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A three-day Trade Fair-cum-Exhibition for PM Vishwakarma beneficiaries under the Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme was organized today at Savio Hall in Shillong. The exhibition aims to promote traditional artisans and provide them with a platform to showcase their products and expand...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has appealed for peace in West Garo Hills amid the prevailing tension in the region. He stated that the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council election has been postponed in response to public sentiments and demands. The Chief Minister also denied...

Shillong, March 12 – Normalcy is gradually returning to Tura in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district after two days of unrest. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma visited several affected areas on Thursday and directed officials to immediately provide food assistance to residents impacted by the...

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...

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...

Kolkata, March 12 Former IPS officer R N Ravi was sworn in as the 22nd governor of West Bengal at a ceremony in the Lok Bhavan here on Thursday.Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Sujoy Paul, administered the oath of office to him in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

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...

Kolkata, March 12 Former IPS officer R N Ravi took oath as the 22nd governor of West Bengal at a ceremony in Lok Bhavan on Thursday morning.He was administered the oath by the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Sujoy Paul, in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Assembly...

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...

Shillong, March 11 – Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma appealed to citizens, particularly in the Garo Hills region, to maintain peace and calm amid rising tensions, as the state government decided to postpone the elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC).In a post...

Kolkata, March 11 Hours after former West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose left for New Delhi, his successor RN Ravi arrived here on Wednesday evening.Ravi, who will be sworn in as the 22nd governor of the state, was accompanied by his wife, officials said."The swearing-in ceremony of the new...

Leaders of several NGOs under the banner of the Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (COMSO) gathered in large numbers at Motphran on Wednesday to express concern over the recent incidents in Garo Hills and to offer support to the people of the region.Members of organizations...

Chief Minister, Shri Conrad K. Sangma, announced on Wednesday, March 11, that the state government has decided to postpone the elections for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC).In a statement, he said, "My dear friends, given the current situation in Garo Hills and the...

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...