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Shillong, Sep 15: The Meghalaya cabinet today approved the formation of the Meghalaya Integrated Transport Society (MITS) to develop a unified online platform for booking bus, taxi and helicopter tickets, besides other tourism-related services, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Sangma said the platform would provide citizens and tourists [] The post Meghalaya to launch own travel aggregator app first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Meghalaya High Court has set December 15, 2026 as the deadline for completion of rectification works on the 102.255-km Jowai-Ratacherra stretch of NH-6. Hearing a PIL on Tuesday, a bench of Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh was told by NHIDCL that the defect liability period is three [] The post Fix NH-6 by Dec 15: High Court sets deadline first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Citizens and organisations have been invited to submit representations to the fact-finding committee probing the setting up of Shree Cement Company in East Jaintia Hills. Inputs must reach Room No. 320, Meghalaya Secretariat or megfactfindingcommittee@gmail.com by September 29. Those wanting to depose in person can do so on dates to be notified, [] The post Shree Cement project: Govt invites public inputs by Sept 29 first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Nearly three months after two Hajong youths were found dead in Nongthymmai, the family is still awaiting the post-mortem report and a clear update on the investigation. According to the Hajong Students Youth Voice (HSYV) Federation Council the family had submitted a written request for the post-mortem report to the Superintendent of [] The post Hajong body demands answers in Nongthymmai youth deaths first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The CAU Krishi Vigyan Kendra, East Garo Hills, in collaboration with the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, organised a training programme on water conservation and water management in Williamnagar, with participation of 70 farmers. The programme focused on practical approaches for conserving and efficiently using water [] The post KVK trains farmers on water conservation in EGH first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Department of Engineering and Technology, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), observed the National Engineers Day 2026 on Tuesday to mark the birth anniversary of Sir M Visvesvaraya. The programme, themed Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future through Innovation and Digitalisation, was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) A.C. Kataki, Director, Medical [] The post USTM observes National Engineers Day first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Rilbong neighbourhood is poised to celebrate its centenary with a variety of programmes lined up, beginning on October 2. A Centenary Run will be held on that day, followed by a food festival on October 3. The celebration, to mark Rilbongs founding in 1925, will be formally inaugurated on October 15 [] The post Rilbong to celebrate centenary with host of programmes first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Police have issued a hue and cry notice seeking identification of an unknown male body found in a decomposed state near Wah Khyllem river at Umsaw Mawjynrong, Dong Umladew, East Khasi Hills on September 13. The deceased, estimated to be about 5.8 ft tall and wearing black underwear, has been kept at [] The post Decomposed dead body found first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Meghalaya Chess Association, affiliated to the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and recognised by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), will conduct a trial camp for the 70th National School Games 2026-27. The trials will take place on September 28-29 at Dinam Hall in Jaiaw Langsning. The top five players from the [] The post Chess trials on Sep 28-29 first appeared on Highland Post .

