Friday, Aug 19, 2022
Nov 18, 2021 Outlook Web Desk “We will be engaging with concerned stakeholders and at least find some way forward to get a goods train if not a passenger train immediately,” the chief minister told reporters on Wednesday.
Oct 08, 2021 Outlook Web Desk The Urban Affairs department has been directed to find a suitable location for relocation of people who reside in the area as those serving with the state government will be relocated to the official quarters of the concerned department: CM Conrad K Sangma
The incident took place around 10.15 pm when vehicle-borne attackers lobbed two Molotov cocktail bottles at the premises of his personal residence at Third Mile in Upper Shillong, they said.
Aug 15, 2021 Dipankar Roy The Meghalaya government has imposed curfew on Shillong and suspended internet in four districts of the state.
The blast rocked the state’s capital leaving at least two persons including a woman injured.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma held discussions in Guwahati and decided to set up committees headed by cabinet ministers to try and find solutions to the border disputes.
Two panels will be headed by cabinet ministers of each state.
The Manipur government headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh was plunged into crisis recently after four NPP and three BJP MLAs withdrew their support from it.
Meghalaya government has adopted extra precautionary measures to curb the entry of illegal citizens into the state from Assam after the final NRC list was published which excluded 1.9 million people.
'National Party’ status for NPP is a great achievement for the people of the entire northeast and not just his party, said party chief Conrad K Sangma.
The NPP, which is in power in Meghalaya and backs the governments in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, adopted a resolution to this effect at its general body convention on Saturday.
One can enjoy the full cherry blossom view at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, which will be in full bloom during November with pink and white cherry blossoms all along the roadside and the famous Ward’s lake.
Sangma, who is currently a MP from Tura, is contesting from South-Tura sear in West Garo Hills district on a National People's Party (NPP) ticket.
An official said around 10 companies of paramilitary forces have been sent to Meghalaya. A company of paramilitary force comprises of 100 personnel.
The citizenship identification matter is extremely volatile in Assam as the state has witnessed violent anti-immigrant mobilisation since the early 1980s
Conrad Sangma, 40, son of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, took charge of the NPP after his father's death in March 2016 and projected it as the main contender against the Congress, which had ruled the state for 10 years.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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