| SOMALA express concern over acquisition of tribal lands |
From a Correspondent.
SHILLONG, July 3: The Social Organizations of Meghalaya Against Land Alienation (SOMALA) has held the Government responsible for alienation of tribal lands.
“This large scale alienation of land belonging to the indigenous people is against the letter and spirit of the Sixth Schedule,” SOMALA Convener W Anthony told reporters here on Tuesday. ... |
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| Ruckus over land acquisition |
Villagers cry foul over land acquisition for new township
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 3: Villagers in and around Mawdiangdiang whose lands have been acquired by the Meghalaya Government for developing a satellite township or the New Shillong Township have cried foul over the way lands were acquired from them.
According to the farmers one “outsi... |
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| Police Station attack, HNLC claim responsibility |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 3: On Monday night the Lumdiengjri police station in the city came under attack from unidentified miscreants.
According to police, at around 10:30 pm, armed miscreants opened around 20 rounds from AK-47 rifles partially damaging the police station.
Police also informed that the attackers fired from a location near the State Bank of Ind... |
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| Condition of Nongshlong detoriate |
From our Staff Correspondent.
SHILLONG, July 3: A youth identified as Ephraim Khardewsaw was rushed to Nongstoin Civil Hospital late on Tuesday evening due to aggravating health condition while 27 year old Pynskhem Nongshlong and six others refused to pay heed to the plea of the local authorities and doctors to get themselves admitted in the nearby public health centre.
Nongslon... |
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| MPHRC Chief in Geneva |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 3: The long-drawn-out conflicts over preservation of ethnic identities and rights over land and resources in north-east India continued to challenge policy makers. In the name of development indigenous populations faced the threat of being displaced and Governments had failed to check migratory influxes that compounded the problem, incre... |
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| BSF apprehends two Indians on the border |
SHILLONG, July 3: According to press release, BSF troops of BOP Hatimara ex-114 battalion apprehended two Indians (anti-national element) near Border Post no1093/MP in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Tuesday at around 6:40 am. The apprehended persons identified as Abdul Roaff (76 yrs) and Abdul Halim (55 yrs) of Dhubri and Darrang district of Assam, respectively were arrested while trying... |
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