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Meghalaya elections: 75% voter turnout recorded, EVM malfunctions reportedSubscriber Only
February 28, 2018 01:56 IST
Election was countermanded in Williamnagar constituency following the death of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma in a militant attack on February 18.
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Meghalaya Assembly elections: Ruling Congress pins hopes on Opposition divideSubscriber Only
February 27, 2018 04:40 IST
The BJP, which has put in its best effort ever to capture the hill state, did not go for a pre-poll alliance, as it did with regional parties in Assam and Manipur in the last two years, or as it has done in Nagaland.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
Meghalaya elections: Why Hilarious, Frankenstein & Remainder not unusual namesSubscriber Only
February 27, 2018 04:30 IST
Some voters share their names with countries and places, too. The rolls include Damascus, Italy, Mysore, England, Japan, and of course Meghalaya.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
Meghalaya assembly elections: Two prominent families with 7 nominees, and other electoral clansSubscriber Only
February 26, 2018 06:07 IST
There are 370 candidates in the fray in Meghalaya, including 32 women; 18.4 lakh citizens are eligible to vote at 3,083 polling stations.
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
Meghalaya’s most wanted militant killed in encounterSubscriber Only
February 25, 2018 02:45 IST
Shira (45) carried an award of Rs 10 lakh on his head, and is believed to have masterminded an ambush one week ago in which Jonathone N Sangma, the NCP candidate for Williamnagar LAC and three others were killed near Samanda in East Garo Hills district.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
Badruddin Ajmal: Army chief offended us, will meet PM, PresidentSubscriber Only
February 23, 2018 03:08 IST
Reacting to a statement reportedly issued by the Army headquarters, stating that Rawat had not made a political statement, Ajmal said the Army chief was indulging in politics.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
Off Asian Highway-1, a Meghalaya village in want of a doctor and high schoolSubscriber Only
February 22, 2018 05:23 IST
Pahamrioh is a village with about 300 families, most of whom had migrated from near Sohra (new name for Cherrapunji) about 60 years ago at the instance of Rev J J M NicholsRoy, one of the founding fathers of present-day Meghalaya.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh: Rape accused dragged out of lock-up, lynchedSubscriber Only
February 21, 2018 04:02 IST
The mob had allegedly entered the police station on Monday and broke the lock-up as armed policemen stood witness, pulled out the two accused, took them to the main road and lynched.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
Meghalaya: Rajnath Singh blames Congress for NCP leader’s murder, BJP wants extra forces for pollsSubscriber Only
February 20, 2018 04:22 IST
“There are 57 police stations across Meghalaya, but only 39 or 40 are functioning. This proves how serious the Congress-led government of Mukul Sangma is about the security of the people here,” Singh said
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
Meghalaya elections: Campus to campus, young voters in Shillong keen to ring in changeSubscriber Only
February 20, 2018 01:39 IST
There are around 1 lakh new voters in Meghalaya in this election slated for February 27. Of them, around 45,000 are first-time voters in the age group 18-19.
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
Meghalaya NCP candidate Jonathone Sangma feared killed in IED blast, no official confirmationSubscriber Only
February 19, 2018 05:47 IST
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma announced the death of Jonathone Nengminza Sangma (43) on Twitter. But state DGP S B Singh told The Indian Express there was no confirmation that the candidate had died.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
Kaziranga guards get INSAS, Ghatak rifles to tackle rhino poachersSubscriber Only
February 18, 2018 20:32 IST
Altogether 272 INSAS rifles, 954 SLRs, 133 12-bore pump action guns, twenty 9-mm pistols and 91 ghatak rifles that were recently procured by the forest department were handed over to the frontline forest personnels by the chief minister.
Sun, Feb 18, 2018
Meghalaya will be model, corruption-free state in five years: Amit Shah in ShillongSubscriber Only
February 16, 2018 19:23 IST
Asking people to find out what had happened to increased allocation of funds by the Centre to Meghalaya during the last four years, Shah said that the Congress government could not spend the funds properly.
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
Meghalaya assembly elections: Among BJP promises, job for every youth, reopening minesSubscriber Only
February 16, 2018 04:54 IST
The BJP, which said it would form the next government in the state despite fielding only 47 candidates in a House of 60 seats, also promised that it will get back on track coal mines that have remained shut following an order of National Green Tribunal in 2014.
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
Meghalaya assembly elections: Christian vote in mind, Congress & BJP send their key leadersSubscriber Only
February 15, 2018 04:16 IST
The BJP has hit back saying Alphons had only referred to schemes under the Swadesh Darshan that provide funds for development of pilgrimage sites for people of various faiths. “The Congress has been trying to mislead the people.
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Facing coal shortage, NTPC worried even as its third Bongaigaon unit is readySubscriber Only
February 15, 2018 03:14 IST
Dipankar Bose, Group General Manager of NTPC’s Bongaigaon operation, blames the railways for the problem, saying the railways have not been able to provide rakes to move more quantity of coal to NTPC’s Bongaigaon plant from the Central India Coalfields despite the latter having enough coal.
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
India’s oldest gas-based fertilizer plant sees fresh hopes for revivalSubscriber Only
February 14, 2018 04:35 IST
While the country’s first gas-based fertiliser plant was set up at Namrup in the early 1960s by the Fertiliser Corporation of India, the Namrup plants were bifurcated from the former’s successor Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd in 2002 to constitute the BVFCL in 2002.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018
Assam woos ASEAN cities ‘closer than Mumbai’, investors commit Rs 1 lakh croreSubscriber Only
February 12, 2018 04:30 IST
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made a presentation that used geographical distances to project Guwahati as the actual epicentre of growth in Southeast Asia, in the process inviting investors to look at his state as a favourite destination.
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
Cancer-afflicted children get a home in GuwahatiSubscriber Only
February 11, 2018 20:45 IST
A Guwahati-based NGO that works for cancer patients as well as raising awareness about cancer, the children’s centre has been named Sishu Ashray Sthal.
Sun, Feb 11, 2018
Nagaland Assembly Elections: One day left, only 24 nominationsSubscriber Only
February 07, 2018 04:12 IST
Most of these candidates belong to the newly floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) headed by three-time former Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
Wed, Feb 07, 2018
Nagaland polls: Centre hopeful of nominations soonSubscriber Only
February 06, 2018 04:50 IST
No papers for state polls filed till Monday after 11 political parties said they won’t participate
Tue, Feb 06, 2018
Replicate Yunnan, Mekong models to make Northeast ASEAN-India hub: ADBSubscriber Only
February 05, 2018 03:01 IST
Kenichi Yokoyama said Assam was at a very advantageous position being geographically located at the centre of the regional cooperation framework in Asia.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
Imposed polls not acceptable to Nagas, says NSCN(IM)Subscriber Only
February 05, 2018 02:40 IST
“We fully support the prudent decision of the Naga people for solution of the Naga issue and hence, not to go for election...," said NSCN(IM) in a statement.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
In Meghalaya, season when parties bond with bands and top musiciansSubscriber Only
February 05, 2018 01:44 IST
Lou Majaw, who features in the BJP music video, enjoys legendary status with more than 50 years of singing behind him.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
Global Investors’ Summit in Assam: Replicate Yunnan, Mekong models to make Northeast ASEAN-India hub, says ADBSubscriber Only
February 05, 2018 00:05 IST
Yokoyama said Assam was at a very advantageous position being geographically located at the centre of the regional cooperation framework in Asia.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
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