The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), Garo Hills Zone, has urged the Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills to exempt the Garo Hills region from the purview of the MVA 179(1), under which buses in the region have been charged with fines of Rs 2000 for carrying ‘standing passengers’.
In a significant breakthrough, the South Garo Hills (SGH) police apprehended three individuals on June 7- 8, 2023, who were allegedly involved in the assault and armed robbery of a truck driver in Dumnikura on June 5.
A second elephant attack has taken place in Garo Hills, in just a span of three days, with another villager trampled to death after coming face to face with the wild beast in the border area of Dalu in West Garo Hills district on Thursday morning.
Climate change is an issue that requires urgent attention because it has a range of adverse effects on the environment and people's well-being. The Garo Hills region of Meghalaya in India is no exception. In this area, several factors contribute to climate change, including deforestation, slash and burn cultivation, illegal timber logging, illegal stone quarrying, mining and the burning of fossil fuels.
The Hospitality Stakeholders Meeting was convened at Circuit House, Tura on Wednesday, which saw the presence of Senior Additional Deputy Commissioner, West Garo Hills, A V D Shira and Regional Director North East, Ministry of Tourism, Anil Oraw. The meeting was held in order to discuss and plan a road map of various tourist spots of Garo Hills region and make it a much desired tourist destination.
Mahendraganj legislator Sanjay A. Sangma inaugurated the Gheapara Urban Health & Wellness Centre in Mahendraganj on Wednesday. The new Urban Health & Wellness Centre has been established under Mahendraganj CHC, South West Garo Hills.
Former MPCC President and Umsning MLA, Dr Celestine Lyngdoh, has strongly criticized the Voice of the People Party (VPP) over creating the recent turmoil regarding the Job Reservation Policy. Addressing a meeting organized by the Congress party in Umsning, Dr Celestine questioned the VPP's lack of clarity on the desired changes to the Reservation Policy.