Shillong, April 23 (UNI) Condemning the triple murders in East Garo Hills district, close to the inter-state boundary with neighbouring Assam, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday urged the people of both states not to take the law into their own hands and refrain from ‘vigilante justice’ over the incident.
Shillong, April 19 (UNI) Political parties in Meghalaya have all expressed confidence of winning the seats their candidates have contested from as almost every party pointed to the robust voter turnout of about 70 per cent to claim their victory.
Shillong, Apr 19 (UNI) A festive mood prevailed across Meghalaya as people thronged polling stations to decide the fate of 10 candidates aspiring to be people’s representatives in Shillong and Tura Lok Sabha constituencies.
Shillong, April 19 (UNI) An estimated 13.30 per cent of 22 lakh Meghalaya voters cast their votes till 9.30 am on Friday to decide the electoral fortune of 10 candidates aspiring to represent the Shillong and Tura parliamentary constituencies.
Shillong, April 19 (UNI) Polling began peacefully for the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya at around 7 am on Friday amid tight security, a poll official said.
Shillong, April 17 (UNI) In a shocking incident, three youths from Assam were charred to death and the vehicle which they were travelling was set ablaze in Meghalaya by unknown persons, police said on Wednesday.
Shillong, Apr 17 (UNI) Campaigning ended on Wednesday evening for the two lok sabha seats, Shillong and Tura, which will go to polls in a single phase on April 19.
Shillong, April 16 (UNI) A 60-metre iron-steel bridge in Meghalaya collapsed under the impact of two overloaded trucks on Tuesday, snapping road communications. No one was injured, an official said.
Shillong, April 15 (UNI) Vigilance by the police and paramilitary forces has been mounted along the Meghalaya-Assam inter-state boundary and the international border that the state shares with neighbouring Bangladesh in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for April 19. Meanwhile, in a significant joint operation conducted on Monday, the troops of BSF Meghalaya Frontier and Meghalaya Police seized a huge quantity of dry betel nuts from the bordering area of the South Garo Hills district of the state.
Shillong, April 15 (UNI) Campaigning by the various political parties has reached its peak as Meghalaya is all set to vote in the first phase of the general elections on April 19 to elect members of parliament to represent the Shillong and Tura Lok Sabha seats.
Shillong, Apr 13 (UNI) The Meghalaya Police along with central armed paramilitary forces on Saturday intensified ‘area domination’ by organizing marches through sensitive areas across the state with the April 19 polling date just a week away.
Jirang, Apr 13 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday said that some political parties in the state are trying to “disintegrate the state on communal lines” and urged voters to exercise their right to vote and stop these parties from coming to power.
Shillong, Apr 10 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday removed Bruno A. Sangma, the Superintendent of Police, North Garo Hills in Meghalaya, and ordered the posting of Abraham Sangma in his place.
Shillong, Apr 10 (UNI) In another shocking incident, a non-tribal labourer was allegedly lynched to death, and another seriously injured, by masked men here in Meghalaya on Wednesday.
Shillong, April 8 (UNI) Meghalaya police have arrested two persons for allegedly disturbing the election campaign of National People’s Party (NPP) Lok Sabha candidate from Shillong parliamentary seat, Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, on Monday evening.
Shillong, Apr 7 (UNI) Former Meghalaya Minister and senior Congress legislator, Dr. Celestine Lyngdoh on Sunday took a jibe at BJP, saying that the party has shied away from contesting the two Lok Sabha seats from Meghalaya, which would ensure that the Congress nominees will win both the seats without much effort.
Shillong, Apr 7 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) Chief, Conrad Sangma, said on Sunday that his party would always be the first to stand up for indigenous communities of the northeastern states.
Shillong, Apr 5 (UNI) Hundreds of people on Friday assembled at Byrnihat, the northern entry-point of Meghalaya, to listen to the message from the U Sangot, the traditional Khasi information broadcaster, which has been adopted as a part of the Election Commission of India’s voter awareness programme in the tribal-majority state.
Shillong, Apr 5 (UNI) The National People’s Party (NPP) on Friday distanced itself from the seizure of cash from a vehicle which was following the convoy of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also national president of the party in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.
Shillong, Apr 4 (UNI) The authorities in Meghalaya seized cash, drugs and freebies amounting to Rs 71.78 lakh across the state on Thursday. Chief Electoral Officer, Dr. B.D.R Tiwari said.
Shillong, Apr 3 (UNI) Meghalaya BJP vice president and member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Bernard N Marak has written to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is also president of the National People’s Party (NPP), protesting an election speech made by an NPP legislator, which according to him was “insulting towards the Hindus”.
Shillong, Apr 3 (UNI) Five unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb on a police vehicle parked inside Mawlai police station here in Meghalaya in the early hours of Wednesday. No one was injured in the attack, police said.
Shillong, Apr 2 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) President, Conrad Sangma, said that his party has never compromised on issues that are in the interest of the nation, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the centre.
Shillong, Apr 1 (UNI) The Election Commission has sanctioned the deployment of 40 companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) to assist in the conduct of free and fair Lok Sabha elections in Meghalaya, which go to the polls in the first phase on April 19, a senior election official said on Monday.
Shillong, Apr 1 (UNI) The All India Junior Boys Selection Committee (U-19 Boys) of the BCCI has selected four Meghalaya cricketers to attend U-19 Boys National Cricket Academy (NCA) camps scheduled from April 26 to May 22, 2024, in different parts of the country’s The four are Angkit Tamang, Pushkar Raj Singh, Kishlay Vishlux, and Shavian P. Blah.
Shillong, Apr 1 (UNI) Campaigning has gained momentum in Meghalaya, which will vote for the Lok Sabha elections in the first phase on April 19, with candidates trying to woo voters.
Shillong, Mar 31 (UNI) A severe storm caused widescale damage in Meghalaya leaving over 200 people homeless and uprooting several trees.
Shillong, Mar 31 (UNI) A severe storm caused severe damage in Meghalaya leaving more 200 people homeless and uprooted a number of trees.
Shillong, Mar 30 (UNI) Battle lines are drawn for the April 19 Lok Sabha election in Meghalaya with the withdrawal of nominations coming to an end on Saturday.
Shillong, Mar 28 (UNI) Meghalaya police on Thursday said probe is on into the killing of two persons in Ichamati and Dalda in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along the India-Bangladesh border, even though no arrest was made in this connection till the filing of this report.
Shillong, Mar 28 (UNI) The nomination papers of ten candidates seeking to contest from two parliamentary seats in Meghalaya, Shillong, and Tura, were found valid during scrutiny on Thursday, an official said.
Shillong, Mar 27 (UNI) Altogether, 11 candidates, including two sitting MPs, have filed their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections in Meghalaya, which will go to the polls on April 19 to elect Lok Sabha representatives from the Shillong and Tura parliamentary constituencies.