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Shillong, Aug 12:A pilot workshop to outline the rollout plan for the upcoming Meghalaya Tourism Tourist Taxi Booking App was conducted by the Department of Tourism today at the State Convention Centre Tourism Commissioner & Secretary Rosetta Mary Kurbah said the app aims to enhance the visitor experience and protect tourists from fraudulent payment practices, [] The post Meghalaya tourism pilots tourist taxi booking app to enhance visitor safety first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12:Meghalaya does not lack talent but lacks an ecosystem to bring aspirants together with guidance and support, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday while attending Ascent 2026 at the MATI Campus, Mawdiangdiang. The seminar focused on building an ecosystem for success in UPSC and other competitive exams. During the programme, CM-Aspire [] The post CM-Aspire to build UPSC ecosystem launched first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12: International Youth Day was observed across Meghalaya with programmes centred on the theme Youth Advancing Multilateral Cooperation through Technology and Partnership, highlighting youth leadership, skills, and social engagement. In Eastern West Khasi Hills, the North East Network marked the day with a photo exhibition titled Through Our Eyes at Mawsawa. Deputy Commissioner [] The post International Youth Day observed across Meghalaya first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma visited the Polo vendors market here on Wednesday to review the ongoing rehabilitation of street vendors, interact with them, and distribute cheques under the Chief Ministers Urban Livelihood Grant (CM ULG). The street vendors were recently relocated under the Meghalaya Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation [] The post CM reviews Polo vendors market, distributes livelihood grants first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12: World Elephant Day was observed this week with football tournaments in Meghalaya and Assam that used sport to promote elephant conservation and community participation. In South Garo Hills, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) hosted the two-day Mongma Cup Football Tournament at Mahadeo, bringing together 17 teams from villages around Mahadeo. The [] The post World Elephant Day marked with football tournaments in Garo Hills and Goalpara first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12: The archers of South West Khasi Hills claimed first place in the Indian Round in the Meghalaya State Archery Championship 2026, though there is still plenty of scope for the other districts to catch up in the recurve and compound events tomorrow. The three-day championship, which began yesterday, is organised by the [] The post Meghalaya Archery Cship 2026: SWKH take lead after topping Indian Round first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 12: The district talent event of the SPARK Programme was held in East Khasi Hills on Tuesday, providing 526 students from across the district a platform to showcase their talents, creativity and confidence. Addressing the gathering, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said Meghalayas education system has made significant progress over the past eight years, [] The post EKH Spark talent event concludes with 526 participants first appeared on Highland Post .

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday adopted a motion to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament. The motion, moved by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, was adopted by voice vote in the upper house. Lok Sabha has already passed a [] The post Rajya Sabha adopts motion to send FCRA 2026 bill to joint committee of Parliament first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 11:The Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned the alleged police action against students protesting in Ranchi over education, employment, job scams and paper leaks, accusing the Congress-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government of using excessive force. BJP state general secretary Wankitbok Pohshna alleged that police used barbed wire barricades, tear gas, water cannons [] The post BJP goes on offensive against Congress first appeared on Highland Post .

The Assam governments announcement to trim the limits of the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) circling a key protected area like the Kaziranga National Park should concern us in Meghalaya as much as it does in the neighbouring state. ESZs exist for one reason: to act as a shock absorber. They keep mining, unregulated construction, traffic and [] The post ESZ Cuts Hit Us Too first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 11: The Meghalaya findings of the Teaching and Learning Practices Survey (TLPS) 2025 were presented at an Evidence Convening at the Asian Confluence Centre here, bringing together government officials, education leaders and practitioners to discuss classroom practices and foundational learning. Anchored by the Language and Learning Foundation with support from Tata Trusts, and [] The post TLPS 2025: Meghalaya stresses practice-based learning for FLN first appeared on Highland Post

Shillong, Aug 11:In a first for the district, 35 banana farmers from North Garo Hills have collectively marketed 15 metric tonnes of raw banana to Himalayan Traders, Patna, through Dijako Agro Producer Company Limited with support from Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA). The consignment was facilitated under a Farmer-Aggregator-Bulk Buyer model aimed [] The post 35 Garo Hills farmers send 15 MT bananas to Patna first appeared on Highland Post .

Mawkyrwat, Aug 11:Residents of Jakrem and Mawbasa in South West Khasi Hills will soon get better drinking water supply and road connectivity with foundation stones for two projects laid on Tuesday. Mawkyrwat MLA Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar laid the foundation stone for the Jakrem A&B Water Supply Scheme, sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 15.05 [] The post Rs 16.5 cr water & road projects launched in SWKH first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 11: The Spandan League District-Level Junior (U-18) Football Tournament concluded today in Tura. The closing ceremony was graced by Lalit Mohan Sharma, Deputy Insp Gen, SHQ BSF Tura, as the chief guest. Organised by 144 Bn BSF under the supervision of SHQ BSF Tura, the tournament was conducted as part of the SPANDAN [] The post BSF Spandan League: U-18 football tourney concludes in Tura first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 7: State Congress Party leader Manuel Badwar has questioned the environmental and social costs of the proposed Shillong Ropeway project, urging the Meghalaya government to make public the studies and assessments carried out for the project and ensure greater transparency. Badwar described the ropeway as a vanity project and said development initiatives should [] The post Shillong Ropeway a vanity project: Badwar first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 7: Seven police personnel were injured after violence broke out at a Dorbar of Hima Langrin at Phlangdiloin, South West Khasi Hills, today after an opposing group allegedly disrupted the proceedings and clashed with security forces. The dorbar had begun peacefully at 11:30am, according to the SWKH Superintendent of Police, with around 1,500 [] The post 7 police personnel injured in Hima Langrin violence first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 7: Cabinet minister Lahkmen Rymbui today said that the sweeping powers awarded to the central government in the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) are dangerous. There has been widespread opposition to the amendments from across the political spectrum in Christian-majority Meghalaya given the threats posed by the legislation to [] The post Sweeping powers under FCRA amendment dangerous, says Rymbui first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 7: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui today informed that the central government has not released its share of the salary component for SSA teachers since April. The SSA teachers in Meghalaya did receive the states share, however. Rymbui informed that, on July 2223, he attended the Education Ministers meet in New Delhi wherein he [] The post Delay in SSA teachers salaries down to Centre first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Aug 7: A research group led by Ravi Ranjan Kumar from the Department of Geology at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong has published a research paper titled Potential Geoheritage Sites and Capacity Assessment for Sustainable Geotourism Development in Meghalaya, India in the international journal Geoheritage. The study focuses on the eastern part of Meghalaya [] The post NEHU researchers identify 14 potential geoheritage sites in Meghalaya first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, What exactly is the idea behind the Durand Cup in Shillong? A major sporting event should bring people together, create excitement and allow the public to participate in and celebrate the occasion. Instead, the manner in which the tournament is being conducted appears to be creating inconvenience, secrecy, restrictions and an unnecessary culture of [] The post Durand Cup in Shillong: A Sporting Event for the Public or a VIP Spectacle? first appeared on Highland Post .