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| Inter-State car lifters' gang busted |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: The East Khasi Hills district police special cell arrested a five-member gang of inter-State car lifters in the past three days. The police’s success in busting the modus-operandi of the gang came at a time when the police were trying to find out clues on the sudden rise in car lifting cases in Shillong where four Boleros were lifted ... |
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| Agitators mount pressure on State Government |
People’s Movement calls for office picketing on July 13
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: Stepping up pressure on the Meghalaya Government to call off talks with its Assam counterpart on resolving the border row, the People’s Movement has called for an “office picketing” on July 13.
“We have not set any time frame for the govern... |
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| Extortion slur on KSU |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: Five members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) were arrested for extortion and intimidation from Trongpleng village of East Khasi Hills district on Monday.
Acting on specific information, the sub-divisional police officer of Sohra, Ian O Swer, ordered his men from Mawsynram Police Station and Dangar outpost to go to the site... |
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| Government to give written assurance to agitators |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: The Meghalaya Government has decided to give a written assurance to the protestors who are on a fast-unto-death agitation at Langpih, West Khasi Hills district. Speaking to a group of reporters here today, Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh said, “The State Government through the West Khasi Hills administration would hand over the written assurance to the a... |
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| Special coaching classes in Garo Hills |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: In order to cope up with the SSLC pass percentage of the State, Garo Hills will have special coaching centres for pre-matriculation students, announced Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. Speaking at an official function held at Gonglangre, South Garo Hills, the Chief Minister lamented the Garo Hills students’ unsatisfactory results in... |
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| ULFA cadre apprehended |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, July 9: The BSF troops on Sunday apprehended a senior ULFA cadre near a border outpost in West Garo Hills district while he was trying to exfiltrate to Bangladesh. The apprehended cadre has been identified as SS Ratul Pathai, 34, a resident of Borbhog village in Assam’s Barpeta district. An amount of Rs 800, a mobile phone and a bag were recovered... |
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