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15 Feb

Action against persons disrupting movement of vehicles in Meghalaya

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Meghalaya government has directed all district magistrates to take strict action against anyone attempting to disrupt free movement of vehicles across the State. The directive was issued by Commissioner and Secretary for Transport department, Meban Synrem after the Meghalaya Joint Action Committee of Commercial Vehicles (MJACCV) announced a “48-hour road-blockade” starting from 5 am of February 15 to mount pressure on the State government to reduce the spiral rate of petrol and diesel in the State. While terming the “road blockade” as “uncalled”, the senior Transport department official informed that the State government is actively considering further reduction in petrol…

15 Feb

Meghalaya School wins Wipro Earthian award 2020

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Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district has won the prestigious Wipro Earthian award 2020. Good Shepherd School received the award in a virtually organized function on Saturday due to the pandemic. The award carries certificates and cash prize. This award in its 10th year has been constituted by the Wipro Foundation to recognise excellence in sustainability within the education process in schools and colleges in India. Baiahunlang Kharahnoh, Ivoreen Kharsahnoh, Naphisabet Suting, Ibakyntiew Kharmulieh, and Tinamary Nongspung along with their mentors Seiborlang Warbah and Teibhalang Warlarpih prepared the winning project on biodiversity. “Winning this…

13 Feb

AASAA repatriate demand for ST status in Bokajan

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Around 500 supporters of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam (AASAA), Karbi Anglong District Committee (KADC) today organised a mass rally in Bokajan demanding ‘Schedule Tribe’ (ST) status for the Adivasi people of Assam and ST(H) status for those residing in the sixth schedule areas as of KarbiAnglong, Dima Hasao and others. The protesters also demanded for an Adivasi satellite council in Assam and repatriated the demand for increasing the daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 351/day. Later, the demonstrators accumulated in front of SDO(C) office in Bokajan and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister highlighting the…

13 Feb

PSDTTU backs NTTU

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Pungro Sub-Division Timber Traders’ Union (PSDTTU) has expressed shock on the illegal taxation being imposed upon the traders which it termed was a “blatant and unacceptable”. While backing Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) for raising the issue, the union has appealed to the state government to take action against the erring officials. The union president, JB. Shahoto in a statement has also condemned the action of the officials, who at their “whimsical state” has resumed the taxation. It therefore, urged the state government to do away with taxation and initiate action against the defaulters.

13 Feb

Cong in Assam launches Bus Yatras ahead of polls

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To reach out to the people before the Assembly elections, the Congress in Assam on Friday launched the ‘Bus Yatras’ named ‘Axom Basaon Ahok’ (Let’s Save Assam). The party said the Yatra would criss-cross the state for two weeks, while meeting the people and discussing their grievances and other issues. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora said that through the four bus yatras, the party leaders would reach out to every family across the state to know their opinion, sufferings and hardships in the last five years of the BJP’s “misrule”. The Axom Basaon Ahok’s first bus yatra began…

13 Feb

Awareness on road safety

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Road Safety Advocacy Programme (RSAP), organised by KipiQomi Welfare Society (KQWS), Thilixu, Dimapur, commenced on February 12 by following the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) guidelines at Thilixu Baptist Church junction Dimapur. A press release by KQWS stated that at the programme KQWS chairman, Kughaho Khala highlighted the schedule of activity plans and stated that distribution of pamphlets would continue on February 23 at Chekiye gate junction, Purana bazaar Zion hospital on February 26. He further added that essay competition will be held at Hornbill School Chekiye and painting competition at Government High School Thilixu. Other activities such…

13 Feb

BJP introducing laws to suppress dissent: Meghalaya congress

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Meghalaya’s opposition Congress has accused the ruling BJP-led NDA government of introducing laws for “oppressing the people and suppressing dissent”ever since the saffron party came into power in 2014. “The present government has been slowly and systematically introducing laws for oppressing the people and suppressing dissent since 2014. And recently they passed three anti-farmers laws which will be detrimental to the farmers of the nation,” senior Congress legislator, Winnerson D. Sangma said at a protest rally at Ampati in South West Garo Hills district on Friday against the “anti-farmers’ laws” and the rising prices of fuel organised by the Youth…

12 Feb

Centre sanctions bridge between Majuli and Jorhat

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has sanctioned for construction of a major bridge over river Brahmaputra to connect the world’s largest inhabited river island Majuli in Assam amounting to Rs 925 crore. The work has been awarded to M/s UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd, reports The Sentinel Assam. The length of the bridge will be 8 km. The project is estimated to be completed within four years. The agreement was signed on Monday by MoRTH CE (Zone V) UC Katara and UP State Bridge Construction Corporation Joint MD Ashish Srivastava in the presence of MoRTH ADG SK…

12 Feb

PGC bids farewell to vice principal

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Pfutsero Government College (PGC), Pfutsero bade farewell to its vice principal, Medozu Mero on February 10 at the college auditorium. Mero retired from active government service. A press release by PGC mass media committee stated that during the programme, the out-going vice principal thanked the Almighty for using him to serve the college. He shared that he had no regrets and was content with the little service that he could render for the community. He also thanked his family members, especially his wife for always being supportive. He stated that on retiring from active service, he would miss the love…

11 Feb

FLWs and HCWs vaccinated in Kohima, Wokha

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A total of 1278 health care workers (HCWs) and 517 frontline workers (FLWs) were vaccinated till date at various session sites under Kohima district. According to DIPR report, district immunization officer, Kohima, Dr. Rupert Peseyie informed that the last date for HCWs vaccination will be on February 20 while mop up will be for five days and last date for FLWs vaccination to get 1st dose will be on March 6, 2021. On February 10, a total of 305 FLWs from IGAR HQ, 14 AR Tsiesema and 78 BN CRPF Sechu were vaccinated. Vaccination for FLWs on February 11 will…