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Meghalaya: Two bodies found near protest site, probe underwaySubscriber Only
March 29, 2024 03:53 IST
The deceased had been working and living in the area with their families, police said.
Meghalaya among top three states to win central govt’s One District One Product awardsSubscriber Only
January 4, 2024 18:37 IST
Apart from marketing its geo-tagged Lakadong turmeric and other products, the state has recently exported its iconic Khasi Mandarin oranges to Dubai.
Meghalaya exports 20 MT Khasi Mandarin oranges to Dubai, looks to tap into more foreign marketsSubscriber Only
December 12, 2023 20:16 IST
Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh said the government is looking to boost Khasi Mandarin exports and focus on organic farming of the fruit.
8 states in Northeast selected for tourism developmentSubscriber Only
November 23, 2023 06:58 IST
These include one from Manipur and two from each of the other Northeast states.
Mob attacks BSF outpost in Meghalaya, 5 injured: Officials
June 26, 2023 16:14 IST
The incident took place around 10pm at Umsyiem village near Dawki town, 100 km south of the state capital, when a mob attacked the outpost, officials said on Monday.
Heritage KJP Girl’s school reduced to ashes, boarders safe
May 21, 2023 12:14 IST
There was no report of any casualty in the fire, they said.
CAG warns Meghalaya’s borrowing trend could lead to debt trap
March 31, 2023 17:11 IST
The internal debt is Rs 11,244.83 crore and is about 94.39 per cent of the total outstanding public debt (Rs 11,912.82 crore).
Newly-elected Meghalaya MLAs take oath in special Assembly session
March 7, 2023 09:31 IST
Pro tem speaker Timothy D Shira is administering the oath of office to the MLAs -- 45 of whom belong to the NPP-led coalition set to form the government under Conrad Sangma.
Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners
March 3, 2023 07:37 IST
Meghalaya Election Result 2023: According to the exit polls, no party is is predicted to cross the halfway mark in the 60-member Assembly
Sangma meets Himanta in Guwahati ahead of counting of votes in Meghalaya
March 1, 2023 12:50 IST
The meeting comes amid exit polls predicting a hung assembly in Meghalaya with Sangma's NPP emerging as the single largest party in the assembly elections.
In poll-bound Meghalaya, PM Modi says BJP will bloom, takes aim at dynastic politics
February 24, 2023 15:12 IST
As Meghalaya goes to polls on February 27, PM Modi highlighted the development work carried out by the BJP government in the state
EC team to visit Meghalaya this week to review preparedness for 2023 assembly polls
December 12, 2022 12:45 IST
“We have sought deployment of 119 companies of central armed police forces as there are 782 vulnerable polling stations and 402 have been identified as critical. These numbers are dynamic and may change as per the situation on the ground,Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said.
Week after Mukroh firing, Meghalaya decides to set up border outposts at 7 ‘sensitive locations’ including MukrohSubscriber Only
November 29, 2022 22:20 IST
The announcement comes amidst demands and appeals from Mukroh villagers to set up a border outpost along the inter-state boundary with Assam to prevent further transgressions and incursions.
Border violence: Protesters burn effigies of Amit Shah, Meghalaya CM among others in Shillong
November 26, 2022 21:01 IST
Some of the protesters reached Polo Hills and tried to burn the effigies outside the chief minister's residence here.
No shortage of petrol and diesel in Meghalaya, says CM Conrad amid border tensions
November 25, 2022 15:33 IST
In the wake of violence following the killing of six people at the inter-state border, the apex body of petroleum workers in Assam said it has stopped transportation of fuel to Meghalaya.
Day after firing and six deaths, Meghalaya’s bordering Mukroh village tenseSubscriber Only
November 24, 2022 10:42 IST
The village headman says people fear that Assam police might come again with guns loaded with 'real bullets, not rubber bullets'.
Jailed Meghalaya BJP leader Bernard Marak granted bail in three-year-old girl’s rape case
November 15, 2022 12:31 IST
Bernard N Marak, an elected member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council and also the state BJP vice-president, was earlier granted bail in connection with the running of a brothel in the farmhouse and the seizure of arms and ammunition from the premises.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma’s chopper makes emergency landing in Umiam due to bad weather
November 2, 2022 19:01 IST
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was on his way back from an official visit to his constituency in Garo Hills.
FIRs and showcause notices as Meghalaya rally for jobs turns violentSubscriber Only
October 29, 2022 21:56 IST
According to the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People, which held the rally on Friday, there are more than one lakh unemployed youths in the Northeast state.
Shillong: Rally demanding filling up of vacant govt posts turns violent as participants attack passers-by
October 28, 2022 22:35 IST
The president of Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), Dundee Khongsit, who organised the rally expressed regret at the violence and apologised for the attack on a journalist.
Agitating teachers clash with police in Shillong
October 7, 2022 09:25 IST
Police allegedly lathi-charged some of the protesters and hurled tear gas shells as they tried to enter the state secretariat building.
We will continue to support NPP-led govt in Meghalaya: BJP leader
October 6, 2022 13:44 IST
“The BJP will not withdraw from the alliance, and will complete its stipulated term in the coalition,” BJP MLA Sanbor Shullai said.
Sex racket case: Meghalaya BJP MLA Bernard Marak granted bailSubscriber Only
October 2, 2022 14:13 IST
Bernard N Marak was arrested in July after being accused of running a brothel at a farmhouse in West Garo Hills district.
Under ‘pressure’ from Church, Meghalaya decides to scrap casino plans
September 17, 2022 07:46 IST
The state government had recently issued provisional licenses to three firms to open casinos to boost tourism and revenue. The Church and various social organisations opposed the move claiming that "legalising gambling" will morally affect the society.
Meghalaya to investigate jailbreak and lynchings of escaped inmatesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2022 07:31 IST
Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui tells the Assembly that a mob of at least 5,000 people lynched undertrials who escaped the district jail premises on September 10.
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