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Tura (Meghalaya), March 12 The complete curfew imposed in the East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya was relaxed on Thursday to allow people to procure essential items, officials said.The curfew in East Garo Hills was relaxed for five hours from 8 am to 1 pm, while in West Garo Hills...

Shillong, March 12 A vehicle belonging to the convoy of a Border Security Force (BSF) DIG was set on fire and some personnel were injured in an attack by a group of people amid the ongoing unrest in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, officials said on Thursday.The incident took place on...

Tura, March 12 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and his MLA wife, Mehtab Chandee A. Sangma, visited several areas in the violence-affected town of Tura on Thursday to meet residents and assess the situation on the ground, officials said.The visits took place even as a curfew remained...

Shillong, March 12 The situation in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district remained tense on Thursday morning following overnight arson and looting, officials said.Residents in several localities of Tura town kept vigil throughout the night to safeguard their neighborhoods after incidents of...

Shillong, March 12 The curfew imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, following the death of two people due to violence in the adjoining West Garo Hills district two days ago, was relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm on Thursday to allow people to purchase essential items, officials said...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said he had been advised to move to a safer location after receiving information about a possible attack on his residence amid the ongoing unrest in the Garo Hills region, but he did not relocate as he was not afraid.The chief...

Shillong, March 11 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday that he had been advised to move to a safer location after receiving information about a possible attack on his residence amid the ongoing unrest in the Garo Hills region, but he is not afraid and did not relocate...

Tensions persist in parts of Garo Hills following violence linked to the GHADC election nomination process. Authorities have increased security and called for peace as investigations into the incidents continue.Due to the heightened tensions in West Garo Hills, the district administration and...

Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya government on Wednesday postponed the April 10 elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHACD) in view of recent violence that claimed two lives in the region, as mobile internet services were suspended in five districts.A curfew has also been...

Shillong, March 11 Mobile internet services were suspended across five districts in western Meghalaya on Wednesday after several incidents of violence linked to the tribal council elections threatened to disrupt public order, principal secretary (home) FR Kharkongor said.The suspension covers...

Shillong, March 11 A curfew was imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, a day after two people were killed in police firing during protests over district council elections in neighboring West Garo Hills, officials said.According to...

Shillong, March 11 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said his government has decided to postpone the April 10 elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, citing recent violence that claimed two lives in the region.He said the decision was made after reviewing...

Shillong, March 11 A day after the death of two people in police firing during clashes between two groups in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, the situation remained calm but tense in the region on Wednesday, with the local administration extending curfew for two days, officials said.The...

Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya Board of School Education has postponed two of its Class 12 exams in the West Garo Hills district, where clashes broke out between tribal and non-tribal groups over the nomination process for local council elections, an official said.The music and anthropology...

Shillong, March 10 Two people were killed in police firing on Tuesday during clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups over the nomination process for local council elections in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, prompting the government to impose curfew and call in the Army...

Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...

Shillong, March 10 – Two people were killed in "police firing" to disperse a gathering during curfew hours in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Tuesday morning, officials said.The incident has heightened tensions in the region just weeks before the election to the Garo Hills...

Shillong, March 10 Two people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya early Tuesday amid tensions over the GHADC election nomination process, officials said.The Superintendent of Police of West Garo Hills, Abraham T...

Shillong, March 10 Two people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district early Tuesday amid tensions over the GHADC election nomination process, officials said.West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma said the...

Shillong, March 10 A curfew was imposed and mobile internet services were suspended in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya following violence related to the nomination process for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections, officials said on Tuesday.The curfew was...