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Meghalaya assembly has 36 crorepatis and a criminal

The data provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms states that out of thes 60 members of Legislative Assembly, 36 (or 60 per cent) are crorepatis. In the 2008 assembly elections, 15 out of......

Meghalaya: The tale of the two Sangmas

One of the significant outcomes of the Meghalaya assembly polls is the end of one political dynasty in the state and the rise of another.  In Garo hills, this election has seen fall of the......

MLA assaults photographer who caught him sleeping in assembly

Founder Cajee, a ruling Congress legislator in Meghalaya, on Monday assaulted a photo journalist in the premises of the assembly complex in Shillong, much to the surprise of all other legislators......

Meghalaya is now under Central rule

Meghalaya, which witnessed a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly, was today brought under the Central rule and the state assembly put under suspended animation.A Rashtrapati Bhavan......

Meghalaya CM Lapang resigns

Barely half an hour before the trust vote in the assembly, Meghalaya Chief Minister D D Lapang resigned on Wednesday, saying his Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government has failed to......

Meghalaya uranium mining: Govt plans

Against the backdrop of increasing demand for uranium, the Centre has decided to go the extra mile to blunt the opposition to uranium mining in Meghalaya, which has the third largest reserves of......

No VAT, if states not ready: FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday told Parliament that the existing sales tax system would continue in those states that were unable to implement value-added tax from April 1."No state has......

More worries over VAT

The April 8 decision of the empowered committee of state finance ministers postponed the deadline for implementation of a Value-Added Tax regime in the country to June 1.The new deadline, like the......

  People speak for meghalaya legislative assembly

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Q. How concerned are you about who is going to be the next Indian PM?
:  A. Certainly not Dr Manmohan Singh! He doesn't want followers. He is content to remain a follower himself of Sonia Gandhi.Certainly not LK Advani...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-concerned-are-you-about-who-is-going-to-be-the-next-indi//answers/14341060

Good Citizen
Q. I am not well versed with the various terms used vis-a-vis our government. Could you please explain terms such as General elections, Assembly elections Minister of State, Cabinet Minister,who qualifies for the Rajya Sabha, Cabinet ,Minister of State, etc. ?
Good Citizen:  A. General Election - It means country wide elections to the parliamentsAssembly Election - Every state has a legislative assembly which makes state...... more

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  Web results for Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
GNLA threatens Cong MLA again

Shillong, May 20: A Meghalaya Congress legislator from the Garo hills region has been threatened by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) for... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130521/jsp/northeast/story_16918364.jsp
BJP appoints Modi aide Amit Shah in charge of Uttar Pradesh

_ Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah was today appointed in charge of politically crucial... ...

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So much for UN elucidation on a draconian Act

Endangered Eden ~ jb lamaDESPITE the prolonged and widespread protests against the continued use of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=456190&catid=52
Complaint on corrupt House staff

Shillong, May 7: A police complaint has been lodged against a suspended employee of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly secretariat for allegedly... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130508/jsp/northeast/story_16871565.jsp
Demand for CBI inquiry

Shillong, May 3: Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) today slammed the modus operandi where rules in the Assembly have been suspended whenever... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130504/jsp/northeast/story_16856290.jsp

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