Category Archives: Shillong

Three arrested with marijuana in Meghalaya

Posted on March 16, 2023 - 8:52pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Three persons were arrested along with marijuana in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Wednesday. The driver of a Honda City car identified as Laxmindar Gour was arrested after 84 kg of marijuana were recovered from inside his … Continue reading →

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BJP Meghalaya expels three party members

Posted on March 16, 2023 - 8:39pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: BJP Meghalaya unit president Ernest Mawrie today expelled three of the party members for contesting against the official candidates in the just concluded Assembly elections in Meghalaya. The three BJP members include Pramod Koch (Dalu), Micheal Kharsyntiew (North Shillong) and … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya awaits response for exemption from CUET

Posted on March 15, 2023 - 10:33pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Meghalaya government is still awaiting the response of the Education Ministry for exempting Meghalaya from conducting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). “Our chief minister had met the union minister and sought for exemption for the state and … Continue reading →

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NEHU organises interaction with ‘NextGen Democracy’ foreign delegates from eight different countries

Posted on March 13, 2023 - 9:57pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Under the aegis of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), a delegation of 38 gifted youth leaders from eight countries such as Chile, Kenya, Ecuador, Mexico, Suriname, New Zealand, Nigeria visited North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong this morning … Continue reading →

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NEC to promote government initiatives program

Posted on March 9, 2023 - 8:52pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The North Eastern Council (NEC) has come forward to promote ambitious Government initiatives programs Make in India, Smart Cities, Skill India, Digital India and Startup India to create more jobs for young designers. The creative economy is an emerging … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sangma assigns portfolios to his cabinet

Posted on March 9, 2023 - 8:29pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assigned portfolios to his cabinet today, two days after he was sworn in for the second consecutive term. Sangma has kept as many as ten departments with himself, including the Cabinet Affairs department, … Continue reading →

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Conrad takes oath as chief minister for second consecutive term

Posted on March 7, 2023 - 9:19pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: National People’s Party (NPP) president, Conrad K Sangma today took oath as chief minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term even as he pledged to build a better Meghalaya for the people. The oath-taking ceremony was held in … Continue reading →

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Dr Nitin Sahai selected for International Fellowship for Young Indian Biomedical Scientists

Posted on February 24, 2023 - 10:13pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Dr Nitin Sahai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, has been selected for the prestigious Long Term ICMR-DHR International Fellowship for Young Indian Biomedical Scientists 2022-23. Dr Sahai will be visiting … Continue reading →

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Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Shillong; says BJP and RSS are ‘bullies’

Posted on February 22, 2023 - 9:53pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are “bullies,” and there is a need to collectively fight against them through non-violence even as he also alleged that the All … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya electoral office deploys music to spread voter awareness

Posted on February 19, 2023 - 9:19pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Music is synonymous with Meghalaya and continues to be effectively deployed by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Meghalaya to promote voter education and voter awareness amongst its 21,75,000 strong electorate spread across 3482 polling stations … Continue reading →

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