SHILLONG, MAR 11: Is there any split in Meghalaya BJP? Well, Senior BJP leader and cabinet minister AL Hek has once again expressed his willingness to contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls if the party’s central leadership entrusts him the responsibility. Talking to mediapersons, Hek said, the names for many aspirant Continue Reading
Opposition political parties losing interest in taking up issues concerning people: Rakkam
SHILLONG, MAR 11: Cabinet minister and NPP leader Rakkam A Sangma on Monday said the opposition political parties are losing interest in taking up issues concerning the people. Countering the VPP’s allegation that the MDA government has failed in the last 6 years, Sangma said, “If there is any Continue Reading
Lack of communication by NTA over CUET PG exam centre irks Rakkam
Irked by the inability of National Testing Agency (NTA) to inform the Meghalaya Government well in advance about the allocation of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) examination centres for the for Post Graduation both in Shillong and Tura, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma has expressed disappointment and said the Continue Reading
HNLC accuses state police of arresting HNYF leader Tarzan Lymba on false charges
SHILLONG, MAR 11: The proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Monday accused the state police of arresting HNYF leader Tarzan Lymba on false charges that he was involved in the IED bomb blast at Them Iew Mawlong. HNLC general secretary-cum-publicity secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw said, “The HNLC condemned the Continue Reading
HNYF denies involvement of disciplinary secretary in IED bomb blast at Them Iew Mawlong
SHILLONG, MAR 11: The Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) on Monday denied the involvement of disciplinary secretary in the IED bomb blast at Them Iew Mawlong. Tarson Lamba was picked up from Dawki in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday night, after he was alleged to have been involved in Continue Reading
Police arrests 2 in Them Iew Mawlong IED blast case
SHILLONG, MAR 11: Two persons, including the disciplinary secretary of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF), arrested for their alleged involvement in the IED bomb blast at Them Iew Mawlong on March 9 has been remanded to 10 days police remand by a local court. 58-year-old Tarson Lymba, an HNYF Continue Reading
Police announces Rs 1 lakh reward for giving credible information about bomb blast at Mawlonghat
SHILLONG, MAR 10: The state police has announced a Rs 1 lakh reward to anyone giving credible information that leads to the arrest of any person involved in the bomb blast at Mawlonghat. East Khasi Hills SP Rituraj Ravi said the modus operandi employed in this blast close resembance to Continue Reading
Land will be allotted to construct Khasi Guest house at Diphu
Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Abhijit Kro on Saturday informed that a Khasi Guest house will soon be constructed at Diphu. Addressing a gathering on the concluding day of Monolith Festival, Kro announced that for this the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) will allocate land soon at Diphu. Continue Reading
‘Same wine in a new bottle, nothing different’: Congress on NPP led MDA govt
SHILLONG, MAR 9: Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Manuel Badwar Saturday expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the NPP-led MDA government. “Nothing much to say about what the MDA has achieved. I think it is the same wine in a new bottle, there is nothing different. Continue Reading
Congress announces 5 major poll commitments
SHILLONG, MAR 9: The opposition Congress on Saturday announced its five major commitments, which include creation of over 30 lakh jobs, if elected to power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing media persons, Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee Manuel Badwar said, “Congress guarantees that it will create Continue Reading