Shillong, March 13 (IANS) The district administration of West Garo Hills in Meghalaya has extended the curfew in Tura and across the district, while granting a six-hour relaxation on March 14 to allow residents to purchase essential items and attend to urgent needs, officials said on Friday. According to an official order issued by West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal on Friday, the curfew imposed under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (…
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Shillong, March 12 (IANS) Normalcy is gradually returning to Tura in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district after two days of unrest, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday visiting several affected areas and directing officials to immediately provide food assistance to residents impacted by the disturbances.During his visit, Sangma interacted with local residents and reviewed the ground situation in parts of the town that witnessed incidents of vandalism and arson.He also instructed t…
Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday appealed to citizens, particularly in the Garo Hills region, to maintain peace and calm amid rising tensions, as the state government decided to postpone the elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). In a post on X, Sangma urged people to uphold law and order at what he described as a “critical juncture” and said the government would engage with political parties and stakeholders to ad…
Shillong, March 10 (IANS) Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has lodged a police complaint against former legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin, accusing him of delivering a speech that could potentially incite communal tensions ahead of the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). In a written complaint submitted to the Officer-in-Charge of Phulbari Police Station on Tuesday, Sangma referred to a video clip circulating on social media.The footage purportedly…
Shillong, Jan 8 (IANS) The Congress party has received applications from nearly 70 aspirants seeking party tickets for the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), scheduled to be held later this year, the state Congress chief Vincent Pala said on Thursday.Speaking to the reporters here, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Vincent H. Pala said the party is fully geared up for the GHADC polls and has completed most of the groundwork well in advan…