Groups seek Garo teachers’ appointment in select schools
TURA, Sep 15: The Garo Students’ Union (GSU), Khasi Hills Zone, the All Khasi Hills A’chik Federation and the Headmen Association on Thursday demanded that Garo teachers be appointed in all Garo Medium Lower Primary Schools in Khasi Hills region. The demand was made during a meeting on Thursday between the three organisations. According to the organisations, non-Garo-speaking candidates are being appointed in many Garo Medium LP schools in Khasi Hills. This has led to confusion among the students as they cannot understand anything, they said, adding “Many non-Garos have been appointed in these schools and there will be many more appointments in the future if nothing is done.” The organisations, while strongly condemning the move, have urged the government to look into the matter.
CM apprised of transgender community’s problems
SHILLONG, Sep 15: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Meghalaya has written to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma apprising him of the problems faced by the transgender community in the state. The party forwarded a letter written by the president of the transgender community to the CM. In the letter to the LJP, the community said it is beleaguered with harassment by police department, and even discrimination to have access to healthcare. Stating that skill development is not provided to the transgender community, the letter said that even the Transgender Social Welfare Justice Board is malfunctioning. The community lamented that there are no shelter homes for the LGBTQ community, even as it added that most of the transgenders are well educated but have been rejected or discriminated as far as employment opportunities are concerned.
WKH man kills self
NONGSTOIN, Sep 15: A 27-year-old resident of Nongdiengsning in Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills, hanged himself to death at Dommawlein, Pyndengrei. According to police, the deceased identified as Pynkhraw Sangriang hanged himself from the roof of an Assam type house with a small towel. All legal formalities were conducted on the spot at Pyndengrei Dommawlein, and the body was shifted to Civil Hospital Nongstoin for post-mortem examination to ascertain the actual cause of death. Thereafter, it was handed over to the relatives to conduct the last rites.
