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Sought foreign intervention on the FCRA issue, supported by Christian missionary bodies, and justified Shillong violence: Who is Congress MP Saleng Sangma?

OpIndia Staff -
The stance of Congress MP Saleng Sangma against the FCRA Bill and the BJP aligns with Meghalaya's Christian bodies.
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Congress MP Saleng Sangma admits to urging foreign countries to pressure the Modi government into withdrawing FCRA amendment Bill: How Congress leaders have habitually...

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking to Northeast Live about the Bill, Congress MP Saleng Sangma admitted that he reached out to representatives from the United States, Australia, South Korea, England, Mexico, and African countries regarding the proposed legislation.
News Reports

Vehicles torched, non-locals attacked in violence during the Khasi Students Union black-flag bike rally in Shillong: All you need to know

Aditi -
The organisation has been overtly emphasising its indigenous identity and has been averse to the Khasi community being viewed as part of the larger national identity.
News Reports

Why Meghalaya says no to Uranium mining

Raju Das -
Uranium ore in Domiasiat in Meghalaya is a low-depth sandstone deposit, and mining it will require open-cast methods, which may be hazardous for the environment
News Reports

Was one ethanol factory really behind Byrnihat’s pollution? The timeline says no

Dhruv Mishra -
Coal-based factories, cement and steel units, heavy vehicle movement and Byrnihat’s bowl-shaped terrain offer a broader explanation for the crisis than a distillery that opened after pollution had already reached global attention and regulatory scrutiny.
News Reports

Meghalaya: Khasi students shut down an illegal mosque in Shillong, say the resident of a watchman was converted to mosque without permission

OpIndia Staff -
Members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) shut down the Lumparing Masjid in Shillong, which was built illegally.
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Youth group in Meghalaya demands renaming the state saying the Sanskrit word does not represent principal tribes, proposes three options

OpIndia Staff -
A youth organisation in Meghalaya has requested Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to rename the state from Meghalaya to “Khasi-Jaintia-Garo Land” or one of...
Crime

Haryana: Mob attacks Meghalaya police team to free ATM robber Razul Khan from custody in Nuh, FIR filed against 12

OpIndia Staff -
Visuals of the incident show a visibly Muslim mob intercepting the police convoy and attempting to free him. The situation took a dangerous turn when the mob surrounded the police vehicle and began vandalising it. The police resorted to firing blank shots to disperse the mob after the police team came under attack.
News Reports

What is rat-hole mining? As the Meghalaya explosion kills 30, read why this practice continues despite govt ban and court orders

Rukma Rathore -
Rat hole mining was banned by the National Green Tribunal in 2014, yet the illicit practice remains in existence to this day.
Cricket

Meghalaya cricketer Akash Kumar Choudhary creates history by smashing 8 consecutive sixes in Ranji Trophy match in Surat, scores fastest 50 in first class...

OpIndia Staff -
In a stunning display of power-batting, Meghalaya batsman Akash Kumar Choudhary etched his name into the history books on Sunday, smashing the fastest fifty...
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