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| Police instructor suspended; thorough probe ordered |
IANS/From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: The State Government on Saturday suspended police training instructor Pradip Borah after he made two constable recruits drink the urine of fellow trainees, police said.
Borah is posted with the 2nd Meghalaya Police Battalion in Goeragre in West Garo Hills.
The incident occurred after the duo fought with a fellow recruit... |
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| Four HNLC leaders enter Meghalaya |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: Four senior leaders of the proscribed HNLC have sneaked into the State to disturb the Independence Day celebrations. Well placed sources said the four HNLC senior militants along with other cadres were separately camping in East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills district.
According to the sources, these senior leaders ... |
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| 'Will not move bail petition now' |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: The legal counsel of GNLA chairman Champion R Marak, Sujit Dey today informed that they will not move any bail application for the release of the militant leader.
“As of now we would like him (Champion) to cooperate with the investigation team,” Dey told reporters today.
The legal counsel, however, informed that he would... |
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| Solar panels stolen from Raj Bhavan |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: Solar panels meant to light up the Raj Bhavan here were found stolen on Saturday morning, police informed.
According to police, 43 solar plates worth Rs 6,19,200 were stolen from the kitchen garden of the Raj Bhavan.
The people first noticed the missing solar panels were the employees of Hyderabad Batteries Limited, who immediately ... |
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| Flash Mob enthralls passersby in Shillong |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: It may be a flashy kind of campaign but yet the most effective way to communicate as hundreds of bystanders, mostly youngsters, cheered and waved as the Red Ribbon Clubs (RRC) staged a “Flash Mob” at the Meghalaya Urban Development Complex (MUDA) this afternoon as part of the International Youth Day which was organized by the Meghalaya AIDS C... |
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| 'Full responsibility on government's shoulder is debatable' |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: The State Government has made it clear that the issue of putting the entire responsibilities of paying the dues of the deficit and ad hoc school teachers on its shoulder is debatable. Taking cognizance of the agitation threat of the Khasi Jaintia Deficit Schools Association (KJDSTA), the All Meghalaya Primary School Teachers Association (AMSTA) a... |
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| Solar panels stolen from Raj Bhavan |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: Solar panels meant to light up the Raj Bhavan here were found stolen on Saturday morning, police informed.
According to police, 43 solar plates worth Rs 6,19,200 were stolen from the kitchen garden of the Raj Bhavan.
The people first noticed the missing solar panels were the employees of Hyderabad Batteries Limited, who immediately ... |
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| Court sets aside detention order of suspected GNLA cadre |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: The Shillong Bench of the Gauhati High Court has set aside the detention order of the West Garo Hills district magistrate against a suspected GNLA cadre. According to Sujit Dey, the advocate for Sam Wanjing Ch Marak, Marak was charged under Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act. Marak was the former president of the Garo Student’s Union of Shillong un... |
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| Rape accused arrested |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 11: One Jeffry Nongsiej (31) of Lumparing, Lumdorbar, was arrested for raping a minor, police said. According to police, the victim who was Nongsiej’s relative was raped by Nongsiej inside a local taxi (ML 05 C 2839) after enticing her with eatables at Mawprem before reaching Mawlai bridge near a petrol pump. Police has also seized the local taxi used ... |
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