Altogether 511 wild animals were killed by floods in the state in the last five years, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) president, Dundee C Khongsit, on Monday announced that the organization has received two notices from the police concerning their ongoing drive to check the documents of migrant laborers.
40 students of Meghalaya successfully crossed into India through the Srimantapur Land Port in Tripura on Saturday evening from violence hit Bangladesh.
With curfew imposed and security situation worsening in Bangladesh on Saturday, repatriation of Indian students from Bangladesh is being done through land and air routes with a sense of urgency. Meghalaya International Land Port at Dawki has been especially busy, accounting for evacuation of 957 people in just three days.
Sitting MLA from Rangsakona, Subir R Marak, is in the eye of a storm over an alleged assault of a night watchman of the MBOSE guest house in Shillong, after videos of the incident went viral.
Of these 405 students, 80 are from Meghalaya, 131 from other Indian states; 249 students are from Nepal, and 8 from Bhutan. In addition, 4 tourists have also been evacuated.
The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) has announced plans to continue and intensify checks on non-tribal labourers if the government fails to address their demands for implementing a proper influx mechanism, particularly the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016.