Gratitude
The Meghalaya Church Leaders Co-Ordination Committee on Education has expressed their appreciation to the State Government for its positive response to their request by rectifying certain anomalies of the RTE Act, 2009 before implementation in Meghalaya. However, the Committee is awaiting a dialogue with the Chief Minister at the earliest possible while hoping that status quo in education will prevail and that Section 21 of the Act pertaining to the composition of the School Management Committee, be kept in abeyance.
SBI Branch
The State Bank of India has opened its 49th branch at Jaiaw Mawbynna on Friday. The branch was inaugurated by KHADC member Adelbert Nongrum.
Programme
Rapsbun School of Nursing on Friday conducted a health pray on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day at Anton Hall with the theme ‘Stop TB In My Life time’ for the students of St Anthony’s Evening School.
Achievement
Rup Pariat from Forest Colony has been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Arch Excellence Award for the year 2013 from Meghalaya for his various cultural and social activities.