Shillong, April 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a multi-facility building at Dakopgre in West Garo Hills, describing the project as a “long-cherished aspiration” of the local community and reaffirming the government’s focus on inclusive development. Addressing a gathering of community members, officials, and local leaders, Sangma said the project symbolises the transformation underway in the state over the past eight years. …
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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 (…
Shillong, March 10 (IANS) Two persons were killed in “police firing” to disperse a gathering during curfew hours in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district early Tuesday, officials said.The incident has heightened tensions in the region just weeks before elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) scheduled for April 10.The firing occurred in Chibinang village where tensions had been simmering in recent days amid disputes linked to the upcoming GHADC polls.According to officials…
Shillong, Feb 25 (IANS) More than 10,293 people living with HIV are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Meghalaya as of January 2026, with the state reporting the highest number of HIV cases in the country, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday.Replying to a question raised by National People’s Party (NPP) legislator Mehtab Chandee A. Sangma from Gambegre, Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla said that HIV/AIDS-related deaths in the state over the past decade have reached 7…
Shillong, Feb 24 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday rejected allegations of a lack of transparency in the implementation of the Chief Minister’s Special Development Fund (CMSDF), asserting that the scheme is driven purely by public need and has reached nearly every corner of the state. Replying to a cut motion during the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly, Sangma acknowledged the concerns raised by MLAs but emphasised that the CMSDF operates in the spirit of op…
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) The Meghalaya government is looking to seek assistance from Central agencies to thoroughly investigate posters allegedly issued by the terror outfit ISIS-K, which surfaced in West Garo Hills and triggered security concerns across the region, officials said on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home (Police), Prestone Tynsong, said the matter is being treated with utmost seriousness, and investigations are currently underway.Responding to media queries, Tynsong …