Petrol bombs hurled at Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma’s private residence

Unidentified miscreants on Sunday night lobbed two petrol bombs at the residence of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. The incident happened around 10.15 PM last night when vehicle-borne attackers lobbed the bombs at the premises of his personal residence at Third Mile in Upper Shillong. Sources informed that no one was injured in the […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma inaugurates new NPP office in Delhi

Meghalaya chief minister and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad Sangma inaugurated the party’s Delhi office on Thursday. The inauguration was made in presence of Meghalaya deputy CM Prestone Tynsong, Manipur deputy CM Joykumar Singh and a host of party leaders from different parts of the country, including Rajya Sabha MP Dr W R Kharlukhi […]

Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet to discuss border row, regional committees to submit reports soon

The second round of talks to resolve the long pending Assam-Meghalaya border dispute concluded on a positive note. The discussions revolved around the issue of the boundary dispute in the 12 areas along the Assam-Meghalaya border. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Friday held crucial deliberations in Guwahati […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma expresses hope of resolving border dispute with Assam

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said he was hopeful of making progress towards finding a permanent solution to the long-pending Meghalaya-Assam border dispute. Speaking to  newspersons, CM Conrad Sangma said that so far a few leaders like AL Hek from the state had called upon the newly appointed CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to […]

Mairang to become 12th district of Meghalaya

Meghalaya will get its 12th district, Mairang, a sub-division in West Khasi Hills district, which is set to become functional before Independence Day this year. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday announced that Mairang will be the 12th district of the state and to be made functional before August 15. Speaking to mediapersons, the […]

“Leadership of both states trying to resolve issue”: Conrad Sangma on Assam-Meghalaya border dispute

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday said that he had an unofficial discussion with his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on the inter-state border row besides other pertinent issues between the two states. Stating that the Centre wants the inter-state border dispute to end at the earliest, Chief Minister Sangma significantly stated that all […]

Meghalaya gets three oxygen plants to tackle Covid

In what can be termed as a big boost to Meghalaya’s medical oxygen capacity, the state has set up three oxygen plants in Tura, Nongpoh and Jowai districts. The three oxygen plants have been aimed at providing intensive care treatment to the critically ill COVID-19 patients. The plants will utilise pressure swing adsorption or PSA […]

Seizure of rice in Assam has nothing to do with PDS, Covid relief in Meghalaya: CM Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said seizure of rice from a godown in Assam has nothing to do with the public distribution system (PDS) or COVID relief but was “meant for the social welfare department”. “It has nothing to do with the PDS, nothing to do with the COVID relief that was […]

After Centre announces free vaccines to states, Meghalaya to ramp up inoculation drive

With the Centre’s decision to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all adults from June 21, the Meghalaya government has decided to ramp up vaccination drive in the state. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said that the Centre has agreed to supply vaccines for the 18+ category and based on the fresh arrival of vaccines, […]