Meghalaya
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Militants kill five policemen in Meghalaya
India | Nov 06, 2013, 08:47 AM ISTShillong: 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
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Four GNLA militants arrested, arms and ammunition seized
India | Nov 03, 2013, 05:54 PM ISTShillong: 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
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Dengue alert sounded in West Garo Hills district
India | Nov 03, 2013, 05:44 PM ISTShillong: 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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President to visit indigenous cultures' museum in Meghalaya
India | Oct 18, 2013, 02:30 PM ISTShillong: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, among Asia's largest such museums, in this Meghalaya capital Monday.A seven-floor museum encompasses the seven states of the northeast and Sikkim. The
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Pro-ILP protesters to hold 3-night road blockade in Meghalaya
India | Sep 29, 2013, 10:04 PM ISTShillong: Even as the Meghalaya government has announced a legislative regulation to address and contain influx and illegal immigration, pro-Inner Line Permit activists have announced a three-night road blockade in the state from October 1.“The
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No division of Meghalaya, says Mukul Sangma
India | Sep 12, 2013, 04:03 PM ISTShillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today dismissed the demand put forth by statehood activists to bifurcate this small north eastern state into two separate Khasi and Garo states even as five Garo Hills districts
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Meghalaya eyes strong law to check illegal immigrants
India | Aug 29, 2013, 10:44 PM ISTShillong: Ruling out the re-introduction of a permit system for Indians seeking to enter Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the government will implement a strong law to check the influx of illegal
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One killed, three injured by GNLA rebels in Meghalaya
India | Aug 21, 2013, 09:23 AM ISTShillong: One person was shot dead and three were injured in two separate incidents carried out by outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in insurgency-ravaged Garo Hills in western Meghalaya yesterday.Heavily armed GNLA rebels
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Protest in Meghalaya for Garoland
India | Aug 06, 2013, 05:01 PM ISTShillong, Aug 6: Encouraged by the Congress and the UPA coalition's endorsement for Telangana state July 30, the demand for Garoland reverberated in the Garo Hills on Tuesday.The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) --
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Sorcerer forced to eat excreta in Meghalaya
India | Jul 23, 2013, 03:35 PM ISTShillong, July 23: In an inhuman act, an elderly man was forced to eat excreta for allegedly practising witchcraft by members of the village council in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district recently.Noping Khongsit, a resident
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Arms and ammunition seized in Meghalaya
India | Jul 19, 2013, 07:15 AM ISTShillong, July 19: Security forces yesterday arrested a gunrunner with a cache of arms meant to be delivered to the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a police official said.The illegal arms and ammunition were
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Garo rebels, security forces exchange fire in Meghalaya
India | Jul 15, 2013, 07:24 AM ISTShillong, July 15: A fierce gun-battle broke out between Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and security forces yesterday in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, police said.Two GNLA rebels were reportedly injured in the about an-hour-long
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Three militants lynched in Meghalaya
India | Jul 11, 2013, 07:34 AM ISTShillong, July 11: Angry villagers yesterday lynched three militants in Meghalaya, police official said.The three suspected members of the breakaway faction of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were beaten to death in Omarpur village
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Hanaman new Meghalaya police chief
India | Jul 05, 2013, 06:58 PM ISTShillong, July 5: Peter James Pyngrope Hanaman, a 1979 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was Friday appointed Meghalaya's police chief, an official said.Hanaman, who was additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat in
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Seven electrocuted in Meghalaya
India | Jun 27, 2013, 01:26 PM ISTShillong, June 27: Seven people, including five minors, were electrocuted to death in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at Khliehriat, about 100 km from Shillong, the state capital, District
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Eight shot dead in Meghalaya
India | Jun 24, 2013, 03:32 PM ISTShillong, June 24: Unidentified men gunned down eight coal miners and injured three others in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said Monday."The incident occurred Sunday around 11 p.m. in Garegiitim coal mines area in
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Govt bus torched in Meghalaya
India | Jun 05, 2013, 03:00 PM ISTShillong, June 5: A government transport bus was today burnt down by suspected tribal militants in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district but no one was injured in the incident, police said.Heavily armed militants numbering four
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Meghalaya woman scientist gets ISRO award
India | May 02, 2013, 04:28 PM ISTShillong, May 2: A young woman scientist from Meghalaya has been selected for this year's ISRO Young Scientist Award for her urban information system project in the North East, officials said on Thursday.The award for
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Tripura, Meghalaya to ban gutka, pan masala
India | Apr 23, 2013, 03:32 PM ISTAgartala/Shillong, Apr 23: Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco-laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala (a chewing mixture), officials said Tuesday.Health
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Meghalaya to take action against cement plants on forest land
India | Apr 19, 2013, 10:26 AM ISTShillong, Apr 19: The Meghalaya government Thursday promised to take action against cement companies violating forest conservations laws."The government is under process to initiate action against cement plants based on the findings of the Joint