The bill, which requires a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate for candidates contesting council elections, was unanimously passed on Monday during a Special Session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. The session, held at the District Council Hall in Tura, was convened under Rule 36 (5)...
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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...
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Shillong, March 9 The district administration of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, imposed a night curfew in at least 37 villages on Monday, following protests by NGOs over the participation of non-tribal members in the nomination process for the upcoming autonomous district council elections. The...
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