Category Archives: Shillong

Former CM Sangma urges full power of Meghalaya Lokayukta for effective deterrence

Posted on February 16, 2024 - 9:58pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma today emphasized the need to allow the Meghalaya Lokayukta to function to its full potential. “What is the purpose of Lokayukta? The whole state wanted at least something that would act as a deterrent. Therefore, allow it … Continue reading →

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Advocate Peter Challam contests as independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections

Posted on February 15, 2024 - 8:59pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Advocate Peter Challam today announced his decision to contest as an independent candidate for the Shillong parliamentary seat in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a news conference here, Challam, who is a resident of Laikor, said he had taken … Continue reading →

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GOI Remains Open to Talks with Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council: Meghalaya Deputy CM

Posted on February 13, 2024 - 9:49pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong today said the Government of India is still opening the door for talks with the proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). Also read | PEC condemns Myanmar … Continue reading →

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NEC Secy Urges Region to Embrace Industry 4.0 for Economic Growth

Posted on February 8, 2024 - 10:32pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Secretary of the North Eastern Council (NEC), K Moses Chalai said today that the North East region should catch up as Industry 4.0 is here. “We need to start catching up with this. We could not … Continue reading →

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Two drug peddlers arrested with heroin in Meghalaya’s Nongpoh

Posted on February 8, 2024 - 10:06pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Two drug peddlers were arrested along with heroin at Nongpoh in the Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya this morning. Sumit Naha (21) and Rahul Ghosh (25), both of Dibrugarh Assam, were apprehended by a night super bus, police said. During a search, … Continue reading →

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Truck rams roadside shop in Meghalaya, youth escapes death

Posted on February 2, 2024 - 9:50pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: A youth had a narrow escape when a truck ramped into a roadside shop in the wee hours today on the National Highway – 6 at Umrangksai in Nongpoh in Meghalaya.  According to the information, the accident … Continue reading →

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BJP, Meghalaya unit, accuses Congress of lies

Posted on January 24, 2024 - 10:14pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: The Meghalaya unit of BJP today slammed leaders of the Congress “for telling lies that the proposed interactive session of Rahul Gandhi at USTM in Ri-Bhoi district was cancelled because the Meghalaya Government was powerless against pressure from … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya MP Vincent Pala slams Centre, state govt on HNLC issue

Posted on January 10, 2024 - 12:39am by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Meghalaya Congress chief and  MP from Shillong, Vincent H Pala today slammed the Centre and the Meghalaya State government for their “lack” of seriousness in taking forward the peace talks with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council … Continue reading →

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Govt appeals HNLC not to pull out of ongoing peace talks

Posted on January 6, 2024 - 12:55am by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Spokesperson of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government and cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh today appealed to the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) not to pull out of the ongoing peace talks. Speaking to reporters, Lyngdoh said … Continue reading →

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Meghalaya govt hands over Mukroh firing incident to CBI

Posted on November 22, 2023 - 11:59pm by UT News Service
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Newmai News Network Shillong: Meghalaya deputy chief minister in-charge of Home Prestone Tynsong today said the state government had already written a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into the November 22, 2022 Mukroh firing … Continue reading →

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