Month: December 2018

Demand for Garoland state echoes on streets of Shillong.

Demand for Garoland state echoes on streets of Shillong.

Demand for Garoland state is once again doing the rounds with the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) staging a massive protest here on Wednesday to press for carving out tribal Garo inhabited areas from Meghalaya and Assam. The GHSMC, a conglomeration of several Garo organisations, including regional political party Garo National Council (GNC), emphasised that its demand was on the linguistic

PM Modi to inaugurate India’s longest bridge Bogibeel on Dec 25

PM Modi to inaugurate India’s longest bridge Bogibeel on Dec 25

Bogibeel, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, ANI reported on Wednesday. The bridge, which has been constructed by the railways, is 4.94 km long and 32 metres above the water level of the Brahmaputra.