For public convenience and better administration, The Government of Meghalaya has created a new Police Station at Diengpasoh in East Khasi Hills which will be known as Diengpasoh Police Station. With the setting up of this new Police Station the areas falling under its jurisdiction will no longer be under the Rynjah Police Station. The villages under the new Diengpasoh Police Station shall include Sohlaper, Mawiong, Ummir, Mawsharoh, Mawthumthum, Ryngksaw, Diengpasoh, Jaroit, Mawkhanu, Mynriang and Nonghali.
The long awaited Laban Indoor Stadium was officially inaugurated by Laban M.L.A Shri Sanbor Shullai in the presence of M.W.Nongbri Director of sports and youth affair, Officers from the State Sports Council, Members of the Laban Sport Club and people. The stadium was constructed by the State Sport Council which was personally initiated and recommended by Sanbor Shullai himself.
The Stadium will provide platform for sports enthusiastic to mould them self to be better in every aspect of sports. The stadium which cost around 1.89 crore is expected to be the biggest indoor in the State.
The Kotak Life Insurance Shillong Branch today inaugurated its new office at Park Side Building, D.P.I Compound at Barik Shillong. The newly opened office will facilitates all types of transaction for the people of Meghalaya. This newly office is the 81st Kotak Life Insurance Offices in the country.
The agency also launched its first ever Agency Partner Channel (APC) in Meghalaya. The Scheme which was launched only in 2012 has not reached to all the States in the country. Speaking at inaugural function Mr. Vivek Prakash the Founder of APC and Executive Vice President of Kotak Life Insurance said that “We should be proud of our self since our company is among the top five Life Insurance Company in the country”. He also reminds the employee and friends that Kotak has played an important role in changing the life of people by financially investing on individuals. The company recently was awarded the Entrepreneur Award globally for its successful campaign. Overall Kotak is the only Life Insurance Company that specialized only in financial investment or non-conglomerate life Insurance company. Since its partnership with Total Mahindra Group, Kotak has gained its net worth of over 2 lakh crores.
Roshan Warjri scripted history when she became the first woman to hold the crucial home Minister portfolio in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya and she is also the second woman in the country to hold this portfolio. Warjri was the first woman in the northeast and eastern India to hold the crucial department. She was a chairperson of Meghalaya State Commission for Women. She first got elected to the legislative assembly in 1993 from North Shillong constituency and got re-elected in 1998 state election on congress ticket. She came back to politics after a break in 2013 state election. She is currently the Minister of Higher and Technical Education Cooperation Department , Health & Family Welfare Department and Law Department. She is also the second woman in India after P. Sabita Indra Reddy in Andhra Pradesh to become home minister.
A third-time legislator, Warjri is the widow of Korbar Sing Phanbuh, a legislator of the erstwhile Hill People's Union. After the demise of her husband, Warjri joined electoral politics and was elected to the assembly two times consecutively, in 1993 and 1998, on the Hill People's Union and United Democratic Party tickets respectively.
He rose from an Independent candidate to the helm of political affairs in Meghalaya and subsequently became the most successful Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The physician turned politician is on hat trick and will continue to prove his worth as the leader in the upcoming State election. He is currently contesting from the Indian National Congress party representing Ampati constituency. Graduate from St Anthony's College Shillong he went on to study medicine at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal and passed out in 1989.
His journey began in 1993 as an Independent candidate from Ampati where he won and associated himself with the Congress. His victory in 1998 from Congress got him many assignments in the Government. Before being the chief Minister in 2010 he has held many important Cabinet portfolios including the post of Deputy Chief Minister during DD Lapang regime. Following the 2005 twin firing incidents in Tura and Williamnagar there was prediction by many senior politicians about his downfall at time when he was holding the post of Deputy Chief Minister. Even legendary politician like P.A Sangma took this opportunity to established NCP all over Garo hills. However Mukul Sangma not only overcome the MBOSE imbroglio but also shocked everyone when he got re- elected in the 2008 Election.
Mukul sangma termed as “under dog” the people of the state including top politician closely watched the tussles that happen in the politics of the state especially in 2008-2010 when all political parties were busy in changing leadership. The year 2008- 2010 can be considered as “political turmoil” in Meghalaya when there was constantly changing of Chief Minister. Dr Sangma subsequently replaces D.D Lapang for the post of Chief Minister in April 2010. Despite being the Chief Minister there were cry for his replacement way back from 2010 and the names such as Charles Pyngrope, Prof RC Laloo had reached the National office but ultimately it was Dr. Sangma who emerged victory. It is not wrong to say that Dr Sangma was strongly supported by the Congress High Command.
The 2013 Assembly polls saw Dr Sangma grow more powerful with the increase in the tally of the Congress legislators from seven in 2008 to 13 in 2013 in Garo Hills alone. Though the Congress won 16 seats in Khasi-Jaintia Hills, the AICC and the Congress legislators supported Dr Sangma to the post of the next Chief Minister.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) released the names of its candidate for the upcoming Election in 2018. In the first list the UDP has declared 28 names, 14 in the khasi hills and ten in the Garo Hills.
The President of the UDP Dr Donkupar Roy said that all the 28 names are cleared by the Election Committee (EC) in the meeting today. All the sitting MLA of the party must confirm that they will contest from the party in the 2018 election.
From Jaintia Hills the names include the former CEM of the JHADC, who is also sitting MDC Mr Moonlight Parait from 2-Jowai Constituency and Mr Kyrmen Shylla from 6-Khliehriat Constituency,
From Ri Bhoi Sitting MDC Smti Rona Khyndeit from 9-Nongpoh Constituency, from 11-Umsning Constituency Mr Donkupar Sumer sitting MDC in the KHADC and from 12-Umroi Constituency Mr First Force Deki Ramsiej.
In East Khasi Hills, 15-Mawlai Constituency Mr Embhahlang Syiemlieh, 16-East Shillong Constituency, Mr Bindo M Lanong, 17-North Shillong Constituency, Mr Joe Marwein, 18- West Shillong Constituency, Mr Paul Lyngdoh, 21-Nongthymmai Constituency Dr Jemino Mawthoh. 25-Mawsynram Constituency Mr Olan Suin, 26-Shella Constituency Dr Donkupar Roy. 28-Sohra Constituency Mr Titosstarwell Chyne. 29-MawkynrewConstituency, Mr. Remingtone Pyngrope.
The following are from West Khasi Hills District, 30-Mairang Constituency Mr Metbah Lyngdoh.31- Mawthadraishan Mr Brolding Nongsiej. 34-Mawshynrut Constituency Mr Savio Iawphniaw and from 35-Ranikor Constituency Mr Pius Marwein.
The Following are from the Garo Hills, 37-Kharkutta, Mr Luderburg Ch Momin, 41-Songsak Mr Arun N Marak, 42-Rongjeng Mr Bartush R Marak, 43-Williamnagar Mr Mahamsing M Sangma, 44-Rongsagre Mr Pillarson G Momin, 48-Selsella Mr Kabul A Sangma, 50-North Tura Mr Utpal Arengh, 51-South Tura Mr Pallab D Arengh, 54-Mahendraganj Mr Nidhuram Hajong,55-Salmanpara Mr Nimarson Momin.
Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The physician turned politician is on hat trick and will continue to prove his worth as the leader in the upcoming State election. 
