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Meghalaya CM for use of Khasi and Garo languages in Assembly

July 05, 2022 12:28 pm

The development comes in the wake of several discussions initiated by the state government to get the local languages included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution of India.

Explained: A proposed Bill and its possible ramifications in matrilineal Meghalaya

November 02, 2021 11:56 am

If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of the matrilineal Khasi tribe.

In a first, Meghalaya Assembly session begins with national anthem arranged using Khasi, Garo instruments

September 14, 2021 8:31 pm

Behind the concept of the “indigenous rendition” of the national anthem was Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, who felt that a “local twist” would reflect the “true diversity” of the country.

Meghalaya clashes: Death toll rises to 3, police urges restraint

March 01, 2020 6:07 pm

Taking to Twitter, the Meghalaya Police asked the people to desist from spreading fake news and rumours. "We request citizens to exercise restraint and do not believe unverified information," it tweeted.

Musician-filmmaker Wanphrang K Diengdoh’s debut feature, Lorni – The Flaneur, stars actor Adil Hussain

May 16, 2019 5:29 pm

Actor Adil Hussain's first Khasi film, and musician-filmmaker Wanphrang K Diengdoh's debut feature, Lorni — The Flaneur, will be screened at the 14th Habitat Film Festival in Delhi.

A noir indie film, starring Adil Hussain, attempts to penetrate cloudy, mysterious Meghalaya

August 30, 2018 8:31 pm

In Wanphrang K Diengdoh’s Lorni — The Flaneur set in Shillong, Adil Hussain plays a detective tracking down ‘stolen objects’. In the process, he finds a lot more than that.

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Shillong: Impossible homeland

June 13, 2018 12:30 pm

For those exiled from Shillong over the decades by a xenophobic politics, a willful amnesia has been the only way to move on.

Khasi-Punjabi clashes: Why there is unrest in Meghalaya capital

June 03, 2018 7:03 pm

Shillong violence: The tension between the two communities stems from a long-standing demand from sections of the Khasi society to evict "illegal settlers" from the area.