Assam Meghalaya Border dispute- CM Sarma holds all party meet, apprises student organisations

In a step to solve the long-pending Assam Meghalaya border dispute, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held meetings with all the political parties of the state followed by a sitting with the different student organizations of Assam at the Koinadhara State Guest house in Guwahati.  The all-party meet chaired by Chief Minister Sarma saw […]

Meghalaya: CM Conrad Sangma re-elected as NPP’s National President

Following the general body meeting today at the party office in Meghalaya Lachumiere, Chief Minister and National People’s Party Leader Conrad Sangma was re-elected as the National President of the NPP. Sharing this on Twitter, CM Sangma said that he is humbled and grateful to be re-elected as National President of the National People’s Party. […]

Assam: All party meet on Meghalaya concludes, ‘Regional Committee Reports’ discussed

The all-party meeting, chaired by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has come to an end. The meeting was held to discuss the points raised in the reports submitted by the three regional committees formed by the Assam government on the border row with Meghalaya. The meeting, which began at 11 am took place at […]

Coal mining in Meghalaya: Mukul Sangma lashes out at govt’s inaction

The politics over illegal coal mining is back in the hill state of Meghalaya ahead of the assembly elections. Senior Trinamool Congress leader and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today lashed out at the Conrad Sangma led government in the state for allegedly turning a blind eye to the rampant illegal mining of coal in […]

45 new Omicron cases detected in Meghalaya

As many as 45 fresh cases of Omicron have been detected in Meghalaya. This was revealed by Commissioner & Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Meghalaya, Sampath Kumar. Talking exclusively to Northeast Live, Kumar informed that out of the 47 samples sent for genome sequencing recently, 45 have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The remaining […]

Assam-Meghalaya Border issue: Assam to hold all-party meet on January 18

An all-party meeting will be held in Assam on January 18th to discuss the inter-state border talks with Meghalaya. The reports submitted by the three regional committees led by ministers Atul Bora, Chandramohan Patowary and Pijush Hazarika will be discussed during the meet. Speaking about the meeting  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hoped that […]

Indo-Bangladesh Border fenced to be pushed to zero line to safeguard Lyngkhong : Meghalaya Govt

With apprehensions over Lyngkhong village in East Khasi Hills District being cut off from the rest of country due to the ongoing international fencing along Indo-Bangladesh border, the Government of Meghalaya has instructed the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the district administration to work on the possibility of pushing the fencing towards the zero […]

Meghalaya: UDP vouches for Pre-poll alliance with regional parties

The United Democratic Party (UDP) has made its stand clear on pre-poll alliance in Meghalaya, party president Metbah Lyngdoh informed that pre-poll alliance will be only with regional parties, not national parties. Speaking to the Media, UDP supremo Metbah Lyngdoh said as of now they have not knit a pre-poll alliance with any political party […]

Meghalaya Congress MLA PT Sawkmie to take a call on his future in the party when ‘time comes’

Meghalaya Congress already depleted by the mass exodus of MLAs may soon have to face another jolt.  Senior party leader and its MLA from Mawlai’s statement to Northeast Live points in that direction. Well speaking to Northeast Live, PT Sawkmie said that when the right time comes he would take a call on whether or […]