NEIGRIHMS prof in IMA board
SHILLONG: NEIGRIHMS professor, Dr C Daniala has been nominated as member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of the Indian Medical Association (JIMA) — the official monthly indexed publication of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a statement said. Dr Daniala is the Head of Radiology & Imaging department at NEIGRIHMS. The JIMA is a prestigious Journal which was founded by stalwarts like Dr BC Roy, Dr Nilratan Sirkar and many others, during the pre-independence era. In a letter, the national president of the IMA, Dr Rajan Sharma, said that Dr Daniala would be a valuable addition to the board and had a lot to contribute towards JIMA. The NEIGRIHMS professor is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, where he did his MBBS, MD-Radiodiagnosis and DMRD.
Metbah inaugurates two village roads
SHILLONG: Speaker of Assembly and Mairang MLA Metbah Lyngdoh inaugurated two roads in Mawphanñiew village on Monday — one measuring 1.60 km and another 0.450 km from Nongkhlaw to Presbyterian School. Speaking at the programme, he said that the support of officers and the public in the constituency has made the development projects possible. The two roads cost Rs 2.9 crore. On the occasion, the Speaker also felicitated Regan M Nongrang, who secured 18th position in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate.
App for blood donors network
SHILLONG: At a time when medical needs, besides those related to COVID, have taken a hit, a group of people have rolled out an initiative in the form of a mobile application called ‘Rudhir App’, which will connect the blood donors and its recipient, a statement issued here on Monday, informed. Organisations including Sarathi, Shillong Bengalee Students Association and Iewduh Techz Pvt Ltd, have presented the initiative to the people of the state amid the ongoing pandemic. The app was earlier launched by Governor Tathagata Roy, who also named the app ‘Rudhir’ — the Sanskrit name for Blood. According to the statement, through the app, the groups plan to register a large base of volunteers in order make the network of blood donors effective and efficient. “We are planning to collaborate with different institutions like NCC, NSS, NYKS etc, besides different organisations and most importantly volunteers,” the statement said.
Lawyers’ group gets office bearers
JOWAI: The Khliehriat Bar Association on Monday conducted the general meeting-cum-election 2020-2022 in which Kerlang Ksoo was re-elected as president, Rimaya Manar as vice-president, Reading War as general secretary, Kynjaimon Amse as assistant general secretary, Miranda S Bareh as finance secretary, Timidis Pakem as publicity secretary and Shibaitshwa Lyngdoh as office secretary, besides other executive members. The election was carried out using the secret ballot paper at the DRDA building, East Jaintia Hills.
New members for teachers’ body
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Tribal Teachers Association – NEHU (MeTTA- NEHU) elected its office bearers recently. The members of the executive committee 2020-2022 include —Dr Lakhon Kma as president, SM Sungoh as vice-president, Davidson Pyngrope as secretary, Dr Marbhador M Khymdeit as joint secretary and Wandashisha Mylliemngap as treasurer, besides other executive members.
Ire over delay in bridge construction
TURA: The prolonged delay in the completion of the ongoing construction of a timber bridge in South Garo Hills has irked the Mindikgre Regional Unit of the Garo Students’ Union (GSU), with the Union submitting a complaint in this regard to the Executive Engineer of NH Division (Roads), Baghmara, on Monday. The bridge in question falls on the Dangsu River, the construction of which was undertaken by the NH Roads Division. According to the union, work on the bridge was abandoned halfway and the same has been lying damaged and unattended since August 2017. “The wing wall of the bridge has been washed away during floods and the condition of the bridge has now worsened. Due to the incomplete bridge, people from Mindikgre are facing immense hardships,” the Union said. Pointing out that the bridge was sponsored by the chief minister himself on request from the Kingdom Gospel Ministries for Believers’ Convention in 2016, the Union urged the department to restart its construction at the earliest. The union raised the issue of slow construction of the three-kilometre-long PMGSY road from Mindikgre to Gara Songgital and requested the department to ensure its speedy completion. Meanwhile, villagers from Tochapara, in a separate complaint to the DC, have expressed confusion over the allotment of work for the construction of the PMGSY road from Purakhasia Road to Tochapara Playground.