I-league champions Dempo earned three points against Shillong Lajong, defeating them by a solitary first-half goal, while Pailan Arrows held Mumbai FC 2-2 in Group A encounter of the 34th Federation Cup football tournament in Jamshedpur on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Monday came to the rescue of 284 students from ethnic violence-hit Manipur by giving them the option of attending classes online at Manipur university or getting relocated to Assam University in Silchar or the North East Hill University in Shillong.
The arrests have been made by officials of Sector 126 police station as part of a crackdown on narcotics ordered by police commissioner Laxmi Singh, deputy commissioner of police (Noida) Harish Chander said.
Shillong Lajong rode on Trinidad World Cupper Cornel Glen's double strike to script a shock 3-0 defeat of former champions Dempo in their lung opener of the 7th edition of the I-League in Mapusa on Sunday.
Five militants were killed in an encounter with the police at Cleave Colony in the heart of Shillong on Tuesday.
Churchill Brothers FC and Shillong Lajong FC on Monday shared a point each after playing a 2-2 draw in their 6th round play-off in I-League at the J N Stadium in Shillong on Monday.
Our beloved country although evolving still, retains a precious simplicity. We still have time to visit one another without having to make appointments, says Neil Nongkynrih, founder of the famous Shillong Chamber Choir, as we continue our special series where 66 Indians tell Rediff.com what they love most about India.
Conrad Sangma will take the oath of office as the chief minister of Meghalaya for a consecutive second term on March 7.
Close to half of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats are bracing for multi-cornered fight this time, making the contest way more interesting and intense than it was in the 2019 elections.
Normal flight services at Manipur's Imphal International Airport were affected on Sunday afternoon over sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO), officials said.
The Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation, in collaboration with G L Resorts, is offering a once a week two-day-one-night package at an introductory rate of Rs 1,325 for an adult and Rs 800 for a child.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF), soon after receiving information about the sighting of unidentified flying objects near the Imphal airport on Sunday, scrambled its Rafale fighter aircraft to search for them.
Marak had laid down arms in 2014 and disbanded the ANVC-B militant group.
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The hill town has been in the grip of violence since Thursday following a clash between the Sikh residents in Shillong's Punjabi Lane area and the Khasi drivers of state-run buses.
FC Goa beat FC Pune City 4-2 in a high-scoring match to climb back to the top of the Indian Super League football standings, in Margao, on Sunday.
Former vice chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal P K Barbora (retd), known to be an outstanding air warrior who was instrumental in reactivation of the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) air strip in eastern Ladakh, passed away at a military hospital in New Delhi on Monday. He was 72.
Alliance Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, will operate 6 flights a week except Friday and will use ATR Aircraft on this route which can carry up to 45 passengers, the sources said.
An e-mail, purportedly sent by the Indian Mujahideen, has threatened to kill senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani during his visit to Shillong on September 29.
The notice said the country's oldest paramilitary force has been serving the nation, playing a crucial role in ensuring peace, security, and development in various regions, including Manipur.
The sports department of Meghalaya denied permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party to host an election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PA Sangma Stadium in Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma's home constituency of South Tura, citing construction work at the venue.
The former president called up his family in Rameswaram on Sunday to ask about his elder brother's health
Rutavi Mehta completed the 12-day autorickshaw run, from Jaisalmer to Shillong, considered one of the 'most dangerous races' in the world.
Bengaluru FC will begin their I-League title defence against Shillong Lajong at home at Kanteerava Stadium in the inaugural game of the new season on January 7.
Skipper Sunil Chhetri struck twice to help Bengaluru FC beat Shillong Lajong 2-1 in a thrilling 12th round match of the Airtel I-League in Bangalore on Sunday.
The Uniform Civil Code is a common set of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance that would be applicable to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion, tribe or other local customs.
Shillong Lajong beat Downtown Heroes to finish Durand Cup campaign with a win
Voting to elect 60 members of the state assembly in Meghalaya is scheduled for Monday, February 27. The results will be declared on Thursday, March 2.
North Korean Kim Song Yong struck a brace in Bengaluru FC's convincing 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong to emerge as table toppers in the I-League, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
D Vishwa was part of the Tamizhaga Table Tennis Association (TTTA) State men's team who were on their way to take part in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State table tennis championships to be held in Meghalaya, Shillong.
The I-League 2023-24 will be organised with 13 participating clubs on a home-and-away double round-robin basis for a total of 156 matches in the season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit attended the swearing in ceremony as did BJP president J P Nadda.
Former Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh also appeared before the probe agency in Meghalaya.
Laws, he said, are meant to facilitate justice for the common people and not trouble them. They are meant to prescribe certain mechanisms to ensure that the life of common people is as normal as possible.
'Manipur is critical to India's Look East policy.' 'It's a strategic state. In the Second World War, the Japanese entered Manipur through Burma.' 'China can use the same direction to approach India.'
'There was a certain difference that separated him from the rest. That's why his life is so celebrated, his loss is felt globally.'
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma will also visit the disputed areas later as a goodwill gesture.
National People's Party (NPP) president Conrad K Sangma on Monday said his party will have eight ministers in the next Meghalaya government headed by him, while its allies will get four ministerial berths.
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