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Man held in connection with Meghalaya mine mishap admit he's owner of quarry, two mine managers still absconding
• 7 years agoFifteen miners were trapped in the "rat-hole" mine on 13 December after water from nearby Lytein river gushed into it. All efforts to trace the labourers have turned futile as the water level in the mine showed no signs of receding in the past 11 days.
Illegal coal mining in Meghalaya's killer 'rat holes' continues amid state govt indifference to rampant violations
Uriah • 7 years agoEven 10 days on, around 15 miners are still trapped in a flooded 'rat hole' coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills districts.
AFSPA withdrawn from Meghalaya but Act played little role in containing insurgency in hill state
Sushanta Talukdar • 7 years agoThe withdrawal of the act from Meghalaya is to be seen as a response to decline in insurgency in Assam and reduction in security threat of insurgents from Assam fleeing to the jungles in the neighbouring state to escape counter-insurgency operations.
Meghalaya welcomes Centre's move to repeal AFSPA from state, say militancy has 'by and large' been contained
• 7 years agoThe Centre's decision to repeal AFSPA from Meghalaya was unanimously welcomed by political parties, students' organisations and church leaders of the state
News18 Rising India Summit: Meghalaya was looking for a change, alliance with BJP natural, says Conrad Sangma
Fp Staff • 7 years agoJust crowned the chief minister less than two weeks back despite his National People's party winning lesser number of seats at 19 against Congress' 21, Sangma said that it did not go against the democratic spirit.
North East polls: NPP has scripted a fairy tale rise from little-known Manipur outfit to regional power player
Sushanta Talukdar • 7 years agoThe National People’s Party (NPP) led by Conrad Sangma, who is set to head the new coalition government in Meghalaya, has scripted a fairy tale rise from a little-known party in Manipur to a cynosure of electoral politics in North East.
Meghalaya Assembly election: Campaigning ends in poll-bound state even as workers continue to defect, swap parties
Syeda Ambia Zahan • 7 years agoResignation of senior members in the last few months from Congress, BJP in Meghalaya has also led to an exodus of workers, which has affected campaigning.
In Meghalaya, political dynasties rule the roost as spouses, scions of heavyweights battle it out
• 7 years agoElections in Meghalaya are to a large extent family affairs. Political heavyweights, along with their spouses and scions, are fighting it out to retain power.
Meghalaya's most-wanted militant Sohan D Shira killed in encounter with security forces
Fp Staff • 7 years agoSecurity forces on Saturday shot dead Meghalaya's most-wanted militant and self-styled chief of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D Shira in an encounter.
Meghalaya polls: In Muslim-majority, unreserved constituency of Phulbari, political parties pull out the religion card
Rishirajbhagawati • 7 years agoAs one of the only constituencies in Meghalaya not reserved for STs, Phulbari often sees a starkly different flavour of politics vis-à-vis rest of state.