Shillong

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Cloud kitchens move beyond the metros

From Shillong to Bhavnagar, Indore to Palakkad, ‘ghost kitchens’ have sprung up during the pandemic as young entrepreneurs cater to the demand for home-delivered food

8 min read7 Dec 2020
News

Shillong goes under 72-hour lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases

The lockdown was announced in the capital after 56 new cases were reported while the East-Khasi Hill region remains the worst affected with most containment zones Meghalaya has 543 active COVID-19 cases, while 173 people have recovered along with 5 deaths so far

1 min read27 Jul 2020
Lounge

House on the hill: a slice of old Shillong

A 140-year-old house is a surprisingly good example of the cosmopolitanism of Meghalaya’s capitalLa Chaumiere House was built by the late Khwaja Salimullah, the third nawab of erstwhile Dacca

4 min read29 Jun 2019
Lounge

House on the hill: a slice of old Shillong

A 140-year-old house is a surprisingly good example of the cosmopolitanism of Meghalaya’s capitalLa Chaumiere House was built by the late Khwaja Salimullah, the third nawab of erstwhile Dacca

4 min read29 Jun 2019
Politics

Five more airports allow tag-free hand baggage

Airports at Khajuraho, Raipur, Jorhat, Dimapur and Shillong have recently been included under the hand baggage tag-free security regime

1 min read23 Jul 2018
Politics

Rajnath Singh sidesteps militancy problem at North-East meet

Rajnath Singh focused on skill development and increasing investments in the North-East at the 67th Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council in Shillong

1 min read12 Jul 2018
Politics

Govt announces new model to finance infra projects in smart cities

The cities would be encouraged to pitch projects in four particular sectors: sustainable mobility, public open spaces, urban governance & ICT, and social innovation in low-income settlements

1 min read9 Jul 2018
Mint-lounge

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