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Travel planner booked for duping 60 senior citizens of Rs 33 lakh

Travel planner booked for duping 60 senior citizens of Rs 33 lakh

Sixty senior citizens were allegedly duped of Rs 33 lakh after a holiday planner promised a detailed tour of Assam and Meghalaya. The trip was later cancelled citing heavy rain, and refund cheques reportedly bounced, triggering a police case

21 February,2026 09:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Marked ‘saaf’: Inside Adachiwadi, Maharashtra’s cleanest and smartest village

Marked ‘saaf’: Inside Adachiwadi, Maharashtra’s cleanest and smartest village

Why go to Meghalaya’s Mawlynnong to see a clean village when one of Maharashtra’s cleanest and smartest villages — Adachiwadi — is just 250 km away? This hamlet with 1500 residents shows all it takes is good intentions and willpower to bring in clean roads and water, free WiFi, solar power and more

08 February,2026 09:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Meghalaya Coal Explosion: NDRF rescue operations underway, 18 killed in blast

Meghalaya Coal Explosion: NDRF rescue operations underway, 18 killed in blast

Rescue and recovery operations are underway after an explosion at an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills claimed 18 lives. An NDRF team reached the Thangskai area to assist local authorities. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assured strict action against those responsible and announced Rs 3 lakh ex-gratia for the victims

06 February,2026 12:17 PM IST | Shillong | mid-day online correspondent
India submits nomination of Meghalaya's living root bridges for UNESCO honour

India submits nomination of Meghalaya's living root bridges for UNESCO honour

Located across the southern slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the northeastern state, the nominated property represents a living cultural landscape shaped over centuries by indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities

29 January,2026 12:00 PM IST | Shillong | PTI

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