Jowai, Sep 15: Kiang Nangbah Government College, Jowai celebrated its 60th Foundation Day on Tuesday at the college auditorium. Education Commissioner & Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri attended the celebration as the chief guest in the presence of District School Education Officer Dr Waisa Sumer, government officials, teachers and students. The college was established on September [] The post Kiang Nangbah Govt College celebrates 60th foundation day first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, seized 173.5 metric tonne of cast billet ingots worth around Rs 87 lakh during a search and seizure operation at Shiv Alloys Steel, NH-37, Paschim Boragaon, on Tuesday. Officials said the unit, operating as Hanuman Steel and Shiv Alloys Steel, was manufacturing, storing [] The post BIS seizes 173.5 tonne unlicensed steel ingots in Guwahati raid first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: The Jaintia Students Union (JSU) has claimed a major victory for medical aspirants after the Meghalaya government set aside the Round-1 MBBS college allotment for the academic year 2026-27 and ordered a fresh counselling exercise. The JSU said the decision followed its formal representation led by Education Secretary Bocheru Mi Pohsnem, flagging [] The post Meghalaya scraps MBBS allotment after JSU protest, orders fresh counselling first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday inaugurated three Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) to strengthen primary and preventive healthcare in remote areas of the state. Supported by Altius under its CSR initiative and implemented by Apollo Foundation Total Health, the MMUs will serve Mawpat, Pynursla in East Khasi Hills and Baghmara [] The post CM flags off 3 mobile medical units for last-mile healthcare first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Ri-Bhoi continue to lead the medals table after a terrific second days worth of action at the Meghalaya State Senior Athletics Championship 2026 today. Ri-Bhoi have 8 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze, while East Khasi Hills have risen to second place with 4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze. That dropped [] The post Ri-Bhoi hold first as State Senior Athletics Cship heads into final day tomorrow first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 15: Shillong has welcomed more than 250 shuttlers from around the region for the start of the Yonex Sunrise North East Interstate Badminton Championship 2026, which will begin here on Wednesday. Organised by the Meghalaya State Badminton Association with support of Meghalayas Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs under the aegis of the [] The post North East Interstate Badminton Cship 2026 to begin in Shillong Wednesday first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: Mawsynram MLA Ollan Singh Suin publicly announced that eight United Democratic Party (UDP) MLAs have been in talks with the Bharatiya Janata Party and are prepared to move forward and join the party if the BJP implements their demands. Anything can happen if they agree to our demands. Anything can happen, I [] The post Anything can happen: rebel MLAs to join BJP if demands met, says Suin first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: Cracks in the United Democratic Party (UDP) came to the fore on Friday as six of its 12 MLAs stayed away from the foundation day celebration of the party. The occasion was also used to hold an emergency central executive committee (CEC) meeting amid the intense speculation of mass defection that has [] The post 6 UDP MLAs skip partys foundation day observance first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has accused the state government of misleading people over the Shree Cement issue in East Jaintia Hills. In a statement, JNC President Sambormi Lyngdoh said despite the government announcing a fact-finding committee and status quo on public hearing at Lum Syrman, Nongkhlieh Elaka, work by Shree Cement [] The post Status quo on paper, work on ground: JNC calls Shree Cement panel a ploy first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO) has demanded transparency and corrective measures on Scheduled Tribe representation in Meghalaya Rural Bank (MRB) recruitment, especially at officer level. CoMSO Chairman Roy Kupar Synrem said data from recent MRB recruitment cycles shows ST representation in Office Assistant cadre at 41-46 per cent, but falls [] The post CoMSO questions ST representation in Meghalaya Rural Bank first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: People have been getting a hit from the ingestion of areca (betel) nut, known as kwai in Khasi, for much longer than previously thought, perhaps up to 25,000 years, new research has found. Research conducted by scientists from Australias Griffith University found that ancient Indonesians had tell-tale signs of betel use. If [] The post Kwai use dates back 25000 years, new research finds first appeared on Highland Post .

By Helen Soibam Introduction Agriculture has always been closely connected with nature. From the health of the soil to the quality of food on our plates, every stage of food production influences human health, environmental sustainability and the well-being of farming communities. In recent years, growing concerns about soil degradation, excessive use of chemical inputs, [] The post Nature to Nutrition: Linking Natural Farming with Post-Harvest Technology first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, The sharp 50 per cent surge in passive smoking fatalities across India,l as recently highlighted by The Lancet Public Health signals a catastrophic yet preventable public health emergency. As a world-renowned medical journal specializing in public health equity and epidemiology The Lancet Public Health brings crucial empirical rigor to an issue that has long [] The post Prevent Fatalities From Involuntary Secondhand Smoke first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: Opposing the Government of Indias proposal to mandate coal mining in Meghalaya exclusively through Cooperative Societies, the Jaintia Coal Owners, Miners, Suppliers & Workers Association (JCOMSWA) has demanded that mining operations be allowed to continue as before. Leaders of the association attended a meeting convened by the East Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner, [] The post JCOMSWA opposes Centres cooperative-only coal mining proposal first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: At present 2,604 TB patients are undergoing treatment in Meghalaya while 89 Ni-kshay Mitras are supporting 328 persons with TB, Governors Secretariat informed on Friday. Since the launch of Ni-kshay Mitra initiative in 2022, a total of 452 Ni-kshay Mitras have come forward in the state, with 12,897 food baskets distributed benefiting [] The post 2,604 TB patients under treatment in Meghalaya first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) launched two major governance reforms GHADC Patta Management System Portal and Service Conduct Rules Book. The initiatives were launched by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma at Tikrikilla in presence of GHADC CEM Dhormonath Sangma, Tourism Minister Timothy D Shira, Deputy Speaker Limison D Sangma [] The post GHADC launches Patta Portal, Service Rules Book; CM calls it governance reform first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Hyniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation (HITO) has filed a counter-FIR against officials of Riangdo Veneer Pvt Ltd for allegedly offering bribe, threatening them and filing a false case. Earlier, the company lodged a complaint that its three officialsFactor In-Charge Pralay Kumar Jana, Director Gautam Bora and Area Sales Manager Casper Tariangwere assaulted [] The post HITO files counter-FIR against Riangdo Veneer officials after assault complaint first appeared on H

