Category Archives: Meghalaya

Smugglers pelt stones at BSF, one jawan injured

Posted on April 11, 2022 - 2:02pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured after smugglers pelted stones at the patrolling team in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. Sources said that the smugglers from India’s side were trying to smuggle cosmetics and other items … Continue reading →

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2nd phase for Six remaining dispute areas in June-July: CM Sarma

Posted on April 7, 2022 - 3:01pm by UT News Service
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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday announced that the second phase of border talks for resolving the remaining six areas of difference will start in June-July. The Assam Chief Minister said this on the sidelines of a passing … Continue reading →

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PA Sangma Fellowship gets cabinet nod

Posted on March 31, 2022 - 9:23pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the PA Sangma Fellowship for Legal & Policy Research & Training. Addressing media persons today, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the fellowship programme will be carried out in collaboration with the National Law … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya and Assam sign agreement to officially resolve border dispute

Posted on March 29, 2022 - 9:58pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: On a historic occasion, Meghalaya and Assam today signed an agreement ending the 50-year-old boundary dispute in 6 areas of difference shared between the two states. The chief ministers of the two states – Conrad K Sangma and Himanta … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sangma to take up HNLC peace talks with Amit Shah

Posted on March 24, 2022 - 9:41pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said he would take up with Union Home Minister Amit Shah the peace talks with the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). “Yes, given the opportunity when we are there meeting the … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya government considering teachers’ pay hike

Posted on March 24, 2022 - 11:37am by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui has informed that the state government is actively considering enhancing the salary of the ad hoc teachers and is also in the process of releasing the two months’ salary of the SSA teachers before … Continue reading →

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Hills party in Meghalaya to take a call on pre-poll alliance soon

Posted on March 22, 2022 - 9:31pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) today said it will soon decide on whether to have a pre-poll alliance ahead of the 2023 Meghalaya Assembly polls. Speaking to reporters after the meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), … Continue reading →

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United Democratic Party says no response from regional parties

Posted on March 19, 2022 - 5:19pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: United Democratic Party (UDP) chief, Metbah Lyngdoh said there has been lack of response from other regional political parties for “unification of the regional forces”.   “Many attempts have been made in the past about unification of all the … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sangma defends suspended leaders, ‘Policies’ not ‘politics’

Posted on March 14, 2022 - 10:08pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today defended the five suspended Congress legislators saying that they have joined the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government because of its policies and not politics. “It is not the politics, it is the … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya Governor: Reclamation of abandoned coal mines through afforestation

Posted on March 5, 2022 - 1:00pm by UT News Service
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Shillong: Meghalaya Governor, Satya Pal Malik today said the government is carrying out reclamation of abandoned coal mining areas through afforestation.  Delivering his address on the first day of the Assembly’s budget session, Malik said, “For  reclamation through afforestation of … Continue reading →

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