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21 pistols, magazines of GNLA recovered in Meghalaya

Apr 03, 2018, at 12:25 am

Guwahati, Apr 2 (IBNS): Meghalaya police recovered a huge cache of arms belonging to banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from the forests of Durama hills in East Garo Hills district on Sunday evening, which were buried in the forest area.

Meghalaya: Alleged GNLA arms cache recovered from East Garo Hills district

Apr 02, 2018, at 06:06 pm

Guwahati, April 2 (IBNS): Meghalaya police recovered a huge cache of arms  -- allegedly belonging to banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) -- on Sunday evening, reports said.

BSF seizes 50 cattle in Meghalaya along Indo-Bangladesh border

Mar 22, 2018, at 01:26 am

Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Tuesday seized 50 cattle worth of more than Rs 10 lakh in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills while being smuggled to Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday.

Meghalaya : Mukul Sangma resigns from Ampati seats

Mar 17, 2018, at 05:56 pm

Shillong, Mar 17 (IBNS): Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday resigned from the Ampati assembly seat.

Meghalaya : Mukul Sangma to vacate Ampati, daughter Miani D Shira sets to contest

Mar 10, 2018, at 01:43 am

Shillong, Mar 9 (IBNS): Former Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr Mukul Sangma will soon be adding another family member in the  political sphere.

Meghalaya: End of an Insurgency

Mar 08, 2018, at 06:53 pm

On February 24, 2018, the ‘commander in chief’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D. Shira was killed in an encounter with commandos of the Meghalaya Special Force-10 at Dobu A’chakpek in East Garo Hills District. Police recovered one Heckler & Koch assault rifle with magazines, gelatin sticks and detonators, among other items, from the encounter site. Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) S.B Singh stated that “last night (February 23) we had received information about the probable location of Sohan Shira and Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) ‘commander’ Dristi Rajkhowa and their group in Dobu Anchengbok in Bilwatgre village. Accordingly, we launched an operation at 4am and finally caught up with him in an encounter at around 11:30 am.” According to personnel of SF-10 commandos, who took part in the operation, Sohan was several yards away from his group when an approaching team of commandos came into visual contact with him. He (Sohan) tried to escape by firing a volley of shots from his rifle and the Police commandos returned fire, killing him on the spot.

Vijay Rupani wishes Conrad Sangma for taking oath as Meghalaya CM

Mar 06, 2018, at 09:31 pm

Ahmedabad, Mar 6 (IBNS): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday congratulated Conrad Sangma after he took oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalya.

Conrad K Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM

Mar 06, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Shillong, Mar 6 (IBNS): National People’s Party (NPP) leader Conrad K Sangma took oath as the new Meghalaya Chief Minister on Tuesday.

Conrad Sangma to take oath as Meghalaya CM today

Mar 06, 2018, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS):  Conrad Sangma is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalya on Tuesday.

Meghalaya: HSPDP refuses to support NPP if BJP in coalition government

Mar 06, 2018, at 03:21 am

Shillong, Mar 5(IBNS): Just a day before the swearing-in ceremony in Meghalaya, the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) on Monday refused to support NPP in a coalition government if BJP takes part in it.

Army Chief Bipin Rawat visits Meghalaya

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:51 am

Guwahati, Mar 4 (IBNS): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Sunday visited the ‘Red Horns Division’ at Umroi Station in Meghalaya.

Conrad Sangma to be sworn in as new Meghalaya CM on Mar 6

Mar 05, 2018, at 01:30 am

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): Conrad Sangma, son of former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma and National People’s Party (NPP) leader, will be sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister on Mar 6.

BJP, allies stake claim to form Meghalaya government

Mar 05, 2018, at 12:47 am

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): NPP's Conrad Sangma on Sunday met Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state.

Meghalaya government: BJP-NPP trying to get support from regional parties, Congress stakes claim

Mar 04, 2018, at 08:35 pm

Shillong, Mar 4 (IBNS): While the Meghalaya polls threw a fractured verdict, the big question doing the rounds is who will form the next government?

Congress single largest force in Meghalaya, but govt can be anyone's game

Mar 03, 2018, at 10:30 pm

Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): A closely contested fight in Meghalaya in the Assembly polls left the Congress ahead with 23 seats so far in the 60 member assembly, but are short of reaching the majority, keeping the political scenario volatile in the state with BJP hoping to stitch an alliance despite leading in only 2 seats so far.

