| Shell out Rs 15,000 and take Congress party form! |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: The Congress ticket aspirants for the 2013 Assembly elections are thronging the State Congress Bhavan to buy the application form that costs Rs 15,000. The selling of forms began two days ago. A senior functionary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) told this correspondent on Saturday that the party application forms are bein... |
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| 'People's hardships prompted me to join politics' |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: Speaking as the chief guest at the Rimsonian Meet 2012 at Hotel Pine Wood, Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma said hardship faced by the people prompted him to join politics.
“Being a medical practitioner gives us an opportunity to get an insight into the social fabric, the social environment to which we belong and the society ... |
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| BSF denies threatening member of traditional body |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: The BSF today denied the allegation that threatening words were used by the Commandant of its 83 battalion based at Mawpat against one of the members of Dorbar Shnong Nongmensong.
On Friday, the Dorbar Shnong alleged that R Shanpru was wrongfully confined and threatened by the BSF Commandant when he was called by the commandant to hi... |
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| Police still confused |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: The Shillong Police have confirmed that the recovery of body of the middle aged lady from a place near Mawkhong view point is a case of brutal murder. But the police are still in confusion over the recovery of the body of another woman named Pinki Rai. Rai went missing from Demthring on Thursday and her body was recovered naked just by the banks ... |
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| Vivekananda Centre for Youth Counseling inaugurated |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma said that youth counseling centres should ensure that the new generation is capable of contributing towards the growth of this vibrant nation. “It should be our sincere dream and a shared objective that we do all that is necessary to ensure that each and every child of this great nation is provided the... |
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| Tree plantation programme organized |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: On August 18, the Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya, organized tree plantation at Umpling and Mawpat, Shillong. All BSF officers, men and their families planted the saplings and undertook cleaning drive of the area. A pledge was taken to ensure the protection/preservation of ecology and to prevent its degradation. On August 17, the BSF Senio... |
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| Three youths arrested |
From a Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: The Meghalaya-Assam Police joint team today arrested three youths for their alleged involvement in the murder of a truck driver who ferried bisk farm biscuits from Lokhra to Karimganj. Following the murder of the driver in Ri-Bhoi district, the police swung into action and found that the perpetrators sold 900 cartons of bisk farm biscuit in Boko. T... |
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| 'Jaintia Hills people are not philanthropic enough' |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Aug 18: Padmashree and noted columnist Patricia Mukhim today said even though the people of Jaintia Hills are wealthy, they are not philanthropic enough to fund a charitable hospital to cater to the needs of the poor. “In Jaintia Hills, we don’t have a single hospital funded by a private individual,” Mukhim said. She was speaking at the b... |
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