SHILLONG: While informing that the number of people having dual votes in the two different constituencies have drastically reduced in the State, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Prashant Naik admitted that there might be isolated cases where people are still having dual votes. But at present, it is not a difficult task to establish people who [...]
TURA: In a brazen show of strength suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants entered the Meghalaya Energy Corporation limited (MeECL) complex at Rongkhon and whisked away three engineers of the power department shortly after midnight of Tuesday. They later released one of the kidnapped officials. The two engineers who remain in custody of the [...]
By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting with senior government officials to review the overall security scenario in Garo Hills in the wake of the abduction of three Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) engineers on Tuesday. Chief Secretary WMS Pariat, while speaking to news person after the [...]
SHILLONG: The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has warned that its cadres would be forced to break the ceasefire agreement and take up arms to protect themselves if the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) continued to target its cadres. Taking strong cognizance of the GNLA’s bid to kill three ANVC cadres, its spokesperson Torik [...]
SHILLONG: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on Wednesday granted bail to the ADC of the Governor, Gopa Kumar, who has been accused of molesting a teenaged dancer inside his official residence. Confirming this, a senior police official said that Kumar has been granted bail since he had been booked under sections of the law which [...]
SHILLONG: The entire State including the capital city has been put under a heavy security blanket to thwart any subversive activities by militant groups who have called for a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations. The heightened security comes in the wake of a 16-hour Republic Day boycott call issued by the now-dormant Hynniewtrep National [...]
New Delhi: Six prominent personalities of the Northeast, including Assam’s cultural icon late Bhupen Hazarika, were on Wednesday chosen for this year’s Padma awards. Hazarika, who died last November, was chosen for the Padma Vibushan award, the country’s second highest civilian honour. 86-year-old Nameirakpam Ibemni Devi, a pioneer of Manipur’s Khongjom Parba style of singing; [...]
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