Meghalaya

The police of Assam foiled a cattle smuggling attempt in the Jorabat area and arrested two persons regarding the same, on October 5. The police reportedly intercepted a truck carrying cattle along the Assam-Meghalaya border. It was later found out that the truck was supposed to deliver the cattle from Morigaon district to Meghalaya’s Byrnihat. Furthermore, 14 cattle were recovered form their possession.

Binestar Ksanlah, a resident of Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district is the man who funded many students for education.  A retired postman set-up schools in remote villages of the northeastern state and helped many students to achieve their education at free-of-cost.  The 70-year-old Ksanlah is making possible ways to help  poor children in dire need of financial help to continue with their studies.

In Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district, three family members including two minors were killed in a landslide, on June 9. The incident occurred at Jibalgre village and the landslide was reportedly triggered by incessant rains in the area. According to SP Vivekanand Singh, the trio were buried alive due to the landslide. Furthermore, one timber bridge over Bandra river, was washed away. 

The BSF troops in Meghalaya seized illegal liquor bottles from the international border of West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills, on April 17. The BSF troops seized nearly 1,200 liquor bottles, being smuggled illegally, confirmed Meghalaya Frontier BSF Headquarters. Notably, the BSF in Meghalaya is alert over the illegal smuggling and deployed additional force and manpower, to work towards a smuggle-free state and ensuring national security.… read-more

Assam and Meghalaya on March 29, signed an agreement to resolve their five-decade-old border dispute in six of the 12 locations. In addition, the Chief Ministers of both states, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Conrad Sangma signed the agreement in the presence of Amit Shah. “Today is an important day for the dispute-free northeast. Ever since Modi ji became the PM, he worked continuously for the northeast,” stated Shah.