Attestation ceremony for soldiers
SHILLONG: An Attestation ceremony was held at 58 Gorkha Training Centre on Friday for the 185 newly enrolled soldiers. The ceremony was conducted at Soltee Hall which was reviewed by Brigadier Mukesh Gurung, SM, Commandant 58 GTC. Speaking at the programme, Gurung congratulated the young soldiers of Indian Army on their completion of their training in the centre. He also stressed upon the importance of valour, traditions and ethos of Indian Army. During the occasion Recruit Santosh Pariyar was awarded the ‘Overall Best Recruit’ and was presented with the ‘Manekshaw Khukri’. The parents of the soldiers were also honoured with the ‘Gaurav Padak’ in recognition of their role and contribution to the Nation.
RBYO backs list amendment
SHILLONG: The Ri-Bhoi Youth Organisation has extended support to the demand of the Synjuk ki Nongsynshar Shnong, Nongthymmai Pyllun to amend the SC/ ST list. The organisation has urged the people of the district to extend their support to the demand to prevent the settlement of people who are not indigenous tribes of the state.
‘Drug peddler is an ex-serviceman’
SHILLONG: The Assam Regimental Centre of Happy Valley on Friday informed that the drug trafficker identified as SK Tluanga is not a resident of the centre. It was reported that BSF troops deployed in Dawki nabbed a drug trafficker with 11 packets of 2190 Yaba tablets from Tluanga. The statement from the ARC said that the individual is no longer a serviceman and is a civilian now.
Farmers’ body thanks govt
SHILLONG: The Hill Famers’ Union has appreciated the government for approving the farmers’ commission which is part of the 10 point-charter of demands submitted by the union to the deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong recently. The union president Commander Shangpliang said in a statement that it has faith in the government that it will announce 2020 as the year of the famers.
Complaint withdrawn
JOWAI: An individual, who had lodged a complaint against the alleged illegal transportation of limestone from Jaintia Hills region to Bangladesh via Tamabil in Dawki, has withdrawn it after a meeting with transporters and the Divisional Forest Officer. Yoki Phawa, the complainant and a resident of Mihmyntdu village, said he has withdrawn the complaint of April 9 as he felt that the contents in it were wrongly represented by him giving an incorrect picture of the individuals mentioned and the department as a whole. He added that after due verification it was found that all the names mentioned in the complaint have acquired the stocks and challan by following due procedures of the Forest department. Earlier, Phawa had lodged a complaint against the alleged illegal transportation of limestone in Jaintia Hills and named some of the individuals involved.
Bias charge against DMR
JOWAI: The Hynniewtrep Students’ Union and All Jaintia Students Union (AJSU) have protested against the DMR in Jaintia Hills for issuing coal transit challans only to two individuals and denying renewal of the challans of other coal traders in the district. According to the pressure groups, Bison Shylla and Tiew Shadap of Byndihati village were able to renew their transit challans for 35000 metric tonnes of the extracted coal from the office of the DMR, Jowai while others were denied. “Why the DMR does not want to renew the challans of other coal traders, why only to these two individuals’ challans were renewed? This shows that favouritism is very high in the DMR office, Jowai,” said PS Phawa, GS of AJSU.