Mother, infant drown in Umiam river
SHILLONG: In a shocking incident, a mother and her five-month-old child drowned at Umiam river.Police said that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when Miskila M. Marak (25) and her infant son Naksam M. Marak drowned while crossing the Umiam at Mawthrieng under Umiam police station in Ri Bhoi.Police is inquiring into the matter.
Union MoS to visit Meghalaya on Oct 12
SHILLONG: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram will visit Shillong on October 12.During his visit, he will travel to some villages where projects for tribals are being implemented.
On October 13, he will hold a review meeting with State government officials.
Woman consumes‘dettol’ in suicide bid
SHILLONG: A woman resident of the city allegedly attempted suicide by consuming ‘dettol’.
Police informed that on Thursday night one Komrita Maji (33) attempted to commit suicide by consuming ‘dettol’ at her residence at Pynthorumkhrah, Shillong.
She was removed to hospital for treatment. Police are inquiring into the matter.
CEM inaugurates KHADC help desk
SHILLONG: KHADC CEM Pynshngain N Syiem on Friday inaugurated a help desk at the entrance to the main office building of the Council with an aim to ease the problems faced by the general public.
“We hope that this new help desk will make things easier for people so that the district council can serve the people in a faster and easier way,” the KHADC chief said on the occasion.He said that there have been many instances where the work should be completed in a day or two, but people, especially those coming from rural areas, had to waste extra money on traveling since it took a long time for the work to be completed.”This help desk will assist people who are looking for NOC, trading license, professional tax certificate and others,” Syiem said.
MIYF condemns bid to do away with ADCs
SHILLONG: Coming down heavily against elements who are questioning the relevance of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), MIYF on Friday said it will advocate a campaign to protect and safeguard the three ADCs in the State.”We stand for the rights of the original inhabitants of the State falling under the three ADCs of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. We strongly object to any conspiracy to abolish and dissolve this system of administration gifted by the framers of the constitution in the Constituent Assembly of the Indian Union during 1946-1949,” MIYF publicity secretary Kitboklang Kharlyngdoh said in a statement on Friday.”The federation feels that the identity and future of the indigenous people had been shaken due to the insertion of Para 12A in the Sixth Schedule. But somehow the indigenous people have some hope with the remaining powers of the ADCs in the State,” Kharlyngdoh said.
“If the anti-ADC elements succeed in their attempts, the original inhabitants will be wiped out from the land of their ancestor and the State will become the next Tripura,” he said.
“The federation will convene its federal executive committee in October to discuss this issue thoroughly,” the statement added.
