Former cabinet minister and BJP leader AL Hek on Wednesday called on the Centre to grant constitutional recognition to Khasi and Garo by including them in the Eighth Schedule, following the Meghalaya government’s recent ordinance on official language status.
NPP candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha byelection, Dr DRL Nonglait has said his decision to contest on the party’s ticket was rooted in the need to work with an “effective government” and to advance education, youth employment, and constitutional recognition of the Khasi language.
In a significant boost for Meghalaya’s indigenous languages, Khasi and Garo have now been included in the CBSE Scheme of Studies, allowing affiliated schools to offer them as optional third languages under the board’s new language framework from the 2026-27 academic year.
Shillong, May 21: Shillong Lok Sabha byelection-na National People’s Party-ni candidate, Dr DRL Nonglait, election-o uko seokgenchimode a∙dok sorkari baksa bakrime kam ka∙enba Khasi...
The ruling National People’s Party candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha byelection, Dr DRL Nonglait, on Wednesday pledged to take the demand for inclusion of Khasi in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to Parliament, saying coordination between the State Government and the MP was key to achieving recognition from Delhi.
Inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution will be his top priority in Parliament, NPP candidate and Khasi Authors Society (KAS) president Dr DRL Nonglait said on Monday at his first campaign meeting for the Shillong Lok Sabha by-election in Nongshillong, Eastern West Khasi Hills.
Khasi Authors’ Society president Dr DRL Nonglait on Thursday pledged to work for “the welfare of the people and the state” after the National People’s Party formally declared him as its candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha by-election.
The Khasi Authors Society (KAS) on Tuesday welcomed the recent Cabinet's decision to make Khasi an official language of Meghalaya, calling it a “progressive move” but stressed that implementation must go “beyond symbolic.”
Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Tuesday termed the passing of the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026 a “historic decision” by the NPP-led MDA government, saying it would directly benefit the youth of the state.
SHILLONG, APR 22: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has written to the Union Education Minister seeking inclusion of Khasi and Garo in the Central Board...
