Meghalaya CM seeks Sitharaman’s support to release share of central taxes

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam here in the national capital to seek her support for releasing the share of central taxes and the relaxation of the strict timelines for implementation of reforms. In a tweet, Conrad Sangma said, “Met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Ji and sought her […]

2,000 cases filed against illegal coal activities in last 5 years: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

In a big revelation, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday informed the Meghalaya Assembly that as many as 2,000 cases of illegal coal mining and transportation have been registered in the past five years. Facing constant attack by the opposition Congress on the issue of illegal coal transportation, Sangma pointed out that the state has […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma writes to Home Minister Amit Shah for Gorkhaland

In a major development, Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP National President Conrad Sangma has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah advocating for ‘Gorkhaland’. The Chief Minister asked the Centre not to forget that the Gorkhas too are rightful Indian citizens who deserve to have their own identity and homeland. The letter from Conrad Sangma […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma inaugurates new NPP office in Imphal

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday inaugurated the new office of the National People’s Party (NPP) in Imphal, the state capital of Manipur. The inaugural ceremony of the party office was attended by Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur, Sh. Joykumar Singh along with other cabinet ministers and party members. “Inaugurated the new NPP office […]

India’s largest Piggery Mission launched in Meghalaya

India’s largest piggery mission worth Rs 209 crores, was launched in Meghalaya by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Thursday. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said: “A moment of pride as India’s Largest Piggery Mission was launched in Meghalaya by Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ […]

NPP’s Manipur state president expelled from party

NPP National President Conrad Sangma expelled NPP’s Manipur unit president Thangminlen Kipgen and others for allegedly going against the constitution of the party. Stating that the former president of the Manipur State unit Thangminlen Kipgen had acted against the constitution of the party by going ahead with the party’s internal elections and announcing it, NPP […]

Meghalaya to be the first state to implement new NEP, says CM Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that a task force will be constituted to implement the new National Education Policy. With the constitution of the task force, the state will be the first in the country to implement the new education policy, the Chief Minister said. “Congratulated our Hon”ble Union Minister for […]

Manipur political crisis resolved: NPP, BJP to work together

NEDA Convener Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday confirmed that the BJP and NPP will continue to work together for the development of Manipur, which brings the week-long political crisis in the state to an end. Taking to Twitter Sarma informed, “A NPP delegation led by Conrad Sangma and Dy Chief Minister of Manipur Sri Y […]

Four more recover from COVID-19 in Meghalaya

Four more persons have recovered from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of cured patients in the state to 41. This was informed by state chief minister Conrad Sangma on his official Twitter handle. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tweeted on Tuesday night, “4 more persons from West Jaintia Hills have recovered and test negative […]