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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)...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

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 – A severe hailstorm accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck several parts of Meghalaya on Sunday, causing damage to houses, vehicles, properties, and crops, and disrupting electricity supply in many areas, officials said.According to disaster management officials...

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...

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 The Shillong Muslim Forum expressed concern on Friday over the reported attack on a mosque in Tura during the recent unrest in West Garo Hills, and appealed to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to protect religious institutions and maintain communal harmony.In a...

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...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya MP Saleng A Sangma met with Governor CH Vijaya Shankar on Thursday to discuss the fallout of the recent violence in the Garo Hills region, which resulted in the deaths of two people, and the measures needed to restore peace and normalcy.The MP from Tura said the...

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...

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...

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 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 10 – Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has filed a police complaint against former legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin, accusing him of making a speech that could potentially incite communal tensions ahead of the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District...

Shillong, March 8 The district administration in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in preparation for the filing of nomination papers for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections, officials...