Shillong, March 16 -- The Meghalaya Cabinet on Monday decided to extend the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, beginning April 18.

The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting that had only one agenda: to deliberate on the future of the council's current term.

Announcing the decision, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the Cabinet carefully discussed the situation before arriving at the conclusion.

"We had only one agenda in today's Cabinet meeting, and that was regarding the extension of the term of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. After detailed deliberation and discussion on all aspects, the Cabinet has decided to extend the term of the present House for a period of six...