Everything you need to know about Sangma: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sangma: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shillong, May 20 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma for not complying with their extortion demands, police said Monday.
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Wansuk Myrthong Saturday became the first woman from Meghalaya to conquer the 8,848 ft Mount Everest.
Accra, May 16 (IANS) A private Indian university has been barred from recruiting Ghanian students for its distance learning programmes since it is not accredited in this country. The university is under a cloud back home with a federal probe likely into its affairs - particularly the awarding of an extraordinarily high number of degrees - and its chancellor-promoter is on the run.
Shillong, May 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Wednesday hinted that the government may ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the illegal functioning of the controversial CMJ University.
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma if he fails to pay Rs.5 lakh extortion money, police said Tuesday.
Shillong, April 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday promised to bring in further amendments to the Meghalaya Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in order to have a strong ombudsman institution as the legislation was passed by the assembly.
Shillong, April 18 (IANS) Meghalaya's Nationalist Congress Party legislator Sanbor Shullai Thursday scripted history by becoming the first MLA to be elected deputy speaker of the state assembly for a second consecutive term.
Shillong, April 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Excise Minister Zenith Sangma Tuesday admitted that he did not know about the legal age for alcohol consumption.
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said the Meghalaya Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2012 has taken necessary precautions to protect the alienation of tribal land by not allowing outright transfer by way of sale to non-tribal entities.
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday said all 39 blocks across the state would become "banked blocks" with the setting up of bank branches there.
Shillong, April 11 (IANS) Wansuk Syiem of the Congress Thursday scripted history by becoming the first woman from Meghalaya to be elected member of the Rajya Sabha.
Shillong, April 9 (IANS) Admitting that Meghalaya faces a growing unemployment problem, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said the jobless youths in the state were many more than those recorded in the employment exchange register.
Shillong, April 8 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday admitted that the inter-state boundary dispute with Assam is not amenable to easy solution.
Shillong, April 2 (IANS) The Meghalaya High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma's plea challenging his detention, a lawyer said.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday announced April 18 as the date for the bypoll to fill the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya, which fell vacant due to the resignation of sitting member Thomas Sangma.
Shillong, March 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday presented a deficit budget for 2013-14 while levying no fresh taxes but increasing royalty on coal.
Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Meghalaya's Congress Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday assured his state that his government would soon pass a strong and effective Lokayukta Bill.
Shillong, March 14 (IANS) Catholics in the predominantly Christian state of Meghalaya Thursday reacted with joy as Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history and took the name of Francis I.
Shillong, March 13 (IANS) Congress legislator Roshan Warjri scripted history by becoming the first woman to hold the crucial home portfolio in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya -- she is also the second woman in the country to hold this portfolio in a state.
Shillong, March 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Tuesday formed his new council of ministers by inducting 11 members from the Congress.
Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday won a trust vote in the state assembly amid objections by opposition that he did not have a full-fledged ministry.
Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Abu Taher Mondal of Congress Monday scripted history by becoming the first non-indigenous legislator to be elected the assembly speaker in the tribal state of Meghalaya.
Shillong, Mar 11 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief minister Dr. Mukul Sangma announced on Monday the names of his council of ministers to be sworn-in tomorrow at the Raj Bhavan.
Shillong, March 7 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma again left for New Delhi Thursday to finalise with the Congress high command the names of his 11-member council of ministers.
Shillong, March 6 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh Wednesday took over as pro-tem speaker of the Meghalaya assembly.
Shillong, March 5 (IANS) Newly-installed Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Tuesday promised that his government would fulfil all the election promises and also focus on the youth and poor of the state.
Shillong, March 5 (IANS) Mukul Manda Sangma was Tuesday sworn-in as the Meghalaya chief minister for the second time in a row.
Shillong, March 4 (IANS) Congress leader Mukul Manda Sangma, seen as the architect of the Congress's victory in Meghalaya, will be sworn in as chief minister of the northeastern state for the second time Tuesday.
Shillong, Mar 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister-designate Mukul Sangma met Governor R.S. Mooshahary Friday and staked claim to form the new government. He is likely to be sworn-in March 5 for his second stint.
Shillong, Mar 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Friday was elected the Congress legislature party (CLP) leader, said a party source. This makes him retain his post as the chief minister.
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima, Feb 28 (IANS) Election results in India's northeast Thursday brought back the Congress, the Nagaland People's Front (NPF) and the Marxists to power in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) will meet here Friday to elect Meghalaya's new chief minister, the party said Thursday.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Thursday suffered a major blow when his National People's Party (NPP) won only two of the 32 seats it contested in Meghalaya.
