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Mobile internet suspended in 7 Meghalaya districts after Mukroh firing

The mobile internet services have been suspended in seven districts for 48 hours starting from 22 November, Tuesday

2 min read22 Nov 2022
Opinion

Opinion | Mining tragedy: Meghalaya’s complicity and ineptitude laid bare

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma mirrored the protection given to rathole mining by his predecessor

3 min read10 Jan 2019
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Violence and belonging in Shillong

The recent attacks on Punjabi Dalits in Shillong, one of the most multicultural cities in the North-East, is symptomatic of the region's unmitigated fear of 'outsiders'

5 min read24 Jun 2018
Politics

Shillong violence: Curfew continues for 2nd day, Army conducts flag march

Curfew continued in parts of Shillong for the second day today as the Army conducted flag marches in its disturbed areas and rescued around 500 people following night-long violence and arson

2 min read2 Jun 2018
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A plea to fellow vegetarian summer travellers

I'm a fussy vegetarian at home, but when I travel, I have only one food rule: Eat local

4 min read19 May 2018
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Folklore, myths and handloom

Hidden within the colour, weave and design of tribal textiles are many legends

5 min read1 Dec 2017
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Dispatch from India’s border with Bangladesh

On the edges of the Indian state, where the Khasi Hills meet Sylhet, the border is often a notional line, easily crossed

9 min read11 Aug 2017
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The road through nowhere

A sacred forest, one of India’s highest waterfalls and Asia’s cleanest village are among the pit stops on a nostalgic road trip in Meghalaya

11 min read28 Feb 2015
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Silk root

Designer Daniel Syiem shows Meghalaya's Khasi handlooms at London Fashion Week

3 min read20 Sep 2014
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Khasi/Jaintia Cuisine | It’s all about the flavours

Khasi/Jaintia Cuisine | It’s all about the flavours

1 min read9 Sep 2011
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