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  Rare husband-wife moment in Meghalaya Assembly as Mehtab Chandee quizzes CM Conrad Sangma | VIDEO

  India | February 25, 2026 20:56 IST

  A rare husband-wife exchange took place in the Meghalaya Assembly as MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma questioned Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma about stalled veterinary and fishery education projects. The Chief Minister admitted manpower shortages and financial constraints while assuring faster progress.

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  Meghalaya elections 2023: Polling ends, 75 per cent turnout recorded

  Elections | March 01, 2023 16:48 IST

  Meghalaya elections 2023: The ruling National People's Party will fight to retain power, while the BJP and Trinamool Congress will attempt to dethrone the incumbent government.

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  Meghalaya: Election Commission serves showcause notice to political parties for model code violation

  India | February 06, 2023 12:04 IST

  Elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly will be held on February 27. The counting of votes will take place on March 2.

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  Steel dome of newly constructed Meghalaya Assembly collapses

  India | May 22, 2022 16:19 IST

  According to an Executive Engineer of PWD (Building) overseeing the constructions, the collapse could have been triggered by a design fault.

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  Congress wants Meghalaya under Article 371, Assembly rejects move

  India | September 12, 2019 9:25 IST

  Meghalaya which was formed as an autonomous state April 2, 1970, and as a full-fledged state Jan 21, 1972, after being carved out of Assam, is covered by Sixth Schedule provisions of the constitution.

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  Meghalaya minister quits to contest for Speaker's post

  India | September 11, 2019 7:13 IST

  Meghalaya Tourism and Water Resources Minister Metbah Lyngdoh on Tuesday tendered his resignation to contest the election for the Assembly Speaker's post. Lyngdoh, a senior United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and a three-time legislator, also filed his nomination papers for the election.

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  Meghalaya Assembly Speaker election on Sep 13

  India | September 09, 2019 13:28 IST

  The ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government has decided to field the incumbent Tourism Minister, Metbah Lyngdoh as its nominee for the post of Speaker.

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  Over 77 percent votes polled in Meghalaya bypolls

  August 23, 2018 23:13 IST

  The South Tura constituency, from where Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is in the fray, witnessed 72.89 per cent of the 30,231 voters exercising their franchise.

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  Voting ends in Meghalaya, CM Conrad Sangma confident of victory

  August 23, 2018 21:20 IST

  "By and large the polls were held in a smooth manner," Chief Electoral Officer Frederick Roy Kharkongor told journalists.  

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  Formalin scare: Meghalaya bans sale of fish imported from other states

  India | July 23, 2018 19:31 IST

  Formalin is a colourless solution of formaldehyde in water, used chiefly as a preservative for biological specimens. 

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  NPP chief Conrad Sangma invited to form govt in Meghalaya, swearing-in today

  Elections | March 06, 2018 6:11 IST

  A Raj Bhavan official confirmed that the governor has extended invitation to Conrad Sangma to form the government as he has the support of 34 MLAs.

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  Italy, Argentina and Sweden to vote in Meghalaya Assembly Elections!

  Elections | February 11, 2018 11:21 IST

  Well, if you wonder how these countries have voting rights in this hill state in India's North East, you are in for a surprise.

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  Meghalaya polls: Rahul Gandhi's Rs 63K jacket ignites political feud on Twitter

  Politics | January 31, 2018 23:22 IST

  The twitter battles started when BJP's Meghalaya unit also tweeted an image of a Burberry jacket, similar to the one that Gandhi wore, having a price tag of USD 995 (little over Rs 63,000).

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  Meghalaya polls: Rahul Gandhi attacks RSS for alleged gender and cultural bias

  Elections | January 31, 2018 16:08 IST

  Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Meghalaya's capital Shillong, Rahul Gandhi claimed that RSS ideology was being imposed on the nation.

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  Assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi exhorts partymen in Meghalaya to work together

  Elections | January 30, 2018 21:03 IST

  Gandhi’s appeal assumed significance as former cabinet minister A L Hek had joined the BJP while five others including veteran leader and former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh had switched over to the National People’s Party.

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  Assembly elections 2018: Congress releases list of 56 candidates in Tripura, 57 in Meghalaya

  Elections | January 27, 2018 19:03 IST

  Polling in Tripura will take place on February 18, while Meghalaya goes to polls on February 27. The counting of votes in both the states will be held on March 3.

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  Congress legislator AL Hek, 3 other MLAs join BJP in poll-bound Meghalaya

  Politics | January 02, 2018 17:46 IST

  Union Minister of State for Tourism Minister K J Alphons, who is also the election-in-charge of the BJP in Meghalaya, said the party will “throw” the Congress out of power in Meghalaya.

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  8 MLAs, including 5 from Congress, resign from Meghalaya Assembly to join NPP

  Politics | December 29, 2017 20:55 IST

  Those who put in their papers are former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh, Sniawbhalang Dhar, Comingone Ymbon, Prestone Tynsong, and Ngaitlang Dhar of the Congress.

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  Meghalaya Assembly Elections: Agatha Sangma to contest poll on NPP ticket

  Elections | November 10, 2017 13:53 IST

  The National People's Party released its first list of 24 candidates for the 60 assembly seats in the state on November 10.

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  'Meghalaya Assembly building will come up in new Shillong'

  India | November 23, 2014 11:14 IST

  Shillong: A new Meghalaya Assembly building will come up in New Shillong Township and 80 acres of land has been identified for the purpose, Speaker Abu Taher Mondal has said.“We have finalised the land for