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Concern over destruction of heritage Manipur House in city
Shillong, Oct 12: The destruction of the heritage Manipuri Redland Bungalow at the Laitumkhrah area of the city has evoked criticism. The historical importance of the place is that the merger agreement between the Manipur king with the Central government was signed at the heritage building. Besides Manipur’s anguish over…
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Suspect held in rape and murder of minor case
Shillong, Oct 11: The suspect, who allegedly raped and murdered a minor in Ri Bhoi, was arrested. RI Bhoi Special Superintendent of Police Vivekanand Singh Rathore said the accused is Iainehskhem Kharsati (22), son of Late Rinosha Kharsati, a resident of Kalapangti village, Mawlasnai under Umiam police station. The accused…
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Suspect involved in rape & murder of minor in Ri Bhoi absconds
Shillong, Oct 10: Police have launched a search to arrest the suspect involved in the alleged rape and murder of a girl in Ri Bhoi. According to police, the victim went missing at 11 am on October 9 after returning from school. The family started searching for the victim in…
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Border dispute: JSU condemns ‘trespassing’, condoles death
Shillong, Oct 10: The Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) has condemned the recent incident in which Karbi individuals allegedly trespassed and disrupted paddy harvesting at a site belonging to Pnar residents of Lapangap village in West Jaintia Hills district. In a statement issued on Friday, the JSU said that despite the…
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Let govts resolve border dispute: Conrad appeals for peace
Shillong, Oct 10: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday appealed to citizens on both sides of the Assam-Meghalaya border to allow the governments to resolve the long-standing dispute. The appeal comes a day after fresh clashes between two groups from both sides resulted in the death of a Karbi…
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Prestone assures action against murder of Nongrah boy
Shillong, Oct 9: Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home (Police), Prestone Tynsong, has assured the arrest of the perpetrators involved in the murder of the Nongrah boy. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the murder of the victim. “Let me tell you one thing that…
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Night curfew in border areas of WJH after Lapangap incident
Shillong, Oct 9: The state government has imposed a night curfew in Assam-Meghalaya border areas within the West Jaintia Hills district. According to the West Jaintia Hills district administration, the night curfew will be effective from 6 pm to 10 am in view of the developing situation in Assam-Meghalaya border…
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Health campaign held for women & children
Shillong, Oct 9: Sri Aurobindo Institute of Indian Culture, in collaboration with Ganesh Das Hospital, organised a health campaign under the name Swasth Nari Sashakti Parivar Abhigyan Bhararat Campaign. Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar (Healthy Woman, Empowered Family) is a nationwide health initiative in India, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
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Karbi man killed after clash between Meghalaya-Assam villagers
Shillong, Oct 9: A Karbi villager died after a scuffle between villagers in the disputed Lapangap area in West Jaintia Hills and West Karbi-Anglong. A police official said that on Thursday morning, harvesting commenced at Lapangap village under the security cover of Meghalaya and Assam police personnel. However, multiple scuffles…
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Second child murder in Nongrah in a month
Shillong, Oct 8: The body of a second child was found in Nongrah in less than a month. A seven-year-old boy, identified as Kyrshanbor Kharmudai, was recovered from a forest at Mawpat on Thursday morning. He went missing from Lum Myrboh Nongrah around 4 pm on Wednesday. East Khasi Hills…
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