5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (250+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 9, 2026 Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said every programme undertaken and every penny spent by the government should be viewed as an investment in the future of Meghalaya, particularly its youth, rather than as expenditure....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (321+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 7, 2026 Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan on Monday laid foundation stones for five projects worth Rs 1,010.95 crore and inaugurated the Maternity and Children’s Hospital at Nongstoin built at a cost of Rs 31.05 crore. The public reception in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (245+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 5, 2026 Marking Teachers’ Day with protest, the Khasi Jaintia Deficit School Teachers Association (KJDSTA) on Friday demanded release of two months’ pending salary and revocation of the government’s notification to abolish sanctioned deficit teaching posts. Addressing a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 5, 2026 Deputy Commissioner of East Jaintia Hills, Manish Kumar, IAS, on Saturday urged teachers to go beyond textbooks and classrooms by nurturing critical thinking, values and responsible citizenship among students. Speaking at the 65th Teachers’ Day celebration organised…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 2, 2026 The 321 vocational trainers under the Meghalaya Vocational Education Trainers’ Union staged a peaceful protest here on Wednesday demanding a new pay structure and equal work equal pay, saying the issue has been pending for years. Union…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 31, 2026 Twenty-two vulnerable youth have enrolled in vocational training under DREAM YOUNG, a new initiative of the DREAM Mission that shifts drug prevention from “Say No to Drugs” to “Prevention with Action”. The programme targets school dropouts…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (247+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 30, 2026 The West Jaintia Hills district administration organised an awareness programme on the Meghalaya Right to Public Service Act, 2020, at the District Library, Mynthong, Jowai, on Friday to sensitise citizens about their right to access notified public…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (360+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 25, 2026 Raising a short duration discussion in the Assembly on Tuesday, VPP president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit listed 10 demands ranging from scrapping the Lumpongdeng project to reforming MPSC and DSC recruitment. Leading with Lum Pongdeng, Basaiawmoit said, “This…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (135+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 22, 2026 The Sustainable Transport and Efficient Mobility Society (STEMS), a Meghalaya government initiative, will soon launch its school bus service in Jowai town. The service will provide safe, reliable and affordable transport for schoolchildren, with dedicated buses,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (387+ words) Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 22, 2026 Deputy Commissioner Abhinav Kumar Singh, IAS, on Friday urged graduates of Kiang Nangbah Government College, Jowai, to use their education for the benefit of society and the community. Addressing the college’s Graduation Day programme at the…...