Shillong, Aug 7: Threads of tradition met bold ideas in Shillong on Friday as Meghalaya marked the 12th National Handloom Day with a celebration that honored master artisans and mapped a new path for indigenous textiles.   Textiles Minister Metbah Lyngdoh led the state-level event...

Shillong, Aug 7: Meghalaya intensified its push for a “Tobacco-Free Meghalaya” on Friday with a state-level event at Windermere Hotel, Umpling, themed “Tobacco: Business of Death”. Organized by the National Tobacco Control Programme under NHM Meghalaya, the programme brought together health, education, police and community...

Shillong, Aug 7: From looms to runways, NIFT Shillong is turning up the volume on India’s handloom story.   The institute has kicked off National Handloom Pakhwada 2026 — a 19-day celebration running August 3 to 21 — to put Northeast India’s weaving legacy at...

Shillong, August 7: The East Khasi Hills district administration has banned heavy and commercial vehicles from parking on National Highway carriageways and paved shoulders with immediate effect, citing Supreme Court directions and public safety concerns.   In an order issued, District Magistrate Abhilash Baranwal invoked...

Shillong, Aug 7: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma today reviewed the progress of ‘Tracing the Roots’, a landmark interdisciplinary research initiative of the Department of Arts & Culture aimed at documenting and studying the history, language, culture, heritage and historical development of Meghalaya’s indigenous communities....