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Shillong/Tura, April 2 The curfew in parts of Meghalaya's West Garo Hills has been lifted following an assessment of the law and order situation in the district, officials said on Thursday.In an order issued on Wednesday, District Magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal said normalcy has been restored and...

Lead 1March 30, New Delhi — At least 13 people were killed in Nigeria when gunmen attacked a university community in central Plateau state on Sunday night. This is the latest violence in a region long plagued by deadly farmer-herder conflicts.Violence in central Nigeria, also known as the...

Kolkata, March 28 Curfew was in effect in the Raghunathganj and Jangipur areas of Murshidabad on Saturday, following violent clashes during a Ram Navami procession the previous day. The procession was marked by incidents of stone-throwing, vandalism, and arson between two groups.Thirty people...

Shillong, March 20 Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar has convened a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council next week to discuss the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous District (AD) Rules that allow non-tribal participation in council elections, officials said on Friday.The...

Shillong, March 19 Authorities in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya imposed an indefinite night curfew across the entire district on Thursday, citing incidents of violence and threats to public safety, officials said.The order was issued by District Magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal under...

Shillong, March 18 – Authorities in Meghalaya have extended the night curfew in West Garo Hills district for an additional day, amid concerns over a possible escalation of tensions following recent violence, officials said on Wednesday.According to an order issued by the District Magistrate...

Tura, March 18 The curfew in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district has been extended for another day, with authorities also enforcing prohibitory orders banning public gatherings, rallies, and unlawful assemblies to prevent further escalation of violence, officials said on Wednesday.An order...

Shillong, March 16 The chief executive member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Albinush R Marak, resigned from his post on Monday after a motion of no-confidence was moved against him by 21 out of the 30 members of the district council (MDCs).The development came days after...

The situation in West Garo Hills remained peaceful today, with no reported incidents. As a precaution, the curfew has been extended from 6:00 AM on March 16 to 6:00 AM on March 17, 2026, with a 12-hour relaxation from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on March 16 to allow normal activities. Educational...

Shillong, March 15 Meghalaya Governor C H Vijayashankar has convened a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) on March 16 after 21 members of the council submitted a letter claiming that Chief Executive Member (CEM) Albinush R Marak has lost the confidence of the...

Shillong, March 15 The curfew in Meghalaya's Garo Hills, imposed in the wake of recent violence that claimed two lives, was relaxed for 12 hours on Sunday for church services, officials said.West Garo Hills District Magistrate Vibhor Agarwal, in an order, said the curfew will remain in force...

Islamabad, March 14 – Pakistan is using its counter-terrorism department to tighten its grip on the local Shia community, arresting dozens of Shia student protesters and charging them with terrorism. The Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), where Shias form the majority population, has...

Shillong, March 13 Curfew has been extended in Meghalaya's violence-hit West Garo Hills district until 6 am on Sunday, officials said.It will be enforced across the district, with a relaxation from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday to procure essential items, according to an order issued by District...

Shillong, March 13 – The district administration of West Garo Hills in Meghalaya has extended the curfew in Tura and across the district, while granting a six-hour relaxation on March 14 to allow residents to purchase essential items and attend to urgent needs, officials said on Friday...

New Delhi, March 13 The BJP on Friday alleged that attempts by Bangladeshi infiltrators to "seize" the rights of tribal communities have led to unrest in parts of Meghalaya and vowed to support the indigenous communities of Garo Hills in the state.Two people were killed in police firing at...

Shillong, March 13 The Meghalaya unit of the BJP on Friday urged Governor C H Vijayashankar to convene a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) to pass a resolution barring non-tribals from contesting or participating in the council elections.A delegation led by...

Shillong, March 13 A curfew was partially lifted in the two districts of Meghalaya that were experiencing unrest on Friday, allowing people to purchase essential goods, officials said.The curfew was lifted in the West Garo Hills district for four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm, they said.In the...

Tura, March 12 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma held a meeting with party leaders and workers on Thursday to discuss ways to promote peace and rebuild trust among communities in the Garo Hills region following the recent violence."We held a meeting with our party leaders and workers to...

Tura, March 12 Hundreds of people came out of their homes on Thursday to clean the streets of Tura town in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills, after it was rocked by violence during protests related to elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, resulting in the death of two people.The...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya's BJP unit said on Thursday that no infiltrator should be allowed to contest any election across the country, including the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections, asserting that the body was created to safeguard the rights of indigenous communities.The...