Meghalaya: Congress Still the primary opposition in the state, Claims PT Sawkmie

The war of words between the Meghalaya Congress & Mukul Sangma continues unabated.  Meghalaya Congress has hit out at TMC leader Mukul Sangma’s statements accusing the Congress party of betraying the people of the state by extending its support to the NPP-led MDA government. Congress MLA PT Sawkmie said that the TMC instead is more […]

Meghalaya Cong confined to Khasi Hills now: UDP

The United Democratic Party (UDP) general secretary Jemino Mawthoh said that the Congress has been decimated to a Khasi party, as the Grand old party has been left confined only in the Khasi and Jaintia hills with no leaders in the Garo Hills. Mawthoh wondered if the remaining five Congress MLAs would remain intact with […]

Meghalaya : Police recovers IEDs, live grenade from West Garo Hills

10 Kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device or IED and a Hand Grenade were recovered during separate Counter Insurgency Operations conducted in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills yesterday. In the first operation conducted at Rechangre village near Dollongre, Garo Hills, two suspected IEDs hid in a green bag under a Pipe Culvert were recovered. One of the […]

Massive blow to Congress in Meghalaya, Mukul Sangma, 11 others join Trinamool

In what comes as a fatal blow to the Congress in Meghalaya, former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has left the party along with 11 other MLAs and joined the All India Trinamool Congress. As per inputs, Mukul Sangma along with 11 other Congress legislators submitted their letter of resignation to Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh last evening […]

Row over Cheristerfield encounter rocks Meghalaya Assembly; Cong stages walkout

The row over Cheristerfield Thangkhiew encounter on Wednesday rocked the state Assembly with the Congress staging a walkout from the house. Congress members staged a walkout from the State Legislative Assembly after the speaker refused to allow a short duration discussion on the demand for suspension of SPs for their alleged role in the Cheristerfield […]

NDFB active in Garo, West Khasi Hills: Mukul Sangma

Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and leader of opposition Mukul Sangma has made a startling claim that militants from the National Democratic Front of Boroland outfit are active in the Garo and West Khasi Hills districts. Sangma has said that NDFB militants trained in Assam are active in the Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills district. […]

Cong worried over possible resurgence of insurgency in Meghalaya

Meghalaya Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Mukul Sangma has said that the ULFA is trying to reorganise and regroup small and dormant militant groups of the hill state. Indicating to the reports of ULFA leader Dristi Rajkhowa’s presence in the Garo Hills region, Sangma said that an ULFA leader, who is well acquainted with the terrain […]

Meghalaya: Congress launches attack on MDA over illegal coal trade

After the BJP in Meghalaya demanded for an arrest of the State’s Power Minister James Sangma over his alleged involvement in the illegal coal trade, leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma on Saturday alleged that a cartel is operating illegal coal mining in the State. He further alleged that the existing land laws are being […]

Citizenship (Amendment) bill will dilute demography of North-East states: Mukul Sangma

Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said that if proposed Citizenship (Amendment) bill comes into effect, it will lead to a drastic change in the demography of the North-East region as the “foreigners” staying across India will move to the North-East states for settlement. “Most of those who were foreigners and were staying […]