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Guwahati: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma on Friday refused to allow a discussion on the recent illegal coal mine blast that killed 33 people earlier this month, citing the sub judice provisions under Assembly rules. The move drew strong protests from the Opposition. The Speaker said the matter is pending in court and, therefore, cannot be taken up on the House floor. "I have received that this matter is sub judice and is pending in the court of law. Accordingly, I have taken this d ...Read More >
Shillong, Oct 29 (PTI) The Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday welcomed former minister Zenith Sangma back into its fold, a day after he resigned from the Trinamool Congress. In a letter to A Chellakumar, AICC secretary in-charge of Meghalaya, Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for Sangma's rejoining of the Indian National Congress (INC). Sangma was formally welcomed into the party in Shillong by Meghalaya PC ...Read More >
Shillong: Justice Soumen Sen on Wednesday took charge as the chief justice of Meghalaya high court, after being administered the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan by governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar.Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu had appointed Justice Sen as the chief justice of Meghalaya HC on Sept 26, following recommendation from the Supreme Court collegium on Sept 11.With Indra Prasanna Mukerji retiring on Sept 5, Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew had been officiating as the chief j ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 15: Meghalaya on Monday bid an emotional farewell to one of its tallest political figures, former Chief Minister Donwa Dethwelson Lapang, who was laid to rest with full state honours. Leaders cutting across party lines, along with hundreds of mourners, gathered at Students' Field, Jaiaw, to pay their final respects during the state funeral. The solemn ceremony included the national anthem and a gun salute, after which the mortal remains were taken to the Jaiaw Presbyterian Church ...Read More >
Shillong: Four-time former CM Donwa Dethwelson Lapang, who passed away on Friday, was laid to rest with full state honours, including gun salutes, on Monday at the Jaiaw Presbyterian Church cemetery in the city.A state funeral was held before that at the Students' Field where final respects were paid to the veteran leader by CM Conrad K Sangma, leader of opposition Mukul Sangma, ministers, acting chief justice of Meghalaya High Court Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew, officials and general public.Descri ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Meghalaya government has ramped up search operations for 27-year old Sonam Raghuwanshi, a tourist from Indore who went missing during her honeymoon in Sohra, Cherrapunji. The state government has deployed drone surveillance to scan the dense terrain of the region. Sonam and Raja Raghuwanshi, who had got married recently, arrived in Meghalaya on May 22. A day later, they reportedly visited the famous Weisawdong waterfalls. Later on both went missing and their family members could ...Read More >
SHILLONG, June 4: The United Democratic Party (UDP) has announced its decision to participate in the all-party committee on railways, with working president Titosstarwell Chyne and MLA Lahkmen Rymbui nominated to represent it. Chyne stated that the party will consult with its MLAs and leaders before presenting its stance in the committee. However, he clarified that the UDP's position remains firm: the party opposes the introduction of railway projects in the region unless the government establi ...Read More >
SHILLONG, June 5: Leader of the Opposition, Mukul Sangma, slammed the state government's handling of the border dispute with Assam, accusing it of "weaponising lies" to manufacture a perception around a disputed 2012 report. He said this report is being used as a reference point for the interstate border negotiations. "Their modus operandi has been to script lies and weaponise them for benefits," he said, rejecting the border resolution as a complete sell-out to Assam. There has been growing ...Read More >
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