The Government of Meghalaya constituted the Advisory Board with the following members to review the cases detained under the Security Act, 1980:
Mr Justice M.C. Pathak, Retired Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court. (Chairman); Mr Justice B. N. Sarma, Retired Chief Judge, Gauhati High Court. Mr A. D. Massar, Advocate, Shillong.
FCI employees threaten to launch stir
The FCI employees of the NE Region have threatened to go on an indefinite agrtation demanding rescission of the management’s ‘‘whimsical decision’’ to absorb 4000 employees who were on deputation from the West Bengal Government.
In a memorandum, submitted to the Meghalaya Chief Minister, the FCI Employees Coordination Committee has urged him to take up the matter with the Union Food Minister.
The employees have said that the absorption of such a staggering number of staff in the FCI was detrimental to the service interest of the bonafide FCI employees.
It is recalled that the employees have been agitating on this issue since July last.
Artificial limb Centre to be set up in Shillong
North Eastern region’s first artificial limb centre is being set up at the Shillong Civil Hospital under the sponsorship of the Talents Club.
The centre, which will cost over Rs 2 lakhs, will have facility for physio-therapy as well as rehabilitation for the physically handicapped. Orders for the purchase of basic equiprnents have already been placed with a Delhi firm.
The club raised over Rs 1 lakh through a fete held in December ’8l. Later its President, Ms Preeti Mehrotra, collected donations of Rs 50,000. On October 6 the Club organised a charity film show. According to its Secretary, Ms. Neelam Sinha, the show fetched nearly Rs 50,000.
Burglars gang busted, 18 arrested
In a week-long drive against buglars, Shillong police have busted a gang of burglars consisting of 18 persons, including three women.
An official press release said that the gang is responsible for a number of bulgaries committed for the last two months in Shillong area.
Interrogation of the bulgaries led to the recovery of considerable amount of booties including melted silver, brass, articles, stereo equipments, cameras, wrist watches, transistors, table clocks, clothes and other household articles. With the recovery of these articles, a number of case have been solved.