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Meghalaya: Khasi students shut down an illegal mosque in Shillong, say the resident of a watchman was converted to mosque without permission

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2026

Members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) shut down the Lumparing Masjid in Shillong, which was built illegally.

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Youth group in Meghalaya demands renaming the state saying the Sanskrit word does not represent principal tribes, proposes three options

OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2026

A youth organisation in Meghalaya has requested Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to rename the state from Meghalaya to “Khasi-Jaintia-Garo Land” or one of...

Crime

Haryana: Mob attacks Meghalaya police team to free ATM robber Razul Khan from custody in Nuh, FIR filed against 12

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

Visuals of the incident show a visibly Muslim mob intercepting the police convoy and attempting to free him. The situation took a dangerous turn when the mob surrounded the police vehicle and began vandalising it. The police resorted to firing blank shots to disperse the mob after the police team came under attack.

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What is rat-hole mining? As the Meghalaya explosion kills 30, read why this practice continues despite govt ban and court orders

Rukma Rathore - 10 February, 2026

Rat hole mining was banned by the National Green Tribunal in 2014, yet the illicit practice remains in existence to this day.

Cricket

Meghalaya cricketer Akash Kumar Choudhary creates history by smashing 8 consecutive sixes in Ranji Trophy match in Surat, scores fastest 50 in first class...

OpIndia Staff - 9 November, 2025

In a stunning display of power-batting, Meghalaya batsman Akash Kumar Choudhary etched his name into the history books on Sunday, smashing the fastest fifty...

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USTM owned by Mahbubul Hoque that caused flash floods in Guwahati is illegally built on forest land, SC’s probe finds: Read why Assam CM...

Sanghamitra - 19 September, 2025

An investigation by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has found serious flaws and deliberate irregularities in the planning and construction of the USTM campus, including blatant and large-scale land encroachment combined with environmental devastation that caused the flash floods in Guwahati's low-lying areas in August 2024.

Opinions

Meghalaya HC allows ‘symbolic pilgrimage’ to Mawjymbuin Cave but restricts Hindu rituals: Read about how Hindus are being stopped from doing Puja at...

Dibakar Dutta - 14 July, 2025

With active support from churches and ministers in the Meghalaya government, Dorbar Shnong first banned Hindu worship at Mawjymbuin Cave in August 2024.

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Raja Raghuvanshi murder case: Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha sent to 13-day judicial custody after police didn’t seek remand

ANI - 21 June, 2025

A district and sessions court in Meghalaya's Shillong on Saturday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha to 13 days of judicial custody in connection with the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case.

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