Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday announced a medical allowance of Rs 50,000 for each injured in the violent protests outside the CM's secretariat amid the clamour to declare Tura the 'winter capital' of the state.
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday participated in the Chief Ministerial-level meeting with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and said the meeting was the beginning to find a solution to the border dispute in the six remaining areas.
The Assam and Meghalaya governments will hold Chief Ministerial-level border talks on May 24 in Assam's Guwahati district to amicably resolve the border dispute in the remaining six 'areas of difference'.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed happiness after students from Tura, Shillong and other locations studying in Manipur landed safely in the state.
"No trains are entering Manipur till the situation is improved. The decision has been taken after the Manipur government advised to stop train movement," Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway told ANI.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called an urgent meeting on Thursday to ensure the safety of students from Meghalaya following reports of violence in Manipur.
While speaking at the inaugural session of the event, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that Shilong is privileged to be part of this historic inter-nations discussion on a crucial issue like space technology and policy matters.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that the official talks with Assam on the remaining six areas of boundary differences will begin sometime in later part of April or May this year.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urging him to exempt the state from conducting Common University Entrance Test (CUET).
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma said that his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma called Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking support to form a government in the state.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday dropped a subtle hint of a possible post-poll alliance, as the latest counting trends pointed to the likelihood of a hung Assembly.