Shillong, Sep 11: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday launched the Maternal & Child Care Kit initiative under Mission 1000 Days at Rongara in South Garo Hills. The initiative is part of the governments commitment to ensure holistic development of children from conception through the first three years of life. Under it, kits will [] The post CM launches Maternal & Child Care Kit at Rongara under Mission 1000 Days first appeared on Highland Post .

Nongpoh, Sep 11: One person was injured after a clinker-laden truck rammed into two parked cars along Shillong Bypass at Umroi Madan on Friday. The incident occurred near Tyndai resort after the truck travelling from Lumshnong towards Sonapur allegedly lost control. The truck first hit a Renault Duster (ML05 AA 1799) before crashing into a [] The post Drunk truck driver rams 2 cars at Umroi, 1 injured first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Dr DD Lapang Foundation in association with University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) organised the first Dr D D Lapang memorial lecture and essay competition prize distribution at USTM to commemorate the first death anniversary of former Chief Minister Dr DD Lapang. Nongpoh MLA Mayralborn Syiem, who graced the occasion [] The post Father of Ri-Bhoi Dr DD Lapang remembered on first death anniversary at USTM first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: BSF Director General Praveen Kumar called on Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar at Lok Bhavan on Friday. During the meeting, the DG briefed the Governor on measures taken by BSF for protection and security of India-Bangladesh border shared by Meghalaya and Assam, including role in maintaining effective border security and addressing challenges along [] The post BSF DG meets Guv, briefs on India-Bangla border measures first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: Welcoming swimmers of all ages and experience levels, True North Leisure Centre inaugurated its 1st Open Swimming Competition and Masters Meet at its feature-packed facility in Lapalang here today. This leisure centre was opened last year and hosted a school-level championship in 2025. This year, True North, which pioneered year-round swimming with [] The post True North Open Swimming Competition held first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: The Meghalaya Football Association today revealed the names of its 20-member squad that will take part in the Dr Talimeren Ao National Football Championship for Junior Girls (Tier 2) 2026-27. The team was given a warm send-off at the MFA Ground here today, with senior MFA officials, led by Vice-President Cliff Nongrum, [] The post MFA names team for Junior Girls National Football Cship 2026-27 first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 11: Nongkseh showed just how devastating they can be with a 7-1 demolition of Meghalaya Police in the Shillong Premier League at the SSA Stadium here today. Hardy Cliff Nongbri (5, 12, 55, 87) delivered a captains performance with four goals the first hat-trick of SPL 2026. This was also the biggest [] The post SPL 2026: Hardy strikes 4 as Nongkseh wallop Meghalaya Police first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Amid reports that eight to nine its MLAs are preparing to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the United Democratic Party (UDP) will hold an emergency meeting of its central executive committee (CEC) here on Friday. UDP general secretary and Sohra MDC Titosstarwell Chyne informed reporters today that all MLAs, MDCs and [] The post UDP to hold emergency meeting with defection on its mind first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Meghalaya High Court today held another hearing into the number of foreign prisoners who have continued to be incarcerated in Meghalaya jails despite serving their sentences. The states position up to this point was that Meghalaya had no detention centres to hold such foreigners prior to their deportation, so they continued [] The post State to submit details on detention centres for foreigners within 1 week first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Meghalaya High Court was informed that 19 persons are suffering from cancer in the Byrnihat area as it heard a PIL on pollution in Umtrew river. A bench of Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh took on record status reports filed by Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) [] The post 19 cancer cases in Byrnihat area, High Court seeks water test reports first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) has demanded the removal of Vijay Kumar Mantri as Commissioner and Secretary of the Education Department. The party said it is seriously concerned over the current state of affairs of education in Meghalaya. The manner in which education is being handled and administered, particularly [] The post VPP calls for top Education official to go first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Officials from the Union Ministry of Coal are likely to visit Meghalaya to get a first-hand understanding of the difficulties the state is facing when it comes to scientific coal mining. Sutnga-Saipung MLA Santa Mary Shylla held a video conference today with Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Coal, to [] The post Central officials to visit State to understand scientific mining difficulties first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Tobacco-Free Village (TfV) Programme, has strengthened its position as a national leader in community-led tobacco control for a second consecutive year, the state government said in a press release today. The programme was initiated in 2024 in East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills by the National Health Mission (NHM) Meghalaya, [] The post State boasts largest community-led tobacco control initiative again first appeared on Highland Post .

