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Meghalaya Police Clashes With Agitating Teachers Amid Protest
Demanding their reinstatement, the agitating contractual teachers of state-run schools in Meghalaya clashed with the police on Thursday when they tried to enter the secretariat in Shillong.
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Meghalaya Man, 28, Stabbed In Violence, Several Shops Burned
A 28-year-old man was stabbed with a broken glass bottle in Shillong, as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from across Meghalaya in the aftermath of clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups that has left three people dead, the police said today.
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Curfew In Parts Of Shillong After 2 Killed Over CAA Meet In Meghalaya
A member of the Khasi Students' Union or KSU was killed and several others were injured after clashes broke out on Friday between them and non-tribals in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills, 90 km from state capital Shillong. Mobile internet data and SMS service have been snapped in this remote area for 48 hours, sources have said.
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After Clashes, Shillong Artistes Strum Their Guitars For Peace And Unity
Like artistes in Assam, musicians in neighbouring Meghalaya have come up with a unique way to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act while ushering peace back into state capital Shillong after the clashes from last week.
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As Shillong Limps Back To Normal, Artistes Sing For Peace, Unity
Meghalaya's capital Shillong is limping back to normal after five days of turmoil. In Shillong, which has a rich musical history, musicians believe that the only way to get peace back to the city is through music. These artistes are trying to reach out to citizens through live performances, choir competitions and concerts to spread the message of p...
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Behind Shillong Clashes, A Long-Running Tension Over A Piece Of Land
Sanjana, the descendant of a Punjabi family who migrated to Meghalaya over a hundred years ago during the time of the British Raj, has been living in the state capital Shillong for 34 years. The woman who was born in his hilly town says the congested Punjabi Lane in the heart of Shillong, where clashes broke out last week, is her home
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Tourism Takes A Hit After Violence In Shillong
Tourists visiting this picturesque hill station are at the receiving end as curfew remains in force in the entire city and parts of it are virtually under siege due to continuing clashes between two groups since Thursday.
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Minorities Commission To Investigate Shillong Violence
The National Commission for Minorities will send a member to the Meghalaya capital Shillong to investigate the clashes between residents of the city's Punjabi Line area and Khasi drivers of state-run buses, the panel's chief said today
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Army, Central Forces Called In After More Clashes In Shillong: 10 Facts
The Army has been called into Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the Meghalaya capital this evening. Cellphone internet and text messages have been switched off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the plug on private broadband. The home ministry has sent in 11 companies of para-mil...
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Six Companies Of Central Forces Okayed For Shillong: Meghalaya Top Cop
The Centre has approved deployment of six additional companies of paramilitary forces in Shillong, where fresh bouts of violence broke out last night, prompting police to use tear gas shells to quell a mob, a top police officer said.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Says Violence Was Sponsored, Orders Tough Action
The spiral of violence that Shillong has seen in the past three days, leading to group clashes was sponsored, says Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
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Shillong Violence Spreads Despite Curfew, 500 People In Army Shelter
The army was called in to conduct flag marches and curfew continued in parts of Meghalaya's capital Shillong for the third day on Saturday after night-long violence during which a mob burnt a shop, a house and damaged at least five vehicles besides injuring a senior police officer.
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Curfew In Shillong After A Night Of Clashes, 3 Arrested For Violence
A verbal duel between a woman, who was saved by a whisker when a bus zoomed past her, and the conductor of the state-run bus allegedly led to a series clashes in Meghalaya's capital Shillong last evening. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in parts of the city which looks calm at the moment.
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Sony Norde's Brace Helps Mohun Bagan Thrash Salgaocar, Enter Fed Cup Semis
Mohun Bagan will clash against Shillong Lajong in the home and away leg Federation Cup semi-finals on May 8 and 15.
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Shillong Lajong Oust East Bengal 4-3 to Enter Federation Cup Semis
Shillong Lajong FC will now face the winners of Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar return leg clash on Thursday as the 'Mariners' lead 3-2 heading into the clash.
