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Sarasani Satyam Reddy, Supreme Court lawyer said that not only in cases of ill-treatment, but even otherwise, parents can take back the property they have given their children by invoking the civil law.

SC to hear PIL on rescue efforts for trapped miners in Meghalaya...

A bench headed by Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri on Monday said that 'it seems to be certain that nobody is alive'.

4 Feb 2019 3:19 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct rescue task at the site of the coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Month after mishap, NGT asks Meghalaya police to crack whip on illegal...

NGT had imposed blanket ban on coal mining, transportation in Meghalaya in 2014, citing unscientific ways and absence of...

13 Jan 2019 12:29 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

28 lakh litres pumped out of Meghalaya mine, still no change in water...

There has been no significant drop in water level in these mines, leaving rescuers clueless where and how to look for...

10 Jan 2019 8:38 PM IST

Unidentified men attacked the front portion of the office partially damaging it. The incident was reported around midnight last night, BJP state president Shibun Lyngdoh said. (Photo: Twitter | @shibun_lyngdoh)

Molotov cocktail attack on Shillong BJP office

This happened a day before the North East Bandh called by North East Students Organisation against amendment of...

7 Jan 2019 4:58 PM IST

Navy personnel conduct a rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Pumps idle, little progress in Meghalaya miners' rescue

Only 3 out of 13 high-powered pumps that were brought to site could be installed and used so far,' said operation...

4 Jan 2019 5:44 PM IST

The operation to rescue them entered the 22nd day on Thursday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Meghalaya tragedy: Pumps fail to yield results; water level remains...

Spokesperson said divers would resume ops once water level at main shaft decreases to about 100 feet from its current...

3 Jan 2019 3:37 PM IST

The rat-hole mine, located on top of a hillock fully covered with trees in East Jaintia Hills district, had got flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya mine disaster: Navy, NDRF divers to go down to measure...

The exercise is to find out if abandoned mine is connected with 370-foot-deep mine in which 15 miners are trapped.

2 Jan 2019 5:21 PM IST

Meghalaya High Court Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen

Nothing against secularism: Meghalaya HC judge Sudip Ranjan Sen

Says he wasn't influenced by any political ideology or party.

16 Dec 2018 12:50 AM IST

According to the International Justice Mission, a global organization that partners with local authorities to fight human trafficking and child sexual abuse, Shobbrook used girls for pornographic images and videos that he then distributed online. (Representational Image)

Meghalaya: Woman names two Catholic Church priests in #MeToo campaign

Woman said she did not speak to anyone about the abuse by Br Muscat because of the larger abuse she faced from Br...

19 Oct 2018 7:45 PM IST

Kongthong has long been cut off from the rest of the world, several hours of tough trek from the nearest town. Electricity arrived only in 2000, and the dirt road in 2013. (Photo: AFP)

In this singing village of Meghalaya, everyone has musical name

The custom is known as 'jingrwai lawbei', meaning 'song of clan's first woman', a reference to Khasi people's mythical...

18 Sept 2018 4:42 PM IST

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma wins bypolls by over 8,000...

With Conrad Sangma's win the National People's Party has levelled its tally at 20 with the opposition Cong in 60-member...

27 Aug 2018 11:28 AM IST

Sangma is leading over his nearest rival and Congress candidate Charlotte W Momin by over 5800 votes after first two rounds of counting, the CEO said. (Photo: PTI)

Meghalaya Assembly bypoll results: Counting of votes begin, CM Sangma...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is contesting from the South Tura seat as the ruling National People's Party...

27 Aug 2018 10:35 AM IST