Kerela, Sep 10: Meghalaya has emerged as one of the major rubber-growing states in the Northeast with 23,106.89 hectares planted under the Indian Natural Rubber Operations for Assisted Development (INROAD) project between 2021 and 2025. The figures were shared by Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) officials during an interaction with a media delegation from [] The post Meghalaya emerges as major rubber-growing state with 23,000 ha under INROAD first appeared on Highland Post .

By Augusten Blah Before Meghalaya expands its surveillance network, the public deserves to know how well the existing one is working. There is an uncomfortable question at the heart of Meghalayas growing reliance on technology for public safety: Are we building a larger surveillance system or are we first making sure that the system we [] The post CCTV Cameras or Cameras of Accountability? first appeared on Highland Post .

The hills of the Northeast have always been governed by community, not by files and signatures in distant offices. For tribal communities in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Assam, land is not just property. It is identity, livelihood, culture and memory. Any attempt to weaken the role of village institutions in deciding what [] The post Consent Diluted first appeared on Highland Post .

Editor, After six decades of celebrating Teachers Day many questions have become vital today . And the most important of all is that in this contemporary world, has the role of teachers changed? The answer is a definite yes. Decades ago the picture of a teacher was imagined as someone holding a stick, giving [] The post Has the burden of teachers increased first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Thousands of pigs have died across Meghalaya due to African Swine Fever, prompting pig farmers to take to the streets on Thursday demanding screening of pigs entering the state and compensation. The Hills Farmers Union (HFU) took out a peaceful rally from Civil Hospital junction to Malki, alleging infected pigs brought from [] The post African Swine Fever kills thousands of pigs, farmers protest in Shillong first appeared on Highland Post .

Khliehriat, Sep 10: MDCs from East Jaintia Hills on Thursday directed all coke plant owners in the district to install pollution control measures and plant trees around their factories to check black smoke. The directive was issued at a meeting held at East Side Inn Hotel, Khliehriat. Speaking to reporters, Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council [] The post East Jaintia MDCs pull up coke plants over pollution first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC), Pedaldoba Regional Unit, has petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills, alleging coercive enrolment of Meghalaya residents in Assam census in border villages. Chairman Rimjen Ch. Sangma, in a letter today, alleged that census officials from Goalpara entered villages like Kurung and Saltopgre under Raksamgre [] The post GSMC alleges Assam census staff coercing Meghalaya residents in border villages first appeared on Highl

Shillong, Sep 10: A family at Murikhati village in South West Garo Hills was affected after wild elephants damaged their houses in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred around 12:30 am when an elephant damaged residential structures of Khetish Hajong and Obharani Hajong. The kitchen and storehouse of Khetish Hajong were severely damaged, [] The post Elephant damages houses in SWGH, relief given first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: A book documenting the life, political contributions and legislative interventions of former Chief Minister B.B. Lyngdoh was released at the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma released the book and described Lyngdoh as a towering leader who played a crucial role in the states political development. This is [] The post Book on former CM B.B. Lyngdoh released first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: Two organisations from Rongara in South Garo Hills have sought state government action on health, trade and governance issues in the border region. The Garo Hills Youth Solidarity (GHYS), Rongara Unit, in a memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, has demanded opening of an international border haat at Rongara to facilitate [] The post Rongara groups seek Border Haat, CHC and administrative reforms first appeared on Highland Post .

Shillong, Sep 10: The Department of Environmental Studies, NEHU, observed the 17th Himalayan Day-2026 on the theme Global Warming and the Himalayas. Faculty, students, experts and environmentalists deliberated on climate change impacts on the fragile mountain ecosystem and need for sustainable conservation. Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Dr. S. Ashutosh in his presidential address, [] The post NEHU marks Himalayan Day with focus on global warming first appeared on Highland Post .