The Meghalaya State Volleyball Association (MSVA) took a significant step towards promoting volleyball in the state by meeting with the Meghalaya State Olympic Association (MSOA) on Monday.

The education cell of the Hynniewtrep Youth’s Council (HYC) has demanded the state government to set up more Common University Entrance Test (CUET) centres in Meghalaya.

The state BJP president Ernest Mawrie on Monday relieved former GHADC chief Boston Marak as party’s Schedule Tribe (ST) Morcha president after Lokayukta chargesheeted him along with 12 others in an alleged scam related to construction works under the Council.

In significant development, security forces in Manipur have recovered 790 sophisticated and automatic arms along with 10,648 ammunition that were looted from the police during ethnic riots that broke out on May 3.

Debutants Mawlai will play Khliehmawlieh Youth Club, while 2019 runners-up Rangdajied United are set to face defending champions Shillong Lajong in the semi-finals of the Meghalaya State League 2023, the draw for which was conducted on Monday evening.

Prime Music Incubation, an initiative aimed at nurturing musical talent and fostering the growth of the music industry, successfully concluded its third two-day workshop on June 2-3, 2023. The event, organized by the Durama Association of Music and Arts (DAMA) in association with PRIME Meghalaya, took place at the Prime Hub in Tura, Meghalaya.

United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh has asserted that the state reservation policy is not the most important issues confronting the Khasi indigenous community even as he slammed the Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit-led opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) for engaging in “political manoeuvring” and trying to incite communal hatred and mayhem in the state.

United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and cabinet minister in-charge Tourism, Paul Lyngdoh, on Monday stated that Garos are far more matured and far more politically astute, compared to the Khasis.

Reacting to the protest staged by VPP supporters in front of his residence recently, UDP leader and Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh on Monday asked the Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit-led party to accept people’s mandate. He also said the VPP is trying to ‘dictate terms’ despite winning only 4 seats.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), East Garo Hills, joined hands with the Agricultural Management Technology Agency (ATMA) to organize a grand celebration of World Environment Day at the KVK Office in Megagre. The event witnessed active participation from 86 individuals.