Countdown begins for Meghalaya Assembly polls, battle for Shillong in focus

Countdown begins for Meghalaya Assembly polls, battle for Shillong in focus

[ad_1] Shillong: After the high-pitched election campaigning, Meghalaya is all set to decide its political fate in the Assembly polls that are to be held on Monday. Polling will be held at 3,419 polling stations across 59 Assembly constituencies in the state. The voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 4 pm on … Read more

PM Modi gifts Meghalaya Stole, Nagaland Shawl to German Chancellor

PM Modi gifts Meghalaya Stole, Nagaland Shawl to German Chancellor

[ad_1] PM Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at New Delhi on Saturday (twitter) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted a ‘Meghalaya Stole’ and a ‘Nagaland Shawl’ to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz who is on a two-day visit to India. Meghalaya stoles were originally woven for the Khasi and Jaintia royalty, … Read more

Meghalaya man arrested for sharing video of EVM that showed all votes go to BJP

Meghalaya man arrested for sharing video of EVM that showed all votes go to BJP

[ad_1] Representative Image Shillong: A man was arrested in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district for allegedly sharing a video on social media which purportedly showed that any button pressed on an EVM leads to a vote in favour of the BJP, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said on Saturday. The man, identified as Bolong … Read more

20-fold increase in seizures in Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya: EC

20-fold increase in seizures in Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya: EC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday said that seizures of over Rs 147 crore have been recorded so far in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, marking a 20 times increase as compared to the Assembly Elections in 2018. “Due to the coordinated efforts of enforcement agencies, extensive monitoring, marking of expenditure sensitive constituencies and … Read more

Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates

Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates

[ad_1] New Delhi/Shillong: The Congress on Wednesday released the first list of 55 candidates for Assembly elections in Meghalaya scheduled on February 27. AICC General Secretary in-charge of Central Election Committee, Mukul Wasnik, announced the names of the 55 candidates in Delhi. According to the list, state Congress President and Lok Sabha MP from Shillong … Read more