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10 die in flashfloods triggered by heavy rain in Meghalaya
Shillong: At least 10 people died, including seven of a family, in rain-induced flashfloods that ravaged Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district in the past 24 hours, officials said. Incessant rainfall has triggered…
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Assam CM accuses Meghalaya Univ of causing Guwahati floods; varsity denies
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, known for his Islamaphobic stance, accused a private university in Meghalaya of having caused a flash flood in Guwahati city which he termed ‘flood jihad’. The…
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Unknown miscreants lob petrol bomb at Meghalaya deputy CM’s house
Shillong: Unknown miscreants lobbed a petrol bomb at the residence of Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar, police said on Friday, April 26. His residence is located at Nongmynsong in the East…
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Video: Rahul Gandhi, Kanhaiya Kumar interact with Meghalaya students
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the RSS is trying to make sure that everybody in the country is “blindly obedient” to what it says and added that the…
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In pics: President Murmu in Meghalaya
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu interacts with members of self-help groups at Baljek Airport, in Tura, Meghalaya, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu during a ceremony for…
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Catholic priests can bless same sex-couples in Meghalaya: Church
Shillong: The Catholic Church in Meghalaya announced that its priests will be allowed to bless same-sex couples sans any marriage rites, days after Pope Francis approved blessings for such couples. The declaration…
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Meghalaya: Notice to school for playing a political party’s song on Teachers’ Day
Shillong: The Meghalaya government has served a showcause notice to a school principal for playing a song that was used in the election campaign of a local political party, during the Teachers’…
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Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Meghalaya, parts of Bangladesh
Shillong: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Meghalaya and the northern region of Bangladesh on Monday evening, officials said here. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage…
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Mob attacks Meghalaya CM’s office, 5 injured, curfew imposed
Guwahati: Five security personnel were injured during a mob attack at the office of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma in Tura on Monday night, police sources said. The Chief Minister is not…
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UCC risks interference with unique matrilineal societies in Meghalaya: Sanbor Shullai
Shillong: Senior Meghalaya BJP leader Sanbor Shullai on Monday said the Uniform Civil Code “risks interference” with the unique matrilineal societies of the state and appealed to the Law Commission not to…
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Uniform Civil Code against idea of India: Meghalaya CM
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday claimed that the “Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in its present form” is against the idea of India. Addressing a press conference here, the National…
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Congress making issue of TMC contesting other states: Mamata
Kolkata” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Congress is unnecessarily making an issue out of her Trinamool Congress’s decision to contest Assembly polls in other states like Tripura,…