The honours have turned out to be even in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. While the Left has romped home to yet another handsome victory in Tripura, its fifth in a row, the ruling National People's Front has retained Nagaland. So has the Congress in Meghalaya.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The Congress emerged as the single largest party in Meghalaya by securing 29 seats in the 60-member assembly, with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma set for a second term.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The ruling Congress party Thursday won nine seats and was leading in 19 others as officials counted votes in Meghalaya.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The ruling formations in three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya are all set to form new governments on Thursday as counting of votes for assembly polls is still going on.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The ruling Congress party has opened its account in the ninth Meghalaya assembly with former deputy chief minister Deborah Ch Marak winning from Williamnagar constituency.
The results of assembly elections which have been displaying in three north east states, clearly showing that Left is all set to return in power in Tripura. The assembly polls will decide the electoral fate of 345 contestants,
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Counting of votes began in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland amidst tight security on Thursday.
Shillong, Feb 28 (IANS) The ruling Congress and non-Congress parties are confident of winning as officials started counting of votes cast in the Feb 23 elections in Meghalaya Thursday.
Shillong, Feb 27 (IANS) With counting of votes in Meghalaya set for Thursday, both the ruling Congress and non-Congress parties are confident of winning the elections.
Shillong, Feb 24 (IANS) While all political parties in Meghalaya express confidence about winning the assembly elections held Saturday, experts fear this politically unstable state is headed for a hung assembly.
Shillong/Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) India's democratic system triumphed as Meghalaya electors rejected a shutdown call by an outlawed outfit to cast votes in large numbers while Nagaland too saw brisk balloting in peaceful assembly elections Saturday. Over 80 percent polling was recorded in both states.
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) At least six voters recorded their desire not to vote to mark their dissatisfaction with the candidates as people across Meghalaya defied a shutdown call by an outlawed militant outfit and turned out in large numbers to vote in the assembly polls Saturday.
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting was peaceful Saturday across Meghalaya as people defied a shutdown called by an outlawed group to cast their ballots.
Dimapur/Shillong, Feb. 23 (ANI): Polling for the assembly elections in two north-eastern states, Nagaland and Meghalaya, has begun.
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Ballotting was peaceful Saturday morning across Meghalaya as people came out to vote despite a shutdown called by an outlawed group.
Shillong, Feb 21 (IANS) Political stability is the chosen slogan for all parties in Meghalaya as the hill state braces for assembly elections Saturday.
Shillong, Feb 19 (IANS) Hitler is seeking re-election in Meghalaya and so is Frankenstein. Hopeful and Hilarious are in the running too along with Predecessor and Process. As campaigning hots up ahead of the Feb 23 polls, the whacky line-up of names just adds to the colour of Meghalaya's electionscape.
Agartala, Feb 14 (IANS) Unlike in the past where the shadow of insurgency loomed large during any elections in the northeast, the run up to the polls in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland have been peaceful - a heartening development considering that the region was always riddled by a myriad violent insurgencies.
Shillong, Feb 13 (IANS) Assets of 111 candidates seeking re-election to the 60-member Meghalaya assembly grew astonishingly 252 percent higher than the state's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), which saw an average growth of only 15 percent from 2007-12, a report said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Beginning Thursday, nine states will go to the polls this year before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to take on each other in five major states.
Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) Pope Benedict XVI's announcement to resign due to his frailty has shocked and surprised everyone in the predominantly Christian Meghalaya.
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Meghalaya in its manifesto released ahead of the Feb 23 assembly polls has promised that it would create one lakh new job opportunities in the non-government sector.
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) Over 350 candidates filed their nomination papers for the Feb 23 elections to the Meghalaya assembly, an election official said Wednesday.
Shillong, Feb 5 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma Tuesday exuded confidence that the state's people will give a clear mandate to the Congress in the Feb 23 assembly elections.
Shillong, Jan 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary has withheld his assent to the controversial Meghalaya Lokayukta Bill passed in the state assembly by the Mukul Sangma-led government.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Representatives of the pro-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland in Assam met the union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde here Wednesday and appealed to him to expedite the peace process.
Shillong, Jan 15 (IANS) The Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) Tuesday asked Meghalaya assembly speaker Charles Pyngrope to disqualify its legislator, Adviser Pariong, who has joined the Congress.
Shillong, Jan 11 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army's (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma was Friday granted bail on two cases, but will continue to stay in jail since he has more pending cases against him.
Shillong, Jan 8 (IANS) Five Congress legislators, denied ticket for the coming Meghalaya polls, Tuesday hinted at contesting as independents.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party last year to contest the presidential polls, Saturday launched his National People's Party across India.
New Delhi, Jan. 5 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to contest the presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, formally launched his own political outfit 'National People's Party' (NPP) at a press conference here on Saturday.
New Delhi/Shillong, Dec 27 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said that the state's growth rate is expected to be about 11 percent during the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17).
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India's northeastern states Thursday sought assistance from the central government to boost rail and road infrastructure and said that border trade facilitated by the centre's policies will help people residing in those region.
