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The exit of the former chief minister of Meghalaya, mukul sangma, along with 11 of Congress’s 17 MLAs in the hill state to the TMC, is being seen as another jolt for the party which has just not been able to check the exodus of its leaders to other parties.

"mukul sangma and the Congress party was never concerned for the people and the future of Ampati constituency.Very few roads were created and infrastructure was not developed much in the constituency.

Congress chief in Meghalaya and former chief minister DD Lapang, who chaired the meeting said, "mukul sangma has been elected unanimously as the leader of the CLP and the Congress high command has approved of this."

On the eve of his visit to Geneva to attend World Tourism Day celebration on August 6, Meghalaya chief minister mukul sangma on Thursday said his government would try and woe European tourists to visit the hill state.

Chief minister mukul sangma is confident that the Congress will get a clear mandate this election.

mukul sangma, Meghalaya’s opposition leader, urged the government to fully leverage the Special Force-10—an initiative established during his tenure—to counter militant regrouping. He emphasized the need for real-time intelligence on insurgent movements and training, citing recent sightings of armed personnel.

Outgoing Meghalaya chief minister mukul sangma on Monday claimed that his successor Conrad K Sangma would have to shoulder a 'tremendous' responsibility as the Congress government had set a new benchmark for development in the state.

Chief minister mukul sangma on Thursday accepted the resignation letters tendered by all the parliamentary secretaries after their appointment was declared as 'invalid' by the Meghalaya high court.

After Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party (NPP) announced it will go it alone in the assembly election due next year, Leader of the Opposition mukul sangma alleged that chief minister Conrad K Sangma has been a "puppet" appointed by Delhi.

An all-Congress ministry headed by mukul sangma is likely to be sworn in here on Tuesday, with the party emerging the largest in the assembly elections.

After a revolt by ruling Congress legislators forced DD Lapang to step down from the CM’s post, mukul sangma was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Meghalaya on Tuesday.

It's election time and Meghalaya chief minister mukul sangma is going places for campaigning.

Six months after demitting office, former Meghalaya chief minister mukul sangma has finally vacated the CM's Goodwood bungalow, an official said Monday.

Bypoll to the Ampati constituency, scheduled on May 28, will be a battle for political prestige between the ruling National People's Party (NPP) and the opposition Congress.

While CM mukul sangma is trying to ensure that Congress retains power in thes state, the National People’s Party (NPP) — led by former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma’s son Conrad K Sangma — has emerged as a major challenger to the ruling party.

After the Supreme Court recently upheld the May 31, 2016 ruling by former governor V Shanmuganathan that the post of member of district council (MDC) is not an office of profit, the BJP state unit now wants chief minister mukul sangma to step down.

Former LS Speaker and NCP candidate PA Sangma on Sunday retained his home Tura parliamentary constituency in Meghalaya.

Meghalaya Chief Minister mukul sangma on Thursday expressed hope that poverty would be eradicated within 10-15 years as the programmes initiated are enough to transform the state.

Meghalaya power minister Comingone Ymbon on Monday resigned from the mukul sangma cabinet due to personal reasons. “I hereby tender my resignation as minister i/c power, GAD and CnRD w.e.f. from Monday, 4th December, 2017, on personal grounds,” Ymbon said in his letter to chief minister mukul sangma. Ymbon was sworn in as minister in August this year.

"Not only Christians, but people belonging to all communities celebrate Christmas in the city," said a pastor at one of the many chapels.

Meghalaya chief minister mukul sangma on Friday assured the assembly of spreading awareness on distribution of foodgrain under the public distribution system (PDS) throughout the state.

The Meghalaya assembly saw a heated debate on Monday over the forest royalty collected from cement companies, with questions raised as to whether these companies have been set up on forest land and chief minister mukul sangma assuring and investigation into the issue.

The Centre should hand over portions of defence land occupied by the armed forces in the heart of the capital city to the Meghalaya government, Chief Minister mukul sangma said on Friday.

The mukul sangma government is contemplating to make it mandatory for ministers and bureaucrats to declare their assets and bring all government employees under anti-corruption surveillance.

The state government will soon put in place an electronic clearing system wherein pension would be directly put into the accounts of the retired employees from the treasuries, chief minister mukul sangma told the assembly last week.