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Meghalaya: BSF thwarts smuggling attempt at International border

The Border Security Forces said it has "successfully" thwarted a smuggling attempt of contraband items at the international border in Meghalaya. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF Meghalaya foils smuggling bid, seizes contraband

BSF on Friday successfully prevented a smuggling attempt in Meghalaya by seizing contraband worth Rs 12 lakh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP announces candidates for Punjab, Meghalaya by-elections

In Meghalaya, by-polls will be held for Gambegre (reserved)Assembly constituency while in Punjab, the bypolls will be held on Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Barnala and Chabbewal seats. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Meghalaya CM reviews situation after 10 dead in floods, landslides

Seven people died due to landslides at Gasuapara area in South Garo Hills on Saturday, and three people died in floods at Dalu area in West Garo Hills on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Durand Cup: NorthEast bring Lajong crashing down

SHILLONG: Since the afternoon, all roads in Meghalaya were virtually leading to the Nehru Stadium in the capital, buzzing with anticipation of another giant-killing act. Once again, Lajong FC had all the noise and a 16000-odd crowd inside the stadium made it quite intimidating for the visitors to breathe. Once…

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BSF Meghalaya held Bangladeshi national in East Jaintia Hills

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Bangladeshi national along with liquor bottles in the bordering area of East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hindutva resistance, new faces, Cong gains: Reading the Northeast mandate

The Lok Sabha poll results from the Northeast, which is electorally small with 25 Lok Sabha seats but territorially significant, have found little space in the mainstream media. The region, however, saw significant shifts in political narratives, with the BJP-led NDA losing some of its fort in the region.

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BJP tally didn’t dip only due to minorities. But blaming them is both easy and strategic

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the first. A “certain community”, he said, was responsible for the defeat of the BJP in three northeastern states: Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Sarma, it seemed, was referring to Christians.

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CUET hits turbulence in Assam, Meghalaya

The Central University Entrance Test (CUET) hit turbulence across two northeastern States of Assam and Meghalaya

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Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude hits Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills

An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude hit Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills District on Tuesday, according to National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Panel flags lack of progress in reversing Meghalaya coal mining damage

High Court-appointed panel flags lack of progress in restoring environment damaged by rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya.

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Matrilineal Meghalaya gets first woman DGP

Idashisha Nongrang appointed first female DGP of Meghalaya, breaking barriers in matrilineal state, serving until 2026.

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IPS officer Nongrang becomes Meghalaya's first woman police chief

Senior IPS officer Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as Meghalaya's first woman DGP, officials said on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Meghalaya political parties seek ‘local’ DGP

The Meghalaya BJP unit is batting for a woman IPS officer as the outgoing DGP faces a case for allegedly using a fake registration number for his official vehicle.

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When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

Photographer Anurag Banerjee’s The Songs of Our People attempts to capture the state’s history and vibrancy through its musicians — urban and indigenous

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Case registered against Meghalaya DGP for using car with fake number plate

Meghalaya DGP accused of using fake registration number on official vehicle, case registered by police.

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Rare fossil discovery in Meghalaya: Estimated to be 30-40 million years old

A team of explorers from Core Geo Expedition has made a groundbreaking discovery in Meghalaya, unearthing rare fossil structures estimated to be around 30 to 40 million years old. The fossils were found during an exploration in February 2024, deep within the remote Gongdap village near Tolegre in the South…

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Meghalaya troubled by series of petrol bomb attacks

Meghalaya, which is undergoing an unprecedented heatwave, has been rocked by a series of petrol bomb attacks over the course of a week now.

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Meghalaya gears up for LS polls as EVMs dispatched to polling stations in West Garo hills

The dispatch of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to polling stations is underway in Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, indicating the final stages of readiness for the electoral process. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament

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Voted for CAA in Parliament because Meghalaya was exempted: Agatha Sangma

Agatha K. Sangma, the incumbent Lok Sabha MP and National People’s Party candidate for Tura, said she supported the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Parliament

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Morning Digest | Two killed after anti-CAA meeting in Meghalaya; Records go for a six as SRH outshines MI in run fest, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 28, 2024.

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Two killed after anti-CAA meeting in Meghalaya

Anti-CAA meeting Meghalaya: Following two persons death after a meeting organised by a local organisation against CAA, local officials said stones were found near both the bodies, indicating foul play.

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Meghalaya BJP chief under pressure to quit after the party decides not to contest LS seats

Pressure is mounting on Rikman G. Momin, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Meghalaya unit president, to quit in acknowledgement of his “failure” to convince the party’s central leadership to contest the two Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya.

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