday from a 100-ft gorge in Meghalaya, on Tuesday claimed that the deceased was murdered and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam went missing on May 23 while on a honeymoon at Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya''s East Khasi Hills district on their honeymoon.
Guwahati, June 2 (UNI) Both Assam and Meghalaya on Monday agreed to find a solution to the urban flooding issue in Guwahati which would benefit both States.
Guwahati/Shillong, June 2 (UNI) Meghalaya and Assam on Monday agreed in principle to jointly commission the long-stalled Kulsi multi-purpose irrigation and hydroelectric power project.
Bhopal, June 2 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday expressed his condolences to the bereaved family Raja Raghuvanshi, a resident of Indore, whose body was found in Meghalaya earlier in the day.
Shillong, June 2 (UNI) The decomposed body of Raja Raghuvanshi, one of the tourist couple from Madhya Pradesh, who had gone missing since May 23 during their visit to Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya, was recovered on Monday morning following eight days of massive search operation.
Shillong, June 1 (UNI) Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) Eastern Command, reviewed the current security scenario along the India-Bangladesh international border during his visit to the Border Security Force, Meghalya Frontier, a BSF official said.
Shillong, May 31 (UNI) The United Democratic Party, an ally of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya, has suffered asuffered a significant political blow as veteran leader Jemimo Mawthoh quit the party.
Shillong, May 31 (UNI) Four more people, including three minors, died and four others were injured on Saturday due to rain-induced mishaps across Meghalaya, taking the total death toll to six during the past 48 hours.
Shillong, May 30 (UNI) Two people, including a woman, lost their lives and three others sustained injuries due to landslides and drowning triggered by heavy rains in Meghalaya on Friday.
Shillong, May 30 (UNI) Retired Indian Forest Service official Cavouright P Marak was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Meghalaya on Friday.
Shillong, May 29 (UNI) Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said efforts are on to rescue the missing newly-wed couple from Madhya Pradesh who disappeared during their honeymoon in Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya.
Shillong, May 29 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will meet his Assam counterpart, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on June 2 in Guwahati to resume the next round of formal talks to resolve the border disputes, State Chief Secretary Donald Philips Wahlang said. Wahlang said parleys are continuing to resolve the remaining six areas of difference between the two neighbouring states.
Shillong, May 28 (UNI) The fate of the missing newly married couple from Madhya Pradesh is still unknown, though the search operation continues, officials said on Wednesday.
Shillong, May 27 (UNI) The whereabouts of a tourist couple from Madhya Pradesh who went missing during a visit to Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya, remains unknown. Meghalaya police along with State Disaster Response Force and villagers, has launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace missing couple identified as 27-year-old Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam from Indore, who have gone missing since May 24. The couple hired a two-wheeler from one Sagar Sen Samal of Keating Road here on May 22 and then rode to Sohra. They were supposed to return the two-wheeler after four days.
Williamnagar, May 27 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma handed over smartphones to Anganwadi workers at a programme held at St George Higher Secondary School in Samanda, East Garo Hills district on Tuesday.