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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 15 to discuss and seek financial support amounting to Rs 1000 crore for the ambitious New Shillong City project. This project aims to significantly transform and alleviate congestion in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. The state government plans to utilize 25 acres of land for various developmental initiatives aimed at enhancing the city's aesthetics, promoting cultural diversity, and addressing traffic issues. Key components of the project include the creation of new walkways, a green park, museums, and other infrastructural developments. This initiative is also expected to bolster educational and tourism sectors in the Northeast region.Additionally, the iconic Police Bazar area in Shillong is sl...

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma reassured the citizens of Meghalaya that no places of worship will be relocated as part of the redevelopment and urban master plan for Shillong city. Sangma made this statement in a social media post, emphasizing that no decision has been taken to move any place of worship. Addressing concerns over the redevelopment initiatives, Sangma affirmed that any decisions made by the government will involve thorough consultation with stakeholders. Shillong, identified as one of the 100 cities by the Centre for development as a smart city, has seen progress under the Smart City project. The Centre contributes 90 percent of the funding for Smart City projects in the 13 Himalayan states and North Eastern states. In Shillong, four projects have been completed, while wor...

In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP's Smriti Irani  lost her seat to ' Kishori Lal Sharma by 1,67,196 votes. And amid her defeat from Amethi, bollywood actress Mouni Roy extended her support to the politician as she penned a message that read- Always with you. The politician wrote a long message on X and said her Josh was still high despite the election results. She wrote- " Such is life... A decade of my life going from one village to another, building lives, nurturing hope & aspirations, working on infrastructure - roads, naali, khadanja, bypass, medical college and more." The politician added, "To those who stood by me through loss and victory, I am forever grateful. To those celebrating today, congratulations. And to those asking, "How's the josh?" I say- it's still hi...

Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker responded to Bharatiya Janata Party's shocking defeat in Faizabad (Ayodhya), the land of newly-built Ram Mandir. For unversed, the BJP suffered a heartbreaking defeat in Faizabad constituency as Samajwadi Party's Awadhesh Prasad won the seat, defeating sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh by over 54,500 votes. The defeat has come as a shocked to many. Reacting to the same, Swara, who is quite vocal about the political scenario in India, took to her official X account and wrote, "Shree Ram ka naam badnaam karney waalon ko, unke naam par paap karney waalon ko Jai Siya Ram." In another social media post, Swara wrote that hate, arrogance and corruption have been defeated by the people of India. She wrote, "They said the Titanic was unsinkable! And then one da...

Following her defeat in the Tura parliamentary seat elections, National People's Party (NPP) candidate Agatha K Sangma pledged to persist in her dedication to serving the people of Garo Hills and Meghalaya. Despite a significant margin of 1,55,241 votes, with Congress candidate Saleng A Sangma emerging victorious with 3,83,919 votes, Agatha K Sangma, the incumbent MP and sibling of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, garnered 2,28,678 votes in the Tura Lok Sabha seat of Meghalaya. In a statement shared on the microblogging platform X, Agatha expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve as a Member of Parliament. "It has been an honor to serve the people of Garo Hills as their MP, and I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity that was bestowed upon me. Although I did not secure v...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has revealed that the state is on track to attract a significant private investment totaling Rs. 8000 crore. Sangma emphasized that this surge in investment will play a pivotal role in achieving the ambitious goal of establishing a 10 billion US dollar economy. Addressing a workshop on "Human Development Leadership Programme" in Tura, attended by District Collectors, Block Development Officers, and other district and block-level officers from Garo Hills, Sangma attributed this remarkable influx of investment to the state's new industrial policy, which has fostered an ecosystem conducive to business growth. Highlighting the obstacles that previously hindered investor confidence, Sangma remarked, "The system was tedious and time-consuming. Our ne...

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has refuted assertions linking the collapse of a retaining wall at Mawdiangdiang on Friday to the construction site of the new Assembly building."Following my initial investigation and discussions with the Public Works Department (PWD), I have been informed that the collapsed retaining wall is unrelated to the ongoing construction of the main building," stated Sangma following his site visit on Saturday afternoon. According to the Chief Minister, it has been clarified that the location where the retaining wall collapsed is inaccessible from the new Assembly building site. "It is situated far downhill on the slope, thus not connected to the ongoing construction. It pertains to a separate project, considerably distant from the city," he emphasized. Sangma ...