Night blockade against uranium mining in MeghalayaOctober 14th, 2009 SHILLONG - The influential Khasi Students Union (KSU) has announced a two-night road blockade in Meghalaya beginning Wednesday to protest a proposed uranium mining project in the state. The road blockade would affect vehicular movement, specially night passenger buses and goods laden trucks, on the national highways between Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
Probe ordered into death of four in Delhi sewerSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A probe has been ordered into the death of four labourers while they were cleaning a sewer at a treatment plant in northwest Delhi, officials said Friday. The incident took place last (Thursday) evening when four labourers got into a sewer at the Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Lawrence road.
Agra prisoner hangs himself in jailSeptember 18th, 2009 AGRA - A 45-year-old man who was serving a life sentence hanged himself from a tree within the jail premises here, an official said Saturday. Netra Pal hanged himself using his lungi at the District Jail of Agra Friday while other inmates were away for Namaz.
400 bombs, cell phones seized from Jharkhand jailAugust 17th, 2009 RANCHI - Police seized 400 country-made bombs, 30 mobile phones and cash from Jharkhand's Garwah district jail during a raid early Monday, officials said, adding that the prisoners might have been planning an escape. A police team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Satyendra Singh and Sub Divisional Officer Robin Toppo raided the Garwah jail at around 3.30 a.m Monday.
Prisoner commits suicideAugust 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 25-year-old prisoner hailing from Orissa allegedly committed suicide in a jail in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. "Tapan Sahu was found hanging today (Saturday) by a scarf from a tree in the jail premises," Senior Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar told IANS on telephone.
Inmates set fellow prisoner on fire in Uttar Pradesh jailAugust 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 38-year-old prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district jail was set on fire early Friday, allegedly by some other inmates after he refused to give extortion money. While jail authorities were not willing to come on record, a senior police officer said: "What led to the incident can be only confirmed after an inquiry."
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar told IANS on phone: "Shobran Singh suffered burns on 90 percent of his body.
Martial art gaining popularity in MeghalayaJuly 1st, 2009 SHILLONG - 'Wushu' a form of martial art, in which the players not only fight like any other martial art but also indulge in wrestling, is gaining immense popularity in Meghalaya. "Wushu is very new to Meghalaya.
Meghalaya jail break: fugitive killed, 2 arrestedJune 2nd, 2009 SHILLONG - Police have gunned down Fullmoon Dhar, who masterminded Sunday's jailbreak here, and arrested two other escapees, officials said here Tuesday. Dhar was killed in a gunbattle with the police at Um-Pawai in the Jaintia Hills forest, 40 km north of here, late Monday, a day after he and six other undertrials sensationally escaped from the Shillong district jail.
Lapang to be sworn in as Meghalaya Chief Minister todayMay 13th, 2009 SHILLONG - Senior Congress leader DD Lapang will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Meghalaya on Wednesday. The Congress Party stitched an alliance with the United Democratic Party (UDP) following failure of talks with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form the government in Meghalaya.
D D Lapang sworn in as Meghalaya Chief MinisterMay 13th, 2009 SHILLONG - Senior Congress leader DD Lapang was sworn in as Chief Minister of Meghalaya on Wednesday. State Governor R S Mooshahary administered the oath of office and secrecy to Lapang at Raj Bhavan.
Hop-skip-and-jump politics in Meghalaya at its bestMay 9th, 2009 SHILLONG - Meghalaya is all set for a third government in just 14 months, a situation characteristic of the mountainous northeastern state known for hop-skip-and-jump politics with legislators switching loyalties at the drop of a hat. After the union cabinet late Friday recommended revocation of president's rule in Meghalaya, the stage is now all set for a Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coalition government in the hill state.
Sangma threatens to go on a fast to end President's Rule in MeghalayaMarch 22nd, 2009 SHILLONG - Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P. A. Sangma on Saturday said that he would go on a fast unto death till President's rule is not revoked in Meghalaya.
Meghalaya Government's future to be decided on TuesdayMarch 17th, 2009 SHILLONG - Meghalaya Governor Dr. R. S. Mossahari has asked the State Assembly to record the vote of confidence in the government on Tuesday to ensure transparency.
MPA scrapes through Meghalaya trust voteMarch 17th, 2009 SHILLONG - The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) government narrowly won the trust vote in the 60-member Meghalaya assembly Tuesday. The MPA got 28 votes, including the speaker's vote, while 27 legislators supported the Congress.
NCP-led Meghalaya outfit to face trust vote on March 17March 15th, 2009 SHILLONG - The NCP led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) government has to prove its strength on March 17, after three members of the alliance withdrew their support one by one. Congress North East General Secretary In Charge Luizinho Faleiro submitted a memorandum to the Meghalaya Governor urging the dismissal of the MPA government as it has already lost its legal right to be heading the government.
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