BJP storms Northeast with historic Tripura win, bags Nagaland; Cong ahead in Meghalaya

Mar 03, 2018, at 07:44 pm

Agartala/Kohima/Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): Creating history, the Modi wave dismantled the 25-year-long Left regime in Tripura and surged ahead in Nagaland to firm up its stronghold in the northeast belt  even as Congress managed to emerge as the gainer of highest number of seats in Meghalaya.

BJP sweeps Tripura, ahead in Nagaland; Cong leads in Meghalaya

Mar 03, 2018, at 05:04 pm

Agartala/Kohima/Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): A saffron wave is sweeping the Northeast with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to uninstall the 25-year-old Left bastion in Tripura where it is leading along with Nagaland even as they trailed in Meghalaya where Congress is ahead, according to the latest trends of poll results.

Left-BJP neck-to-neck in Tripura, Meghalaya heads to hung Assembly, BJP surges in Nagaland

Mar 03, 2018, at 03:48 pm

Tripura/Shillong/Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Left and the BJP are in close contest in Tripura, Meghalaya is heading towards a hung Assembly while the BJP is leading in Nagaland, according to the trends of poll results in the three northeast states of India, media reports said.

Assembly polls: Left front marginally ahead in Tripura, Congress leading in Meghalaya

Mar 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm

Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): A tough battle is being witnessed in Tripura where counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently going on with ruling Left Front slightly ahead in 31 seats.

Assembly Polls: Left ahead slightly in Tripura, Congress lead in Meghalaya

Mar 03, 2018, at 02:50 pm

Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): Early trends showed the Left and the BJP are fighting hard to capture seats in the Tripura Assembly as counting of votes is currently going in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura on Saturday.

Tripura witnesses tough fight between BJP, Left in early hours

Mar 03, 2018, at 02:38 pm

Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): As counting of votes started on Saturday morning, the political battle in Tripura is getting intense with early trends showing both the BJP and the ruling Left Front closely fighting to capture the Assembly.

Counting of votes begin in Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland

Mar 03, 2018, at 02:13 pm

Shillong, Mar 3 (IBNS): Counting of votes is currently going in the assembly polls held in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Saturday.

Security bolstered in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland ahead of poll results on Saturday

Mar 03, 2018, at 12:07 am

Guwahati, Mar 2 (IBNS): Amid tight security, the counting of votes for the assembly polls in three north eastern states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland will be held on Saturday.

Meghalaya re-poll: 86% of voters turn out

Mar 02, 2018, at 12:45 am

Shillong, Mar 1 (IBNS): About 86% of people have turned out to cast their vote during a re-election which took place at one polling station of Meghalaya's Raliang constituency on Thursday, media reports said.

SSB jawan on Nagaland election duty dies in road mishap

Mar 01, 2018, at 03:29 am

Kohima, Feb 28 (IBNS): A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawan on election duty in Nagaland reportedly died and several others were injured in a road mishap on Wednesday morning.

BJP to end Left regime in Tripura, say exit polls

Feb 28, 2018, at 04:39 pm

Agartala, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to terminate the 25 years of Left rule in the eastern state of Tripura, according to the exit polls.

75% polling reported by 4pm in Nagaland; 67% polling reported at 4 PM from Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Elections 2018

Feb 28, 2018, at 01:13 am

Shillong, Feb 27 (IBNS): Polling was held on Tuesday for General Elections to Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya & Nagaland.  

From I Love You Talang to Argentina, Italy, Skip, Enjoy, Rajdoot, all exercise franchise in Meghalaya polls

Feb 27, 2018, at 11:16 pm

Shillong, Feb 27 (IBNS): I Love You Talang, generally we think that the words are linked to someone falling in love, but it is not true.

Amit Shah urges Nagaland, Meghalaya voters for higher turnout

Feb 27, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Kohima/Shillong, Feb 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah has urged all people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to cast their vote as the Assembly elections in the respective states are underway.

Over 30.21 lakh voters of Nagaland and Meghalaya to decide the fate of 565 candidates tomorrow

Feb 27, 2018, at 02:51 am

Kohima/Shillong, Feb 26 (IBNS): Battle lines have been drawn for Tuesday’s crucial assembly polls in two Christian dominated north eastern Indian states of Nagaland and Meghalaya.