SSA teachers in WKH protest against delay in release of salaries
NONGSTOIN, Oct 20: School teachers under the banner of All Meghalaya SSA School Teachers’ Association, Nongstoin Block, marched to the office of the District Mission Coordinator, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, West Khasi Hills, on Wednesday, to protest against the delay in release of their salaries, which are due for four months. Lamenting that the government has failed to look after the SSA schoolteachers in Meghalaya, president of the Association said, “We demand that the government should immediately release our four months’ pending salary as the incapability of the state government to release the salaries has put the teachers in a mammoth problem.”
Liquor worth over Rs 1 lakh seized
SHILLONG, Oct 20: The Surveillance Team of the Election department has so far seized liquor worth Rs 1.46 lakh in East Khasi Hills and West Garo Hills. It may be mentioned that model code of conduct is in force in both districts in view of the by-elections to Mawphlang, Mawryngkneng and Rajabala. Chief Electoral Officer, FR Kharkongor, informed that 766 litres of country-made liquor worth Rs 30,640 has been seized while close to 300 litres of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor have been seized. The teams are also conducting random checks in different parts of the districts, it was informed.
Demand for MLP Battalion in SGH
TURA, Oct 20: The GSU, Mindikgre unit, has petitioned the Director General of Police R Chandranathan for establishment of 7th Battalion of Meghalaya Police and Integrated Police Housing Project at Mindikgre under Baghmara, South Garo Hills. Union president, Greneth M Sangma, in his appeal to the DGP, informed that the land for construction is also available as the Nokma of Mindikgre has no objection to it. Recalling the demand made by Kharkutta MDC, Cherak Momin, to set up the same battalion in North Garo Hills, Greneth said the district is easily accessible from both East and West Garo Hills whereas South Garo Hills is not only the most backward district in the state but is also known for various crimes ranging from drug-peddling, smuggling of cattle and timber, illegal coal transport and others, besides sharing a porous border with Bangladesh. “We feel that South Garo Hills deserves to have the 7th Meghalaya Battalion. We hope that our appeal is given due consideration, looking at the situation of the past, present and what can be in the future. The setting up of the battalion will not only bring down crime but also boost the morale of the district’s police force,” Greneth argued.