Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma cast his vote at Walbakgre -29 polling station in Tura, Garo Hills in the ongoing Assembly polls in the state and exuded confidence in the result being in his favour.
Hours after the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union ordered to stop fuel transportation to Meghalaya amid a border dispute, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state.
Following the firing incident along the Assam-Meghalaya border, the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union on Friday said that it has stopped the transportation of fuel to Meghalaya. The Union sent letters to PSU oil marketing companies informing them of their decision to not load fuel in tankers.
A total of six persons including five from Meghalaya and one from Assam Forest Guard were killed in the firing incident that took place in the Mukroh area along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Tuesday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.
Speaking to ANI, Sangma said, "We will go alone in the upcoming election of the state. We had fought alone in earlier elections also. But our support to NDA will be continued. Out of 60 assembly seats of Meghalaya, as of now, we have finalized our party candidates in 58 seats."
The festivities continued on the second day of the three-days-long 'Rising Sun Water Fest 2022' which the Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inaugurated on Thursday.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 12 (ANI): The long-pending issue of demanding an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for Meghalaya is still pending with the Centre, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told the state Assembly on Monday.
North Garo Hills (Meghalaya) [India], July 29 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday launched FOCUS+, an expansion of his flagship initiative FOCUS, to benefit all households across Meghalaya.
Shillong (Meghalaya), July 13 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday announced that his government will create the Police Infrastructure Renovation Fund for repair, renovation and improvement of police infrastructure in the state.
Tura (Meghalaya) [India], June 11 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday held a review meeting to assess the situation in the state's Garo Hills region, which has been hit by landslides and floods.