They were walking through a hiking trail of deep ridges and gorges in the East Khasi Hills ... “Thank you, it is our traditional dress: a jainsem.” She started a fire for tea.

Shad Suk Mynsiem stands as a major Khasi tribal festival that carries ... dhotis and turbans whereas female guests prefer ...

KOLKATA: For hundreds of years, Meghalaya's Khasi community, the largest ethnic group in the northeastern state, has followed a rare matrilineal system, where lineage and inheritance pass through ...

Shillong: A 60-year-old man died after a truck ran over him, near Mawryngkneng, in East Khasi Hills district, during a traffic snarl on Saturday night. As per police information, a truck ...

Christian missionary activity in the Khasi and Jaintia hills began in the middle of the nineteenth century with the Welsh, Irish and Dutch. Later, there was the Ramakrishna Mission and the Brahmo ...

Monthly Fuel Price Trend In West Khasi Hills For March 2025: - Diesel price in West Khasi Hills started in March at Rs 87.75 per litre, remaining unchanged from the previous month's close of Rs 87 ...

Currently, diesel is retailing at Rs 87.67 a litre in Delhi . In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata diesel costs Rs 90.03 , Rs 92.39and Rs 91.82 respectively. India imports about 80% of its oil needs and ...

Although the “Khasi and Jaintia Hills”, as the name appears on maps, are connected by a high ridge with the Naga Hills, they form no part of them, being very much older.

Kolkata, Mar 8 (PTI) For hundreds of years, Meghalaya’s Khasi community, the largest ethnic group in the northeastern state, has followed a rare matrilineal system, where lineage and inheritance pass ...