“I learned how to use the 4 S’s — Stand, See, Smile, and Speak — to communicate more clearly and confidently. It was very interesting to also learn the five elements about ourselves: Hobbies, Talents, Interests, Skills, and Qualities,” says Xevia Samantha Sympli, a class 7 student who has recently completed a week-long winter camp in East Jaintia Hills district.

One of the four persons found hacked to death behind Umpleng village market in East Jaintia Hills on Saturday morning has been identified.

Heroin with a net weight of 177 grams was seized from a bag lying in a small bush along the National Highway at Umkiang in East Jaintia Hills.

The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly assaulted three locals at the Sonapyrdi (Sonapur) checkpost in East Jaiñtia Hills on April 20.

East Jaintia Hills a•jani Sutnga Elaka-ni ning•o donggipa Moolamylliang songona tourist-rangko salbana gita dingtangmancha da•o Krismas aro Bilsi Gitalni somoio ‘Christmas Lights Extravaganza’ ba Krismas light-rangchi taritilongenba nitoataha aro iako Sombar salo, a•dokni Rajya Sabha MP Dr WR Kharlukhi oprake on•angaha.

The East Jaintia Hills Police executed a successful operation resulting in the confiscation of heroin valued at Rs. 18 lakh. The operation, carried out on Wednesday, led to the apprehension of two individuals involved in the illegal narcotics trade.

Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with a value of 4 crore were incinerated at the Star Cement Plant in Lumshnong in East Jaintia Hills District on Friday.

The Meghalaya High Court on Monday said it will consider for a wider inquiry into the possible nexus between the State and a cement manufacturing unit in East Jaintia Hills.

East Jaintia Hills police nabbed two interstate traffickers on Thursday and seized 48 boxes of heroin worth Rs 5.5 crore.