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- Woman's worldPre-Roman Britain's Celtic women lived in a matrilineal society, holding significant power and influence, as evidenced by their elaborate g...
UCC not a political intention, it's written in Article 44 of Constitution: BJP leader Nalin KohliKohli while talking to media persons in Guwahati on Thursday when asked about opposition to UCC by NDA partners in Northeast India said, "e...- It has to be seen if UCC exempts matrilineal societies and Northeast India: Conrad K SangmaSangma said, “We will have to see if the UCC exempts matrilineal societies, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe and Northeast India. If thi...
- Meghalaya CM Sangma, his party NPP say Uniform Civil Code goes against idea of India itselfSangma said, “We are a matrilineal society and that is what our strength and culture has been now that cannot be changed for us. As a polit...
- IIM Shillong has registered 370 participants for its Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, leading to the MBA degreeProf Goyal mentioned that Shillong, known as the education hub of the Northeast region, has a reputation for being one of the safest places...
- Meghalaya's matrilineal society: Single moms struggle to make ends meetA single mother, Mary earns roughly `400 a day. “My aunt is old and can barely see but I have no other place to leave my children. Also, th...
- BJP committed to development of Meghalaya, Nagaland: PM ModiModi said, "BJP will provide all-round development to Meghalaya and focus on governance that fulfils aspirations of the youth. Our Manifest...
- Matrilineal but still patriarchal: Meghalaya women yearn for control in politicsChildren get their mother's last name, husbands move into their wives homes and youngest daughters inherit family property. But with only f...
- Voting for bypoll to 3 Assembly seats in Meghalaya beginsThe bypolls to the three Assembly seats were necessitated following the deaths of three sitting MLAs -- David A. Nongrum (Congress, Mawryng...
- How some men want to change Meghalaya's matrilineal societyA men’s rights group called Syngkhong Rympei Thymmai (SRT), meaning a wedge that stabilises the shaking home, has been advocating equitable...
- Khasi women marrying outside to lose ST status; but bill has 'contradictions'The bill will debar a Khasi woman from Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and other privileges.
- Khasi Hills Autonomous Council approves bill to debar Khasi woman from ST status if she marries a non-KhasiMeghalaya is a matrilineal state. Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) (Second amendment) Bill, 2018 stated chi...
- Is matrilineal Meghalaya set to get its first woman chief minister?The NPP emerged as a strong contender this election season, winning 19 seats - the second-highest tally after the Congress, which won 21 se...
- Sangma siblings hold key to Meghalaya throneNPP, with 19 seats, emerged as the second-largest party this time, giving a tough fight to the ruling party, which got 21 seats.
- Not many women in RSS hold leadership positions: Rahul GandhiThe Cong chief arrived at Meghalaya to campaign for his party in the poll-bound north-eastern state, where elections would take place on Fe...
- Plan to make PAN card must for all transactions in goldThe panel was set up to look at various facets of household finance in India on the recommendations of the subcommittee of the Financial St...
- After Governor’s exit: Services of three staffs of Rajbhawan in Meghalaya terminatedAssam Governor Banwarilal Purohit will discharge the functions of the Governor of Meghalaya in addition to his present charge as the Govern...
- Meghalaya ADCs may get Rs 4,500 crore aid from CentreHe announced this while talking to reporters here on the sidelines of a meeting with officials of the three autonomous district councils.
- Land, asset ownerships spur women empowerment: StudyThe study was done across three states - Karnataka and Telangana representing patriarchal societies and Meghalaya representing a matrilinea...
- Rape highest reported crime in matrilineal MeghalayaReplying to a cut motion moved by Opposition legislator, Warjri admitted that crimes against women have become a "matter of serious concern...
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