| State prison chief alleges undue favour to Champion |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: Director General (Prisons) Kulbir Krishan on Saturday alleged that the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chairman Champion R Sangma was given special treatment by the jail staff which could have led to another jailbreak.
Krishan alleged that Champion’s legal counsel Sujit Dey had paid a lot of money to Felicita Wahlang, the jailo... |
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| Shillong District Jail employees on strike |
From a Correspondent/IANS
SHILLONG, Sept 29: Employees of the Shillong District Jail on Saturday went on strike demanding the removal of Director General (Prison) Kulbir Krishan whom they accuse of exploiting jail staff to perform domestic chores.
“He (Krishan) has been exploiting the jail staff from the top officers to the lower-rung employees for his own personal interes... |
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| Concerted effort must for improving quality of education |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: The Meghalaya College Teachers’ Association (MCTA) on Saturday said the process of assessment and accreditation of the colleges is part of transition of education that is unfolding in the State.
Addressing the 30th general conference of the association on Saturday, association’s president Rueben Lyngdoh said, “Initially v... |
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| Stop talking and start acting: NGOs ask government on ILP |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: Traditional village chiefs (Rangbah Shnongs) and ten frontal organisations on Saturday reiterated that there was no other option to ILP and demanded of the State government to act towards introducing the same for effective check on unabated influx into Meghalaya.
The organisations of the State along with 70 Rangbah Shnongs felt th... |
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| BSF seizes smuggled ganja |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: The BSF deployed at Nokchi border outpost in West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya seized ganja while it was being smuggled into Bangladesh. According to the BSF, in the wee hours of Saturday, it seized 10 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 70,000 while it was being smuggled into Bangladesh. However, the smuggler managed to escape taking advantage of da... |
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| 'Wanton felling of trees causes global warming' |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: The Commandant of Meghalaya Civil Defence and Home Guards, RP Khongwar, said the increase in natural calamity globally, including the Assam flood was a matter of serious concern for everyone. Khongwar was speaking at the exhibition cum demonstration on “Preparedness and Better Coordination During Natural Disaster” organised by the North East... |
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| MMSA keeps agitation in abeyance |
From our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sep 29: The Meghalaya Medical Service Association (MMSA) has decided to keep its 24-hour strike in abeyance after Chief Secretary WMS Pariat invited them for talks. The association was scheduled to launch agitation on October 1 next demanding punitive action against police personnel allegedly involved in assaulting a government doctor. Asserting that th... |
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| Shillong prison staffers on strike |
From a Correspondent
SHILLONG, Sept 29: Employees of the Shillong District Jail on Saturday went on strike demanding the removal of Director General (Prison) Kulbir Krishan whom they accuse of exploiting jail staffers to perform domestic chores.... |
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