Meghalaya

Timeline

1. 27 Apr2026
   States

   Meghalaya makes Khasi and Garo official languages; Ladakh gets five new districts¹²³⁴⁵

   Meghalaya's Cabinet approved the Official Languages Ordinance on 16 April and it was promulgated on 27 April, giving Khasi and Garo official status alongside English and replacing the 2005 State Language Act. On 27 April Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved five new districts, taking the UT from two districts to seven.

   • Meghalaya Cabinet approved the ordinance on 16 April 2026; Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance 2026 promulgated 27 April
   • It repeals the Meghalaya State Language Act 2005; Khasi and Garo get official status alongside English
   • Use in the Assembly needs further amendments and rollout will be phased
   • Ladakh LG approved the notification on 27 April; new districts inaugurated on 29 April
   • New Ladakh districts: Nubra, Sham, Changthang (from Leh) and Zanskar, Drass (from Kargil)
   • Ladakh now has seven districts
2. 5 Feb2026
   Disasters

   Illegal coal mine blast in Meghalaya kills at least 30⁶⁷⁸⁹

   An explosion at an illegal rat-hole coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya on 5 February killed 18 at first, with the toll rising to 30 by 11 February. Two people were arrested and a judicial inquiry was ordered.

   • Blast on 5 February 2026, Thangskoo (Mynsyngat) area, East Jaintia Hills
   • Toll: 18 initially, 27 on 7 February, 30 by 11 February (All India Radio)
   • Dynamite blasting in an illegal rat-hole mine
   • Two arrested; state announced a judicial inquiry and the High Court took suo motu cognisance

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Sources

1. EastMojo
2. All India Radio
3. The Tribune
4. All India Radio
5. SCC Online
6. All India Radio
7. Scroll.in
8. Outlook India
9. EastMojo