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  • meghalaya congress leaders tell sonia gandhi about dissent

    Meghalaya Congress leaders tell Sonia Gandhi about dissent

    Politics | August 06, 2014 11:18 IST

    Shillong: Two Congress legislators from Meghalaya Tuesday met party chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and apprised her about the growing dissent within the party in the state.Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee chief D.D. Lapang and

  • will not spare any one in the custodial death case sangma

    Will not spare any one in the custodial death case: Sangma

    India | May 22, 2014 22:31 IST

    Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said his government will not spare any one involved in the the custodial death of Balsan S Marak, one of the accused in the infamous moral policing case

  • five militants killed terror plot foiled in meghalaya

    Five militants killed, terror plot foiled in Meghalaya

    India | May 20, 2014 14:09 IST

    Shillong: Five UALA rebels were killed and a police officer was injured in a gun battle Tuesday, even as security forces foiled a terror plot in Meghalaya, a police officer said.A police spokesperson said three

  • meghalaya has the highest percentage of voters pushing nota

    Meghalaya has the highest percentage of voters pushing NOTA

    India | May 16, 2014 18:26 IST

    Shillong: Meghalaya emerged with the highest percentage of voters who chose the NOTA option available with the EVMs introduced for the first time, an election official said today.As many as 2.8 per cent of the

  • meghalaya to count votes under cctv surveillance

    Meghalaya to count votes under CCTV surveillance

    India | May 14, 2014 15:58 IST

    Shillong: Counting of votes for Meghalaya's two Lok Sabha seats will be done under CCTV surveillance, an election official said Wednesday.Over 69 percent (10,80,845) of the 15.67 lakh-strong electorate cast their votes for the two

  • corpus fund for power in meghalaya

    Corpus fund for power in Meghalaya

    May 03, 2014 18:38 IST

    Shillong: The state government has decided to form a corpus fund for the power corporation to pay them and have steady supply of power.“A corpus will be formed to deal with emergency situation like the

  • ec tunes in to music to create poll awareness in meghalaya

    EC tunes in to music to create poll awareness in Meghalaya

    India | March 25, 2014 11:11 IST

    Shillong:  Music is stirring voters in the Himalayan state of Meghalaya where the EC has roped in top musicians as well as some sportspersons to create awareness about voting rights ahead of the April 9

  • six including p.a. sangma file nominations in meghalaya

    Six, including P.A. Sangma, file nominations in Meghalaya

    India | March 22, 2014 9:11 IST

    Shillong : Six candidates, including former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma and union minister Vincent H. Pala filed nomination papers Friday for the Lok Sabha elections in Meghalaya, an Election Commission official said.Meghalaya has

  • meghalaya to repeal lokayukta act

    Meghalaya to repeal Lokayukta Act

    India | March 04, 2014 18:57 IST

    Shillong: Meghalaya government today said it would repeal the Lokayukta Act, 2013 and introduce a new legislation following the passage of the Lokpal Bill by Parliament in December 2013."Since the Parliament has passed the Lokpal

  • trains to return to meghalaya april 1

    Trains to return to Meghalaya April 1

    India | February 28, 2014 15:28 IST

    Shillong: The railways will be returning to what is now Meghalaya with the first train scheduled to chug into Mendipathar station in North Garo Hills on April 1, an official said Friday. Trains had first

  • arunachal meghalaya to be on rail map this financial year

    Arunachal, Meghalaya to be on rail map this financial year

    India | February 12, 2014 13:20 IST

    New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya will appear on Indian Railway map during this financial year, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge today promised in his Interim Rail Budget speech. The Railways is now on course to

  • blast in meghalaya no casualties

    Blast in Meghalaya, no casualties

    India | February 12, 2014 7:24 IST

    Shillong: Suspected rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Tuesday night triggered a blast at a petrol pump in Meghalaya but there were no casualties, police said.The rebels triggered an improvised explosive device (IED)

  • special task force in meghalaya

    Special task force in Meghalaya

    India | January 28, 2014 8:33 IST

    Shillong: In an attempt to improve internal security in Meghalaya, the state cabinet yesterday approved fast tracking the creation of a Special Multi-Task Force (SMTF) or Special Force-10, a ten-company strength force, aimed at counter

  • meghalaya celebrates 42nd statehood day

    Meghalaya celebrates 42nd statehood day

    India | January 22, 2014 6:48 IST

    Shillong: Celebrating its 42nd statehood day, Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Alexander Hek Tuesday emphasised that "non-violence was the hallmark of its struggle", which has been imbibed in the spirit of the people of

  • four rebels killed in meghalaya after bomb attack

    Four rebels killed in Meghalaya after bomb attack

    India | January 12, 2014 8:11 IST

    Shillong: Four rebels of the A'chik National Volunteers Council-B (ANVC-B) faction were killed Saturday night in a gunfight with security forces in Meghalaya after a bomb attack at a petrol pump, police said.The gunfight at

  • gnla rebels launch retaliatory attacks in meghalaya

    GNLA rebels launch retaliatory attacks in Meghalaya

    India | December 12, 2013 7:02 IST

    Shillong: The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) launched retaliatory attacks a day after security forces destroyed their general headquarters.The attacks by the GNLA came a day after security forces overran their general headquarters in

  • know about asia s cleanest village mawlynnong in meghalaya

    Know about Asia's cleanest village: Mawlynnong in Meghalaya

    India | October 28, 2015 12:51 IST

    New Delhi: Mawlynnong village has been declared by Discovery magazine as the cleanest village in Asia in 2003.The village has also won the acclaim of being the cleanest village in India in 2005. The village

  • militants kill five policemen in meghalaya

    Militants kill five policemen in Meghalaya

    India | November 06, 2013 8:47 IST

    Shillong: Security forces Tuesday launched a major search operation in Meghalaya after tribal militants gunned down five policemen in the troubled Garo Hills region.A group of 15-20 Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) guerrillas led by

  • four gnla militants arrested arms and ammunition seized

    Four GNLA militants arrested, arms and ammunition seized

    India | November 03, 2013 17:54 IST

    Shillong: Four heavily armed militants of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were today arrested from Tura in West Garo Hills district, police said.A huge cache of arms and ammunition besides IEDs were seized

  • dengue alert sounded in west garo hills district

    Dengue alert sounded in West Garo Hills district

    India | November 03, 2013 17:44 IST

    Shillong: An alert was sounded today in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district after 18 people tested positive for dengue.West Garo Hills district deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi told PTI that the 18 people were at Tura

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