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Dream Come True For All Of Us: CM Conrad On Draupadi Murmu As Presidential Candidate

I am extremely thrilled. It has been a part of our ideology. My late father PS Sangma had once said that one day a tribal person will become the President of India. It's a dream come true for all of us. We are supporting her candidature, said Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma on NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu who filed her nominations today.

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  • Friday, 24 June 2022
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Meghalaya mine tragedy: Rescue ops a big challenge, says Chief Fire Officer

Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha fire services team is still a part of the ongoing efforts to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than 25 days and feared dead at a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Sukant Sethi, on his return to Bhubaneswar, said that the rescue operation […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Navy detects another body in rat-hole coal mine

Shillong: Indian Naval divers on Saturday detected another body inside a 370 feet deep flooded coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where over a dozen miners remain trapped since December 13, an official said. “They (Navy) detected another body at 3.18 a.m. with the help of an underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV),” a […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Modi greets Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura on Statehood Day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their Statehood Day. “On the special occasion of their Statehood Day, greetings to the people of Meghalaya. People from Meghalaya have made a notable contribution to our country. I pray for the state’s continuous progress,” […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Bus ferrying Odisha fire-fighters attacked in Meghalaya

Shillong: A bus ferrying Odisha Fire Services personnel came under attack from miscreants in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district during the stay-off-the-road protest on Thursday night by Confederation of Hynniewtrep Social Organisation to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, police said on Friday. The 22-member firefighters are deployed in a rescue operation to evacuate miners trapped […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Two miners die in Meghalaya, fate of trapped miners remains uncertain

Shillong: Two coal miners were killed after another illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills even as the fate of 15 miners, trapped inside a flooded coal pit, remained uncertain, an official said on Sunday. The fresh accident at Mooknor, Jalyiah village, about 5 km from the district headquarters in East Jaintia Hills, […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Odisha firemen resume dewatering coal pit in Meghalaya

Shillong: Odisha firefighters on Thursday resumed dewatering a shaft near the main shaft of a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district where 15 miners have been trapped since December 13. But the fate of the miners remains unknown. “Odisha firefighters resumed pumping out water at 10 a.m. from the shaft which they dewatered […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
SC to hear plea on mine disaster in Meghalaya

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul agreed to hear the matter. The petition by lawyer Aditya N. Prasad […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Situation remains tense in Shillong, curfew from 4 p.m.

Shillong: The authorities on Monday extended curfew in the Meghalaya capital as violence continued in tension-hit areas the previous night with mobs indulging in stone-pelting on security forces for the last four days. “Curfew has been imposed from 4 p.m. on Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday in Shillong as there is likelihood that breach of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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BJP crushes Left in Tripura, surges in northeast

Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: The stunning saffron surge in the northeast on Saturday decimated the Left in Tripura — one of its last two citadels — with the BJP ousting the CPI-M from power after 25 long years and looking to form a coalition government in Nagaland while eyeing power in Meghalaya with the help from anti-Congress parties. […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Modi greets north-easterns on statehood day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the people of the Northeastern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their statehood day and hoped they continue to achieve heights in all-round development. “On their Statehood Day, my greetings to the wonderful people of Manipur. May Manipur continue to scale new heights of growth […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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16 killed in Meghalaya accident

Shillong: At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a truck they were in rammed into the concrete barricade of a road in Meghalayas West Khasi Hills district, police said. More than 50 people were critically injured in the accident in Jdohkroh village, 11 km from Nongstoin, the district headquarters of West Khasi Hills. […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Polling begins in Meghalaya, Nagaland

Kohima/Shillong: Election to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly began at 7 am today amid a tight security as more than half of the 2,156 polling stations in the north-eastern state have been declared critical. Similarly, polling for the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly also began at 7 am today amid tight security with over 18 lakh voters eligible […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Poll dates for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland announced

New Delhi: The assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 18, while Meghalaya and Nagaland will go to polls on February 27, the Election Commission said today. Announcing the poll dates, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said the counting in the three states will be held on March 3. The term of […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Meghalaya mine tragedy: Odisha Fire Services team returns home

Bhubaneswar: After a month of dedicated service, the 20-member team of Odisha Fire Services that was engaged in the operation to rescue 13 miners trapped at a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills returned to the State on Wednesday. The fire personnel team after reaching Odisha said that they have gained a […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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