Meghalaya
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We will not withdraw support to coalition govt in Meghalaya: BJP leader
Shillong: BJP leader Sanbor Shullai on Wednesday asserted that it will continue to support the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, amid speculations of the saffron party withdrawing support to the coalition. Shullai’s…
- India
BJP central bosses silent as Meghalaya unit, NPP head for splitsville
Shillong: After Manipur, the BJP’s relations with National Peoples Party (NPP), headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, have been souring rapidly in Meghalaya even as the saffron party’s central leadership remains…
- India
BJP likely to withdraw support from Meghalaya’s MDA govt
Shillong: The BJP may withdraw support from the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government soon, Senior BJP leader and former Minister Alexander L. Hek said on Monday. He said that the decision…
- India
4 out of 6 Meghalaya jail escapees lynched by mob
Shillong: Four out of the six under-trial prioners, who escaped from Meghlaya’s Jowai jail, were lynched by a mob at Shangpung in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday, police said. Police officials…
- Politics
BJP likely to withdraw support from Meghalaya’s MDA govt
Shillong: BJP’s National Vice-President and party’s Meghalaya in-charge M. Chuba Ao on Saturday said that the party may withdraw support from the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government within a month. The…
- India
Militant outfits call for I-Day boycott in 5 NE states
Guwahati: Banned militant outfits United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and a Yung Aug-led faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang) have called for a ‘total boycott’ of the celebrations…
- India
Prostitution Racket: Meghalaya BJP leader’s custody extended
Shillong: The police custody of BJP’s Meghalaya unit vice-president Bernard N. Marak, who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh on July 25 for allegedly running a brothel in the West Garo Hills district, was…
- India
Meghalaya: BJP condemns raids at party leader Bernard Marak’s resort
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condemned the recent raid that took place at the resort of Meghalaya’s vice president Bernard N Marakin Tura on July 22. Marakin is accused of running…
- India
Woman tied to a pole, heckled in Meghalaya
Shillong: A woman was tied to a pole at a marketplace at Jowai in Meghalaya and heckled for alleged pickpocketing prompting police to initiate action against those involved, officials said on Friday.…
- Hyderabad
Meghalaya CM plays guitar, sings at Loyola Academy’s 43rd annual fest
Hyderabad: Chief Minister of Meghalaya and National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma was seen playing the guitar and singing songs at the 43rd Annual Fest of Loyola Academy here on Friday. Sharing…
- India
Locations identified for saffron cultivation in Arunachal, Meghalaya: Centre
New Delhi: The North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under the ‘Saffron Bowla’ project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for saffron cultivation, the Lok Sabha…
- India
After Manipur, Omicron cases detected in Meghalaya
Shillong: After one case in Manipur, five cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were detected in Meghalaya on Tuesday, health officials said. Health and Family Welfare Department Director Aman War said…