TURA, March 11 -- Rev Sister Guadalupe Velasco, who was fondly called the 'Mother Teresa of the Garo Hills', passed away at the Nazareth Hospital in Shillong this morning. She was 97.

The demise of Sister Gaudalupe has been condoled by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.

The Spanish nun, who came to the Garo Hills over 65 years ago and made the region her home, was a part of the Catholic congregation, Missionaries of Christ Jesus.

Her mortal remains will be brought to St Xavier's School here, the place she had made her home for close to seven decades. The funeral service of Sister Guadalupe is scheduled to take place tomorrow. She will be laid to rest at the Catholic cemetery adjacent to the Bishop House.

Chief Minister Sangma spoke of Sist...