Honeymoon horror: ‘Mangalsutra’ left by Sonam helps investigators crack Meghalaya murder

Honeymoon horror: ‘Mangalsutra’ left by Sonam helps investigators crack Meghalaya murder

Sonam Raghuvanshi, in purple dress, accused of plotting her husband’s murder during their honeymoon in Meghalaya being brought to Phulwari Sharif police station by Meghalaya police, in Patna, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam had left their suitcase at a homestay in Sohra before going missing, and … Read more

Those behind Indore tourist’s murder will be brought to book: Meghalaya CM

Those behind Indore tourist’s murder will be brought to book: Meghalaya CM

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said his government will leave no stone unturned to ensure that those behind the murder of a tourist from Indore, Raja Raghuvanshi, are brought to book. Raghuvanshi (29) and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May … Read more

Racing while holding 100 kg stone: Indigenous touch to Meghalaya Games

Racing while holding 100 kg stone: Indigenous touch to Meghalaya Games

The rah moo khrah, one of the oldest games of the Jaintia , is more of a test of strength than speed. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement GUWAHATI: Some athletes in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills region don’t just race. They try to outpace each other while holding a rounded stone that can weigh up to 138 … Read more

Explore India : Five incredible holiday experiences

Explore India : Five incredible holiday experiences

River rafting across the waters of the Ganges in Rishikesh | Photo Credit: RAJATK/ Getty Images The curious case of the breathing bridges I still remember trying to catch the monsoons in the wettest place on Earth, Mawsynram in Meghalaya. That was a couple of years before the pandemic when climate change hadn’t overturned our … Read more

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

Perilla seeds, fermented bamboo shoot, soy beans, coffee grown in the Garo Hills, smoked fish, a beautiful book by Anurag Banerjee, and some cook books. My last stop before I fly back home from a holiday is always the fresh produce market. And when it is the incredible Iewduh in Shillong, Meghalaya — one of … Read more

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

GUWAHATI A new extremist organisation in Assam has made the border villagers in Meghalaya edgy, an MLA has told the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly.  Nujorki Sungoh, an MLA representing the United Democratic Party, said the birth of the United People’s Front of Karbi Longri (UPFKL) a few months ago could spell trouble for the people of … Read more

India’s newest named frog is a dark cave dweller in Meghalaya

India’s newest named frog is a dark cave dweller in Meghalaya

The frog that was discovered from Siju cave in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI The newest croaker recorded in India is a dark cave dweller, unlike most members of the Ranidae family belonging to Amolops, a genus of true frogs. Scientists from the Shillong and Pune units of the Zoological … Read more

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

Constituency units back Meghalaya MLAs’ siding with NPP 

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with State Governor Phagu Chauhan and others during a meeting to submit his resignation and stake claim to form the government, in Shillong on Friday. File | Photo Credit: ANI  The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) appeared to have softened its stand after asking its two newly-elected MLAs – … Read more