85 p.c. polling in Meghalaya

Meghalaya government has pressed 100 public transport vehicles into service in Khasi-Jaintia Hills to enable voters to reach their polling booths in view of the 36-hour bandh called by a militant outfit ahead of the state elections on Saturday.

SHILLONG, Feb 21 - The border outposts along the Indo-Bangla border in Khasi-Jaintia Hills sector has been put on high alert following the 36-hour bandh called by the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from February 22 to boycott the ...

HAILAKANDI, March 4 - The people of Khasi and Jaintia communities living in Barak Valley have demanded the constitution of a separate development council. This was raised in the annual conference of Barak Valley Khasi Jaintia Welfare Organisation held ...

(UNI) Two prominent organisations - the Maitspharang and the Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) decided to file a Public Intrest Litigation in the high court against the Meghalaya government for amending the Meghalaya Forest Regulation Act. The two ...

Shillong, April 5: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) today stepped in to urge Assam to stop illegal activities along the border as the inter-state boundary row between Meghalaya and its neighbour continues unabated. The Assam ...

With the discovery of 19 new caves in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya could now boast of 1,350 of them spanned over 387 kilometre, of which 887 caves have been explored including the country's longest Krem Liat. The discovery was made by a team of ...

Shillong, March 31: The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) will observe Khasi National Awakening Day on April 4 across the Khasi-Jaintia hills.

Official sources said the situation was also peaceful in West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri bhoi and East and West Jaintia Hills districts where polling is on amidst tight security in view of the bandh.

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