Assam police assault toll gate staff
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: On September 3 at around 9.15 am, two pilot cars (Scorpio and Bolero vehicles) bearing Assam registration, were proceeding from Guwahati towards Jowai.
While reaching a toll gate at Mawkhanu Shillong Bypass in East Khasi Hills, the Assam Police personnel including the ones in plain-clothes, got down from the Bolero vehicle and assaulted the toll gate staffs with their arms and lathis.
Victims sustained injuries and were sent for medical examination.
The Mawdiangdiang PS is enquiring into the matter.
Students of JNV Mukhla reel under acute water crisis
From Our Correspondent
JOWAI: Students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) at Mukhla village in West Jaintia Hills have been suffering acute shortage of drinking water prompting the district administration to arrange a fire tender vehicle to supply water to the School.
According to the Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU), whose members visited the school recently, the water supply to the School was affected due to a defect in the water-pump.
“We meet the Principal, K.K. Joshi, who informed us that the School was badly affected due to the water crisis. He also informed us that the matter has been intimated to the higher authority,” JSU general secretary Emperor Bareh said.
The JSU also had a meeting with Deputy Commissioner P.S. Dkhar and Superintendent of Police Herbert G. Lyngdoh on making temporary arrangements for water supply to the School.
The fire tender vehicle has been supplying water to the School since Wednesday.
KSU to present Maitshaphrang Award to meritorious student
From Our Correspondent
NONGPOH: The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) North Khasi Hills District Unit, Ri Bhoi, will confer the Maitshaphrang Academic Awards on meritorious students of the district who have excelled in the SSLC, HSSLC and Degree-level examinations in 2014.
KSU Ri Bhoi Unit education secretary Elfene Starwell Umlong informed that the Award would be presented to those students who have secured 75 per cent marks in SSLC and 60 per cent marks in HSSLC and Degree-level examinations respectively.
Students who are eligible for the Award will have to submit attested copy of their mark sheet to the Union on or before September 15. Students can obtain additional information on mobile nos. 8014663694 and 9856965965.
Trainees face harassment in Hyderabad
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: There are allegations of shabby treatment meted out to youths from the State who had gone to Hyderabad to attend skill development training.
A few parents told reporters that their wards who had gone for training to Hyderabad with an O2 Academy had to face harassment during their return train journey.
While some who did not get berths in trains had to sleep near the toilets, others were left behind as the Academy, which is supposed to provide adequate facilities to the trainees, could not arrange train tickets.
The Academy had signed a memorandum with the State Government for providing skill training in Beauty Salon and Spa. The Academy has an office in Shillong.
It is learnt that earlier three batches had gone for training to Hyderabad and some students wanted to return due to their personal problems.
Recently, a batch of 114 youth was sent to Hyderabad for training and out of the 114 youths, two wanted to come back due to the problems in the onward journey.
The counselor of the Academy, however, said that there are two security personnel for the 114 youth who are travelling to Hyderabad.
She also said that the first priority for the Academy was to ensure that all the youths reach Hyderabad safely.
Non-FIR cases lodged against defaulters for dumping garbage
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: In its continued effort to create awareness among the public against throwing garbage along the roadside in the city, several non-FIR cases have been taken up against defaulters by Laitumkhrah Police Station.
In the first incident, police caught two persons last week when they were dumping garbage at a prohibited area adjacent to the building of Meghalaya Apex Bank, Laitumkhrah Police Point.
They were identified as Ram Niwas Mahato and Amrit Singh of Goraline, Laitumkhrah.
In a similar incident on Monday, police caught two persons while they were dumping garbage in a public place by the road side at Laitumkhrah Police Point. One of the arrested persons was identified as S. Kharkongor.
Police again caught two persons at Laitumkhrah Police Point on the same day while they were dumping garbage in the public place and separate cases have been taken against them.
They are Krishna Thapa of Upland Road, Shillong and Pritam Paul of Lumsohra, Laitumkhrah.
Workshop on ASER 2014
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The State and district-level workshops of the tenth Annual Status of Education Report, ASER 2014, is being held at Thomas Jones Synod College, Jowai, from September 2 to 6.
This marks the beginning of the tenth year of this national effort in Meghalaya. The ASER survey has been conducted every year since 2005. ASER will be carrying out the survey in West Jaintia Hills district with the support of the NSS unit of Thomas Jones Synod College under the guidance of Principal R.R. Kharkongor and NSS Programme Officer Wandy E.H. Lamin.