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Women to empower Assembly Election 2018

More and more women contesters in the Assembly Election 2018 are surfacing, prominent among is none other than Agatha Sangma, youngest daughter of Purno Sangma who is making an appearance from South Tura from the National People Party.  Agatha is not a stranger in the political field. She was the youngest minister of state in the UPA-II Manmohan Singh Government. Agatha has already started campaigning. It was Purno A. Sangma who formed the National People Party in 2012. The party is having two representatives in the Assembly. The NPP was formed in Jowai in a meeting convened by Purno Sangma in the presence of the NPP advisors Phidalai Toi. The National President Conrad K. Sangma is confident that Agatha being one of the aspirants would work for the interest to uplift the women folk in Garo Hills and also the state. Agatha would have therefore proved her worth and the parties interest facing the challenges of congress leaders for urban affairs, Ronnie V. Lyngdoh stated that NPP is in “a world of delusion”. 

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Ban on "cruelty of Animals"

Verbal brick batting is the order of the campaign for the run up to the Meghalaya Legislative election, which is a bad taste, to the voters. The congress for instance is raking up the cow slaughter issues against the BJP. Spear head by the congress Chief Minister Mukul Sangma himself. BJP vice President J.A Lyngdoh however was not taken thing lying down and clarified that the Supreme Court had only directed the Ministry of Environment Forest, for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Lyngdoh had further said that the food habits of the people in the state would not be hampered as NDA Government believes in freedom as enshrined in the constitution. Ban on cow slaughter is therefore only suggestive propaganda to instill fears and doubt upon populace.

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Mr. Prosonto Basumatary to compete for Mr. Universe

Mr. Prosonto Basumatary along with 17 other players including officials and team coach will represent India for the Mr. Universe Championships to be held at Budapest, Hungary from the 17^th to 20^th  November 2017.

Earlier Basumatary was given the honour by The Meghalaya Body Building and Fitness Association (MBBFA) which is affiliated to World Amateur Body Building Association (WABBA). Mr. Basumatary who is a constable in the Meghalaya Police Department will be the first to represent Meghalaya in this prestigious body building championship. 

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550 MW Power Project facing cancelation

The Meghalaya government is set to cancel several power projects of over 550 MW that are pending with private power companies. There are over 16 power projects mostly undertaken by private power companies since 2007 out of which several project are facing the threat of scraping.

There are approximately 6 power project that could face cancelation after the meeting that would commence on 2^nd of November. These projects includes Umduna (57 MW), Umjaut (69 MW), Rangmaw project (65 MW), Kynshi Stage II project (325 MW), Narringre (300 MW), Shallang (60 MW).