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Meghalaya-based Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council banned for five years: MHA
1 month, 1 week ago

Meghalaya-based Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council banned for five years: MHA

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government issued a notification on Thursday designating the Meghalaya-based Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council as an "unlawful association" under the provisions of the anti-terror law UAPA. In the notification, a copy of which is with TNIE, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the move was taken in light of the unlawful activities committed by the HNLC …

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Tripartite peace talks: HNLC demands amnesty for its cadres from Meghalaya govt
1 year, 5 months ago

Tripartite peace talks: HNLC demands amnesty for its cadres from Meghalaya govt

Hindustan Times  

Tripartite peace talks between the Centre, the government of Meghalaya and the proscribed rebel outfit Hynñiewtrep National Liberation Council were held on Saturday at the Dak Bungalow of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited on the banks of the Umiam Lake. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, HNLC interlocutor Sadon Blah said, “The deliberation today was the immediate need for the …

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Manipur situation hits peace process with Meghalaya extremist group
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur situation hits peace process with Meghalaya extremist group

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The ethnic conflict in Manipur has impacted a peace process with an extremist outfit in Meghalaya. The tripartite peace talks among the Centre, the Meghalaya government, and the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council were to have formally begun in the first week of June. “The Centre is serious about initiating the peace process, which should start once the situation …

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Meghalaya High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Allegedly Posted On FB That CM Should Be Killed By A Militant Organisation
2 years, 2 months ago

Meghalaya High Court Grants Bail To Man Who Allegedly Posted On FB That CM Should Be Killed By A Militant Organisation

Live Law  

The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man booked under UAPA for allegedly posting on Facebook that the Chief Minister of the State, Conrad Kongkal Sangma should be killed by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council.For the uninitiated, the HNLC is an insurgent group that operates in Meghalaya's Khasi and Jayantia hills region. The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday …

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Banned Meghalaya outfit offers peace
2 years, 10 months ago

Banned Meghalaya outfit offers peace

The Hindu  

The banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council, involved in a series of blasts in Meghalaya over a year, has announced it is ready for unconditional peace talks.Saiñkupar Nongtraw, the outfit’s general secretary, issued a statement on Tuesday to “give peace a chance once again” less than a week after Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma told HNLC that it should not …

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Meghalaya lawmakers get extortion demand from extremist group
3 years, 2 months ago

Meghalaya lawmakers get extortion demand from extremist group

The Hindu  

Several lawmakers in Meghalaya have received extortion demands from an extremist group, police said. The State police confirmed that a few MLAs and MDCs have lodged a complaint after receiving a diktat from the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council to pay ₹10 lakh each or face the consequences. Titosstarwell Chyne, the Chief Executive Member of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council, …

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Meghalaya Ministers and MLAs Getting Extortion Notes from Militant Group, Admits CM
3 years, 4 months ago

Meghalaya Ministers and MLAs Getting Extortion Notes from Militant Group, Admits CM

News 18  

Militancy is once again rearing its head in Meghalaya as cabinet ministers and legislators have received demands and extortion notes from the banned outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council. The developments come against the backdrop of state home minister Lahkmen Rymbui resigning from his post recently following tensions over the killing of surrendered HNLC member Cherishterfield Thangkhiew in a police operation. …

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Meghalaya: When two wrongs don’t make a right
3 years, 4 months ago

Meghalaya: When two wrongs don’t make a right

Hindustan Times  

Last week, Meghalaya’s capital city of Shillong was placed under an extended curfew after violent protests erupted in parts of the city. The protests were the result of the killing of former militant, Chesterfield Thangkhiew, of the banned military group, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council, during a police operation. The demand for accountability and an independent investigation was fulfilled by the …

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Two injured in IED blast at busy Shillong market
3 years, 4 months ago

Two injured in IED blast at busy Shillong market

India TV News  

At least two persons were injured in an improvised bomb blast by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council, an outlawed organisation in a busy market of Shillong on Tuesday. The 1kg remotely-timed improvised explosive device, triggered by the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council, went off at around 1:30 pm behind a busy market area in Laitumkhrah injuring a shopkeeper and a passer-by. …

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IED Blast at Police Reserve in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, Cop Injured
3 years, 5 months ago

IED Blast at Police Reserve in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, Cop Injured

News 18  

Unidentified miscreants triggered an IED blast at Khliehriat police reserve in East Jaintia Hills in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Confirming the development, state Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said the bomb blast took place at around 1.45am, adding that the matter is under investigation. “This morning at around 1:45 am, one bomb exploded at the Khliehriat police reserve,” Rymbui …

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