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Normalcy gradually returns to Tura; Meghalaya CM Sangma orders immediate f
Updated : 2 days, 7 hours ago IST
During his visit, Sangma directed the district administration to immediately provide food assistance to communities affected by the disturbances. Residents informed the Chief Minister that around 17 communities in and around the Araimile locality are currently facing shortages of rice and
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Meghalaya govt postpones Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections
Updated : 2 days, 17 hours ago IST
"Keeping the current prevailing situation in Garo Hills right now and keeping the sentiments of the people in mind, the government of Meghalaya has decided to postpone the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections. We will sit and decide on how to further take this procedure forwar
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Meghalaya cabinet to review GHADC poll delay amid Garo Hills tensions: Dep
Updated : 2 days, 20 hours ago IST
Amid rising tensions in the Garo Hills region, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday announced that the state cabinet will convene on Thursday to deliberate on the future course of action following the Government's decision to postpone the elections to the Garo Hil
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Meghalaya: 2 dead in West Garo Hills amid GHADC election tensions, army de
Updated : 4 days, 1 hour ago IST
Following the incidents, Indian Army columns were deployed in the district at the request of the civil administration and conducted flag marches in Chibinang and Tura.
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Earthquake of magnitude 2.8 hits East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 10: 45 am (IST) at a depth of 10 kilometres. The latitude of the earthquake was reported to be 25.73 North, and the longitude was 90.83 East.
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Meghalaya CM Sangma condemns Garo Hills violence, assures strict action
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Speaking in Shillong on the Rajabala stone pelting incident, the Chief Minister said strict action was taken by the West Garo Hills Police soon after the incident, leading to multiple raids and arrests.
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Me'gong Festival concludes with spectacular finale in Meghalaya's Garo Hil
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Me'gong Festival 2025 concluded with a spectacular finale in the Garo Hills, drawing thousands of visitors over two days and reinforcing Meghalaya's emergence as one of India's most vibrant cultural destinations.
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First action in West Garo Hills town; ED raids five places in Meghalaya
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted a search operation at five places in Meghalaya's Tura region in the case related to the Misappropriation of Funds of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) - the first such action by the agency in the hilly town, officials
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Meghalaya: GHADC employees hold protest rally over pending salaries
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A mega protest rally in support of the demands of the employees of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) for the release of their dues was organized in the Tura region of the West Garo Hills district of the state of Meghalaya on Thursday.
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Meghalaya CM Sangma inaugurates latex manufacturing unit in East Garo Hill
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
This project marks a significant milestone in the state's efforts to support farmers and promote entrepreneurship.
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19-year-old girl hacked to death in Meghalaya, love angle suspected
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A 19-year-old girl was hacked to death in broad daylight at a village in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, police said. The incident occurred on Friday at Samgong village, near Williamnagar, in the East Garo Hills district.
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Meghalaya: FOCUS scheme boosts rural transformation; rolls out Rs 8 crore
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a decisive push to empower grassroots communities and strengthen rural livelihoods, the Government of Meghalaya has initiated the disbursement of nearly Rs 19 crore in financial grants to Producer Groups (PGs) under its flagship FOCUS (Farmers' Collectivisation for Upscaling Production an
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