| Meghalaya CM urges coalition partners not to support Sangma |
SHILLONG, July 6: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has appealed to his coalition partners in the State to revisit their decision to support former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma in the July 19 Presidential election.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) and the Hill State Peoples’ Democratic Party (HSPDP), which are supporting the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government, h... |
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| Meghalaya Government fails to convince agitators |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 6: The high-level delegation of the Meghalaya Government has failed to convince 28-year- old Pynskhemlang Nongshlong and his group to give up their fast-unto-death agitation.
The delegation which visited Langpih in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district to assess the situation in the border village arising out of the protest could not pro... |
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| People?s uncomplaining attitude may ruin SPTS: Urban Affairs Minister |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 6: The Hindi word theek hai and Khasi word biang beit will not help the JNNURM-funded Shillong Public Transport Service (SPTS) buses and maxi cabs sustain in the long run. The terms reflect the people’s uncomplaining approach to “non-issuance” of tickets by the conductors to passengers who travel in the nearly one-year old St... |
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| Teachers to hold fast in solidarity with Langpih residents |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 6: Concerned over the delay in solving the long pending border dispute with Assam, two teachers of Meghalaya will hold a simultaneous 30-hour fast and prayer on July 9 and July 10.
The duo namely Kenneth Shadap and Overland Lyngdoh are the members of the Meghalaya Upper Primary School Teachers Association (MUPSTA).
The hunger strike an... |
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