Cherry Blossom festival cancelled because of Mukroh incident
Shillong, Nov 22: According to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma
all festivals in Meghalaya, including the Cherry Blossom Festival
All festivals in Meghalaya, including the Cherry Blossom Festival
have been canceled due to this morning's firing incident at Mukroh village on the Assam-Meghalaya border.
The Chief Minister who held an emergency meeting today said
Conrad said that the place of incident is well within Meghalaya and an FIR has been filed. It was also informed that six people have died in the incident and 2 others seriously injured.
All hotels in Shillong and neighbouring areas are fully booked in view of the festival that is construed Meghalaya’s answer to Horn Bill fest of Nagaland