Counting of votes begins in Meghalaya

11.39 am:Five coal miners have been shot dead by militants in Meghalaya, reports NDTV. 11.09 am:Legalize cricket betting: Preity ZintaReacting on the (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, Bollywood actress and owner Preity Zinta said cricket betting should be ...

Shillong, May 15: Former Meghalaya legislator Manas Chaudhuri today rubbished "land grab" allegations levelled against him by the Greater Laban Community Development Society (GLCDS). He said the charges were made in view of the district council polls which ...

Shillong, May 14: A Congress legislator has been allegedly issued a death threat by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) if he failed to comply with the outfits extortion demand. Raksamgre legislator Limison D. Sangma, who is also a ...

With district council elections in Meghalaya just round the corner and political preparations for parliamentary polls already gripping the country, All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi has called for "strengthening and organizing" the ...

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Shillong, Apr 11 : Senior Congress leader Wansuk Syiem was today elected as the first woman from Meghalaya member of the Rajya Sabha. "Syiem was elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha member as there were no other contenders against her," Meghalaya ...

The paraglider, that was brought from Meghalaya, with an aim to spread awareness among voters in Udupi district as a part of the SVEEP, took off from the End Point grounds in the midst of cheerful morning dews and the pleasant breeze. Nikolai Singh who flies ...

Shillong, Feb. 28: One of the most striking features of the 2013 Meghalaya Assembly polls was the domination of families in the electoral ring.

With a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya caused by the resignation of NCP's Thomas Sangma on February 4 last, a dozen aspirants are eyeing the lone seat from the state. The by-election to the seat will be held on April 18 next as notified by ...