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SDRF personnel carry out a rescue operation at Mooknor in Jalyiah village, around 5 km from the East Jaintia Hills district headquarters.

CAG flags ₹1.07 crore coal compensation irregularity in Meghalaya

March 2, 2026, 03:18 PM - 3 min read

CAG flags Rs 1.07 crore SDRF irregularities in Meghalaya, citing compensation paid in illegal coal mining cases and wider lapses in disaster fund utilisation.

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A BSF personnel points towards the India–Bangladesh border at Dawki in Meghalaya, highlighting the area where two Bangladeshi nationals were recently arrested for illegal entry into India.

Two Bangladeshis held in Meghalaya for illegal entry

March 2, 2026, 02:58 PM - 3 min read

Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills for illegal entry. The driver is suspected of aiding their movement from Dawki.

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A boatman guides his wooden craft along the transparent waters of the Umngot River in Dawki, Meghalaya.

Where boats float on air: The story of Dawki

February 27, 2026, 01:13 PM - 7 min read

In Meghalaya’s border town of Dawki, the Umngot River runs so clear that boats appear to float on air. For generations it has sustained livelihoods, culture and trade. Today, tourism fuels prosperity even as development pressures threaten the fragile balance that keeps its waters crystal.

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Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sunil Deodhar - file image.

Meghalaya BJP seeks apology from RSS leader Sunil Deodhar

February 26, 2026, 03:20 PM - 2 min read

The controversy arose after Deodhar addressed a gathering at Pynther in the Pynursla Sub-Division of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

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Meghalaya records highest HIV caseload in India

February 25, 2026, 02:55 PM - 3 min read

Meghalaya has India’s highest HIV caseload with 10,293 on ART, the Assembly was told, as the state approved a Rs 25-crore five-year intervention plan.

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National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force officials carry out rescue operations after an explosion killed several people at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, on February 6, 2026.

14 arrested in Meghalaya mine blast case

February 16, 2026, 03:55 PM - 3 min read

Authorities in Meghalaya have arrested 14 over illegal coal mining after Thangsku blast killed 33; judicial commission to probe lapses, reforms and future safeguards.

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Search and rescue operation under way after an explosion at an illegal coal mining site in Thangsku area, East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya on February 6, 2026.

NGT steps in after 31 killed in Meghalaya mine blast

February 11, 2026, 03:42 PM - 3 min read

The NGT has taken suo motu cognisance of the Meghalaya coal mine blast that killed 31 workers on February 5, citing suspected environmental violations and possible defiance of the ban on rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills.

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Search and rescue operations continue at the coal mine site where 25 people were allegedly killed on Thursday, in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya on Saturday.

Meghalaya mine blast: Search on for missing, toll 27

February 7, 2026, 02:59 PM - 2 min read

Search operations continued at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills where 27 people died in a blast. Multiple agencies are searching for missing persons as two accused have been arrested and a suo motu FIR registered under mining and explosives laws.

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Anti-mining activist Agnes Kharshiing blamed the government and district authorities for the deaths, calling it a “homicide”.

Meghalaya coal mine blast: 18 dead; several feared trapped

February 6, 2026, 08:11 AM - 3 min read

The district police have recovered 18 bodies from the mine so far, who died after being trapped because of the blast, which occurred at Thangsko area of Mynsngat village, around 30 km from the district headquarters at Khliehriat, officials said

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16 labourers killed in Meghalaya coal mine blast

February 5, 2026, 04:41 PM - 2 min read

At least 16 labourers were killed in a blast inside a coal mine in Meghalaya’s Tashkhai area on Thursday, triggering a rescue operation as authorities worked to verify identities of the victims.

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A condolence poster for Anjel Chakma is displayed during a protest demanding a national anti-racism law and swift justice after the Tripura student was brutally killed in Dehradun.

Tripura student's death: Demand grows for anti-racism law

December 29, 2025, 09:15 PM - 3 min read

Pro-ILP supporters in Meghalaya have demanded a national anti-racism law and fast-track justice following the murder of Tripura student Anjel Chakma in Dehradun.

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In this video grab, two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants, who had been following Osman Hadi’s rickshaw, are seen before shooting the student leader in the head in Dhaka on December 12.

Hadi murder: India rejects Dhaka's claim of arrests in Meghalaya

December 28, 2025, 08:04 PM - 4 min read

India has rejected Dhaka police claims of arrests in Meghalaya in the Osman Hadi murder case, calling them false and unverified, with police and BSF denying any cross-border movement.

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