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 chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya after the meeting decided to jointly pay a visit Karbi Anglong and West Jaintia Hills areas in next month to discuss the settlement of the border dispute in the remaining six 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'.
After Manipur capital, Imphal witnessed a fresh round of violence and arson with a group of people setting a few houses on fire on Sunday night, Chief Minister N Biren said that action has been taken against those involved in the incidents and the government had been taking up all measures t
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday inaugurated six new buildings as part of the Project II of North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH) to expand capacity.
The suspects were identified as Islam Uddin and Fazer Ali, both residents of Companiganj, Bangladesh, who had stolen parts of machinery involved in the border fence construction and had plans to carry out a robbery in villages along the international boundary also.
Meghalaya currently has an operational airport on the outskirts of Shillong, and flights regularly fly in and out for various destinations in the northeast and in other parts of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to come out in large numbers and participate in bypolls for four assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya and one Lok sabha seat in Punjab on Wednesday.
"At least six shops and commercial establishments along with properties worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted in the fire incident," officials said.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed happiness after students from Tura, Shillong and other locations studying in Manipur landed safely in the state.
The Border Security Force (BSF) of Meghalaya apprehended 13 Bangladeshi nationals who entered India illegally through the International Border of East Khasi Hills, informed officials.