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Bypolls held in one Lok Sabha, four Assembly seats

Bypolls were held for one Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab and four Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya and Odisha on Wednesday.

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Govt. to set up task force for land governance in northeastern States

A task force will be set up for land governance in the northeastern States, the Union Rural Development Ministry said on May 10. The decision was taken at the recently concluded National Conference on “Land Governance in northeastern States” held in Guwahati, Assam on May 3-4.

The Hindu

By-polls for 1 Lok Sabha seat in Punjab; 4 assembly seats across Meghalaya, Odisha, UP

Four assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat are going through a by-poll to elect their new representatives today. Read further on Dynamite News:

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More than 300 students from Meghalaya brought back from violence-hit Manipur: Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on May 9 said more than 300 students from the State, who were stranded in violence-hit Manipur, were brought back in the last few days.

The Hindu

Meghalaya party merges with Conrad Sangma’s NPP

The merger of a regional political party has increased the number of MLAs of the National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya to 28.

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Morning Digest | Centre extends date to opt for higher EPF pension; man detained after ‘shotgun cartridges’ thrown into Buckingham Palace grounds, and more

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Nine years after ban, coal mining to resume in Meghalaya, says CM Sangma

Despite the ban on rat-hole coal mining, the fossil fuel has been extracted and transported illegally for years in Meghalaya.

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Regional triad is drawing closer

The northeast region comprising India's eight northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim -- is undergoing dramatic change.

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Informal talk over tea triggers speculation over TMC’s future in Meghalaya

Animal Welfare and Veterinary Minister, Alexander Laloo Hek, confirmed his meeting with the TMC’s State unit president, Charles Pyngrope and former Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma

The Hindu

After Meghalaya, Arunachal residents unhappy about Assam border deal

After a few of their counterparts in Meghalaya, some border residents of Arunachal Pradesh have opposed the boundary deal with Assam, signed on April 20.

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Assam Police recovers explosives from passenger bus in Goalpara; one arrested

A man was arrested from a passenger bus, incoming from Meghalaya, carrying a huge cache of explosives in Assam's Goalpara. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily Dose Ep 1327: ED raids in PMLA case, suspect arrested in Pentagon leak

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Meghalaya, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and the United States.

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ECI announces bypoll dates for Punjab, Odisha, UP and Meghalaya

The Election Commission announced the dates for the by-elections in the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. read further on Dynamite News:

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Drugs worth Rs 60 lakh seized in Meghalaya, one nabbed

Police said they seized contraband drugs worth Rs 60 lakh and nabbed a drug peddler in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Meghalaya, Nagaland Chief Ministers to take oath today, PM to attend swearing-in ceremony

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Neiphiu Rio and National People's Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma will take oath as a Nagaland and Meghalaya Chief Ministers respectively today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily Dose Ep 1292: G20 differences, SC refuses urgent hearing in hijab case

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Delhi, Bengaluru, Supreme Court, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, and Cambodia.

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Meghalaya: Conrad Sangma to be sworn in as CM on Tuesday; PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend ceremony

Conrad Sangma to be sworn in as Meghalaya CM on Tuesday; PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend ceremony. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Meghalaya: CM Conrad Sangma resigns, stakes claim to form new govt

NPP chief Conrad Sangma on Friday submitted his resignation letter as CM before Governor Phagu Chauhan and staked claim to form the new government in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Desire for growth, undermining of social cohesion’: What editorials said on BJP’s rise in Northeast

With the NDA managing to win in Nagaland and Tripura and in the process to form a government in Meghalaya with chief minister Conrad Sangma, editorials in prominent English dailies noted on Friday that the BJP’s political narrative has gained more ground in the Northeast.

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‘Modi on top, Cong over the hill’: Front pages on the Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya results

The BJP and its allies have scored a three on three in the results declared yesterday for the assembly polls conducted in three Northeastern states.

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Daily Dose Ep 1289: Govt announces GAC portal, China minister’s Delhi trip

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Delhi, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, and China.

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Daily Dose Ep 1288: Nagaland, Meghalaya polls, political turmoil in Nepal

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Meghalaya, Nagaland, Supreme Court, Delhi, and Nepal.

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BJP Meghalaya chief’s remarks reveal burden of party’s beef ban push

As Meghalaya heads into elections, a declaration – or confession – by a politician from the state on his dietary habits has attracted national attention. Meghalaya BJP president Ernest Mawrie recently said in a media interview that he eats beef, and his party has no problem with it.

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Why TMC’s Meghalaya fight may meet Goa fate

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

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Meghalaya Assembly Polls: BJP Announces List Of All 60 Candidates

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced the list of its candidates for the Meghalaya Assembly elections. See full list on Dynamite News:

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