Shillong, Dec 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said that a new Lokayukta Bill would be introduced in the current winter session of the state assembly to replace the existing 2002 law.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The clouds on the fairness of President Pranab Mukherjee's election as head of the country cleared Wednesday as the Supreme Court by a majority judgment rejected a petition challenging the process.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma in which he had challenged the election of President Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India on the basis that he had held the office of profit on the day he filed his nomination
New Delhi, Dec. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma's petition challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India.
New Delhi, Dec. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma's petition challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The clouds on the fairness of President Pranab Mukherjee's election as head of the country cleared Wednesday as the Supreme Court by a majority judgment rejected a petition challenging the process.
Shillong, Dec 4 (IANS) The Meghalaya government-constituted panel on influx Tuesday unanimously resolved to recommend immediate implementation the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to check the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in this mountainous state.
Shillong, Dec 1 (IANS) Suspected Garo rebels Saturday lobbed a powerful grenade at the private house of Meghalaya Community and Rural Development Minister Saleng A. Sangma in the state's West Garo Hills district, police said. No injuries were reported but the house was damaged.
Shillong, Nov 21 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Meghalaya Wednesday said it would contest on all 60 seats in the state assembly polls next year.
New Delhi, Nov.21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would take a final call on entertaining former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma plea, challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President, on December 5.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Dec 5 pronounce its order on P.A. Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the president of India.
Shillong, Nov 5 (IANS) Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos Monday seized cash over Rs.22 lakh, explosives and electronic gadgets from the residence of an outlawed GNLA rebel leader, a police official said.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it would Nov 20 hold the preliminary hearing on P.A. Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the president.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hold preliminary hearing on P.A. Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the president of India.
Shillong, Oct 29 (IANS) Former union minister of state for rural development Agatha K. Sangma of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday expressed her discontent with the manner in which she was "dropped" from the council of ministers, ahead of the Sunday reshuffle.
New Delhi, Oct.28 (ANI): A reshuffle of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignations of seven members of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers, including S.M. Krishna (external affairs) and Ambika Soni (information and broadcasting), it was announced Saturday.
Shillong, Oct 26 (IANS) A court in Meghalaya Friday fixed Nov 8 for framing of charges against jailed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma, who has been accused of waging war against India. Sangma's trial would commence following the Nov 8 hearing, officials said.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to join the Manmohan Singh government in a cabinet reshuffle scheduled for Sunday, sources in the party and Rashtrapati Bhavan said Thursday.
Shillong, Oct 25 (IANS) Security forces Thursday shot dead two members of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, police said.
Shillong, Oct 24 (IANS) It is time for talented weavers from India's northeast to become entrepreneurs by cashing in on their potential, says Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.
Mumbai/Pune, Oct.21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has recommended lawmaker and senior leader of the party Tariq Anwar for a ministerial post in the Union Cabinet.
Shillong, Oct 20 (IANS) Continuing their kidnapping spree, the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday abducted three road engineers of a Hyderabad-based road construction company in insurgency-ravaged Garo Hills in western Meghalaya.
Shillong (Meghalaya), Oct 20 (IANS) Bright colours, traditional fabrics and dominance of western designs - the first edition of the Shillong Fashion Week began on the promising note of promoting northeastern style and talent.
Shillong (Meghalaya), Oct 20 (IANS) Bright colours, traditional fabrics and dominance of western designs - the first edition of the Shillong Fashion Week began on the promising note of promoting northeast style and talent.
Shillong, Oct 19 (IANS) Meghalaya's capital Shillong, popularly known as the "Scotland of the East", is one of the top five tourist destinations in India, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Friday.
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail and mining, despite opposition from several civil society groups.
Shillong, Oct 16 (IANS) The inner line permit (ILP) system, required by Indian citizens to enter Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram, should be introduced in Meghalaya as well to check the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, a government panel has recommended.
Shillong, Oct 2 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said that his government has received inputs on state politicians hobnobbing with militants.
Shillong, Sep 29 (IANS) Prisons staffers in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya went on strike Saturday, accusing prisons chief Kulbir Krishan of high-handedness.
Shillong, Sep 28 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday lodged a complaint with the Meghalaya assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope seeking disqualification of 11 legislators who had joined P.A. Sangma's National People's Party (NPP).
Shillong, Sep 27 (IANS) Favouring early mining of uranium in Meghalaya, state Governor R.S. Mooshahary Thursday said mining of the radioactive mineral would benefit state's power requirement.
Shillong, Sep 26 (IANS) The United Democratic Party (UDP), a key ally in Meghalaya's Congress-led coalition government, Wednesday accused some Congress leaders of hobnobbing with the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a powerful rebel group in the state.
Shillong, Sep 25 (IANS) A Meghalaya court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma by 14 days, a lawyer said.
