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SHILLONG: Meghalaya Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA from Gambegre body – Saleng Sangma has damn state for the border disputes within the Northeast.Meghalaya NCP MLA Saleng Sangma aforementioned that ‘Assam has border disputes with the majority the states within the Northeast. “Assam isn't provocative only 1 state however all the states,” Meghalaya NCP MLA Saleng Sangma told reporters. He aforementioned that the recent Mukroh firing incident isn't the only real instance of conflict between state and Meghalaya that triggered out of border dispute. Saleng aforementioned that similar incidents passed at Langpih in 2010 and different areas wherever Meghalaya shares border…

A tragic incident took place at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Moran, where twenty-two female students tried to assault a five-month pregnant female teacher of the residential school. A teacher was beaten up by 40-50 students after a student complained about her inattentive attitude toward studies at a parent-teacher meeting. Two students, identified as the main culprits, gathered the girls of class IX and X and tried to assault her. According to reports, Ratheen Kumar, the teacher panicked and fainted when she was grabbed by the mob until two teachers rescued her and rushed her to the hospital. Now the students…

A video of an elephant has gone viral on social media. According to the video, a herd of elephants is roaming around the human settlement on the edge of the forest. Also in later episodes, the locals are seen trying to scare off an elephant which enrages the animal as it soon turns around and chases the locals for a while before disappearing into the forest. “The herd of elephants has damaged several bighas of paddy crops in the area. We are now helpless,” a villager said. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in Assam’s Rongjuli, Goalpara. Reports says,…

The Assam Security Agency has seized more than 500 kg of banned drugs allegedly being smuggled through Assam. According to sources, six people were arrested in this connection during raids in Guwahati and Karbi Anglong districts. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted “#AssamAgainstDrugs @GuwahatiPol intercepted a truck coming from a neighbouring state and seized 500 kg Ganja at Gorchuk, Guwahati. Also apprehended four accused. Great efforts by @assampolice in combating the drug menace. Keep it up.” So far, many people have been arrested in connection with smuggling.

On Tuesday, the Meghalaya Cabinet approved a proposal to set up seven outposts due to the violence-torn Mukroh village along the state's border with Assam. The decision was taken after six people were killed in the violence that broke out in Assam-Meghalaya on November 22. “The Cabinet has approved the proposal to set up seven BOPs across the Khasi Jaintia Hills region. Of these outposts, two will be set up at Mukroh and Tihvih villages on the inter-state border in West Jaintia Hill district," Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said. Sangma said his government has directed the state director…