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Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills RM Kurbah and others during the installation ceremony of Lions Club of Shillong Divas at Hotel Vivanta on Saturday. The new Board of Directors is led by president Sabina Parvez Warjri, secretary Evarihun Warjri and treasurer Jyoti Chettri.

Fund-raiser for Myntdu river
JOWAI, July 31: Members of Khoid ya ka Myntdu along with Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU), Jaintia Student Movement (JSM), Synjuk ki Waheh Shnong Jowai Urban, Riloom Jaintia, and Jaintia Fishing and Environment Protection Association (JFEPA) met the Deputy Commissioner of West Jaintia Hills to deliberate over the illegal extraction of boulders and sand from Myntdu river. In the meeting, it was decided that a bank account will be opened to help raise funds for protection of Myntdu river. A builder who was involved in extracting the boulders for the last few days, Friday Hinge, agreed to donate Rs 5 lakh towards the fund.

Children participate in an art competition on Sunday organised by Rabindranath Tagore Club, Laban as part of 13th Inter Shillong Cultural Event 2023. Essay, Rangoli and other competitions were also held. A dance (Hindi song) competition will be held on August 6.

Financial literacy camp at NABARD
TURA, July 31: The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) organised a financial literacy camp for the students of Tura Public School at their campus on Monday as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) initiative of Government of India. The programme was attended by Beryl B Sangma, Retd. Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India as Chief Guest in the presence of Pranab Bhowmik, Principal, Tura Public School. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Kittmiller N Sangma, District Development Manager, NABARD highlighted NABARD’s contribution in the districts of West Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills through various developmental interventions.

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