Garo Hills
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Garo Hills Council poll tensions explained: What triggered unrest and what locals are demanding
India | Apr 10, 2026, 11:14 PM ISTTwo persons were killed in police firing at Chibinang in West Garo Hills during clashes that erupted amid protests by sections of the Garo community against the attempt of non-Garo candidates in the filing of nominations.
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Search continues in Meghalaya for seven family members buried in landslide amid heavy rainfall
Meghalaya | Oct 05, 2024, 07:44 PM ISTRoad connectivity between Dalu and Baghmara has been disrupted by multiple landslides, prompting the Chief Minister to direct the identification of alternative routes to restore access.
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Meghalaya flood toll rises to 24
India | Sep 24, 2014, 10:24 AM ISTShillong: Twenty-four people have lost their lives and another 24 are feared dead after being reported missing in the flood-affected areas of the Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, according to state government officials.Triggered by incessant
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GNLA threatens serial blasts in Garo Hills
India | Sep 06, 2014, 07:55 AM ISTShillong: Meghalaya's proscribed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) yesterday threatened to carry out serial blasts in the Garo Hills region in protest against Chief Minister Mukul Sangma's decision to intensify counter insurgency operations there.“We will
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Meghalaya MP asks Narendra Modi to rehabilitate coal miners
National | Jun 24, 2014, 12:02 PM ISTShillong: Congress MP from Shillong Vincent H. Pala Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll out a rehabilitation scheme for coal mine owners, miners and those dependent on coal mining following the National Green
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Tension prevails in Meghalaya's Garo Hills
India | Jun 26, 2013, 05:54 PM ISTShillong, June 26: Tension prevails in Garo Hills in western Meghalaya following Sunday's killings of eight migrant coal miners by unidentified assailants, an official said here Wednesday."The situation is still tense but under control in
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One lakh hit in Meghalaya floods
India | Sep 30, 2012, 10:26 PM ISTShillong, Sep 30 : Nearly one lakh people were affected in Meghalaya Sunday after the swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged over 100 villages, an official said. No loss of life has been reported so