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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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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 …

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, …

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. …

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 …