NONGSTOIN, April 13, 2018: In a shocking incident, the body of an 11-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree in a forest close to his home in Mawlasaw located in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya on Thursday morning. The child has been identified as Rapborlang Shianglong. His body was found at 10am […]
TNT News | April 8, 2018 In a first of its kind initiative, a one km road in Nongkynjang village in Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya has been built with shredded waste plastic technology in convergence with MGNREGA and Megha-LAMP. the same was announced by the Deputy Commissioner Nongstoin, Arunkumar Kembhavi through the administration’s social media […]
By Our Reporter, TNT News | Shillong/ Nongstoin, March 31, 2018: A day after a hailstorm ravaged different parts of the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday held a high level meeting to assess the situation and to ensure that relief packages are being provided to the affected villagers. Several houses in West Khasi […]
TNT News | Nongstoin, February 25, 2018 As Assembly Elections in Meghalaya are underway, for ease of monitoring the political parties and procedure, the Deputy of Commissioner of Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills Arunkumar Kembhavi informed that his team has developed an in-house GPS Tracking Software through which they would be able to monitor the polling […]
SHILLONG, January 24, 2018: Free media seems to fleeting from this country, a senior journalist from Meghalaya, Biplap Dey was beaten up by suspected timber smugglers at 10:30 pm yesterday in Athiabari, West Khasi Hills district. As per ground reports, timber trucks were found plying freely and as the media person was waiting for police […]
Shillong, January 12, 2018: The West Khasi Hills district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in the district to prevent farmers from burning straws and grasslands, officials said on Friday. Acting on reports about unscrupulous burning of stubble and grasslands in the district during the dry winter season, deputy commissioner Arunkumar Kembhavi said, the prohibitory order […]
By Ibankyntiew Mawrie SHILLONG: Myths and legends passed on from generations form an integral part in the Khasi society, beliefs are what keep it going, however, the truth remains a mystery with no evidence to support such claims. Astonishing as it may sound, but be rest assured, these tales and legends certainly leaves one wanting […]
By Ibankyntiew Mawrie, TNT News | Dec 22, 2017: An empowered and well-informed citizen will not become a mute spectator if his/her rights are being taken away or violated, even if it means getting portrayed as a villain or an obstacle to development. Exercising their rights are a handful of ‘odd’ villagers who have been […]
Shillong, Nov 10, 2017: The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has approved a USD 30 million soft loan for phase four of the North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP). NERCORMP is a livelihood and rural development project under the North Eastern Council, covering several districts in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal […]
