MDA wins lone Rajya Sabha seat in Meghalaya

Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) common candidate and National People’s Party (NPP) state president, WR Kharlukhi has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Meghalaya. Kharlukhi defeated Congress candidate, Kennedy Khyriem by 20 votes. Voting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Meghalaya concluded on Friday afternoon. Out of the total 59 votes which was polled, […]

MDA is united, sure of winning RS seat: Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People’s Party (NPP) Chief Conrad K Sangma on Friday said Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) is united and it is sure of winning the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state. Sangma who visited the state Assembly said, “MLAs of Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) are united and we are very sure […]

Meghalaya cabinet approves amendment to MRSSA

The Meghalaya Cabinet on Thursday approved the amendment to the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Amendment (MRSSA) Bill 2020 which will be placed in the Budget session of the State Assembly starting Friday. Talking to newsmen, MDA spokesperson, James Sangma said that the bill has been there for discussion since a long time and has […]

Meghalaya violence: State govt to call all-party meeting soon

The ruling MDA coalition is all set to call an all-party meeting in the wake of the current situation in Meghalaya. While chief minister Conrad Sangma informed that the Additional Chief Secretary has already been directed to issue a notification to this effect, he added that not only political parties but other stakeholders will also […]

MDA constitutes sub-committee to decide on Rajya Sabha candidate

The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance has constituted a sub-committee to decide on a common MDA candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. This decision was taken in a meeting held in the state capital on Thursday. Talking to newsmen, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that they have decided that MDA will be united and will only […]

ILP: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and cabinet members to leave for New Delhi tomorrow

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with his cabinet members will leave for Delhi on Tuesday to seek an appointment with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue. With growing pressure over implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya, the MDA delegation is expecting an appointment tomorrow evening or by Wednesday. Some of […]

Meghalaya Dy CM Prestone Tynsong rubbishes reports of state cabinet reshuffle

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister and senior NPP leader, Prestone Tynsong has maintained that there is no reshuffling of the State cabinet on the cards. With the NPP led MDA Government nearing completion of two years, there were unconfirmed reports that a reshuffling might take place. Rubbishing the reports, Tynsong said that they have not yet […]

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma-led MDA delegation raises ILP demand

With the Citizenship Amendment Bill being passed and a region wide opposition to the new law showing no signs of receding, the chorus now is for bringing the entire Northeast under the ILP system. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has already met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday and specifically demanded immediate extension of […]

Congress in Meghalaya demands all-party meeting on CAB

The opposition Congress in Meghalaya has demanded the ruling MDA coalition government in the State to make its stand clear on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Briefing the media, senior Congress leader Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the Meghalaya Government should immediately convene an all-party meeting to discuss the matter. Ampareen further lashed out at the State […]