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Meghalaya Police Clashes With Agitating Teachers Amid Protest
Demanding their reinstatement, the agitating contractual teachers of state-run schools in Meghalaya clashed with the police on Thursday when they tried to enter the secretariat in Shillong.
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Meghalaya Man, 28, Stabbed In Violence, Several Shops Burned
A 28-year-old man was stabbed with a broken glass bottle in Shillong, as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from across Meghalaya in the aftermath of clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups that has left three people dead, the police said today.
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Curfew In Parts Of Shillong After 2 Killed Over CAA Meet In Meghalaya
A member of the Khasi Students' Union or KSU was killed and several others were injured after clashes broke out on Friday between them and non-tribals in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills, 90 km from state capital Shillong. Mobile internet data and SMS service have been snapped in this remote area for 48 hours, sources have said.
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After Clashes, Shillong Artistes Strum Their Guitars For Peace And Unity
Like artistes in Assam, musicians in neighbouring Meghalaya have come up with a unique way to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act while ushering peace back into state capital Shillong after the clashes from last week.
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As Shillong Limps Back To Normal, Artistes Sing For Peace, Unity
Meghalaya's capital Shillong is limping back to normal after five days of turmoil. In Shillong, which has a rich musical history, musicians believe that the only way to get peace back to the city is through music. These artistes are trying to reach out to citizens through live performances, choir competitions and concerts to spread the message of p...
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Behind Shillong Clashes, A Long-Running Tension Over A Piece Of Land
Sanjana, the descendant of a Punjabi family who migrated to Meghalaya over a hundred years ago during the time of the British Raj, has been living in the state capital Shillong for 34 years. The woman who was born in his hilly town says the congested Punjabi Lane in the heart of Shillong, where clashes broke out last week, is her home
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Tourism Takes A Hit After Violence In Shillong
Tourists visiting this picturesque hill station are at the receiving end as curfew remains in force in the entire city and parts of it are virtually under siege due to continuing clashes between two groups since Thursday.
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Minorities Commission To Investigate Shillong Violence
The National Commission for Minorities will send a member to the Meghalaya capital Shillong to investigate the clashes between residents of the city's Punjabi Line area and Khasi drivers of state-run buses, the panel's chief said today
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Army, Central Forces Called In After More Clashes In Shillong: 10 Facts
The Army has been called into Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the Meghalaya capital this evening. Cellphone internet and text messages have been switched off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the plug on private broadband. The home ministry has sent in 11 companies of para-mil...
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Six Companies Of Central Forces Okayed For Shillong: Meghalaya Top Cop
The Centre has approved deployment of six additional companies of paramilitary forces in Shillong, where fresh bouts of violence broke out last night, prompting police to use tear gas shells to quell a mob, a top police officer said.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Says Violence Was Sponsored, Orders Tough Action
The spiral of violence that Shillong has seen in the past three days, leading to group clashes was sponsored, says Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
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Shillong Violence Spreads Despite Curfew, 500 People In Army Shelter
The army was called in to conduct flag marches and curfew continued in parts of Meghalaya's capital Shillong for the third day on Saturday after night-long violence during which a mob burnt a shop, a house and damaged at least five vehicles besides injuring a senior police officer.
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Curfew In Shillong After A Night Of Clashes, 3 Arrested For Violence
A verbal duel between a woman, who was saved by a whisker when a bus zoomed past her, and the conductor of the state-run bus allegedly led to a series clashes in Meghalaya's capital Shillong last evening. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in parts of the city which looks calm at the moment.
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Sony Norde's Brace Helps Mohun Bagan Thrash Salgaocar, Enter Fed Cup Semis
Mohun Bagan will clash against Shillong Lajong in the home and away leg Federation Cup semi-finals on May 8 and 15.
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Shillong Lajong Oust East Bengal 4-3 to Enter Federation Cup Semis
Shillong Lajong FC will now face the winners of Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar return leg clash on Thursday as the 'Mariners' lead 3-2 heading into the clash.
